From May 11 to 15, the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA) and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR) co-hosted the 15th Young Leaders Forum  successfully in Detroit,United States of America. Amb. Zhao Weiping, Vice President of the CPIFA, headed the Chinese youth delegation to attend the forum and co-chaired the discussion on China-US relations with Mr. Stephen Orlins, President of the NCUSCR.

Thirty-seven youth representatives from various circles of China and the US attended the Forum, where they keenly shared with each other what they experienced in their life and professional career as well as their successful stories and personal reflection around the theme of “Roots to Routs”,and they also had a good discussion on China-US relations. During the Forum,the participants were given informative briefings by Detroit Police Chief James Craig,Dr. Huei Peng, Director of MCity in University of Michigan and W. Kim Heron, Senior Communications Officer at the Kresge Foundation respectively on relevant topics, and paid visits to Henry Ford Museum of Innovation, Quick Loans Company and Detroit Institute of Arts. This Forum has enhanced friendship between the youths of China and the US and deepened their understanding on each other’s country.