This chapter explores the speaker's 15-year relationship with China, highlighting the evolution of cultural and educational exchanges amidst changing global dynamics. It emphasizes the significance of personal connections and programs like the Fulbright opportunity in fostering understanding and empathy. The speaker presents a three-step approach to building friendships across cultures, stressing the importance of mutual exchange in creating lasting connections.
Round Table invites Ms. Carla Canales to the show. As the first Senior Advisor and Envoy for Cultural Exchange at the U.S. President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, she shares some real person-to-person friendship stories and demonstrates how person-to-person exchanges between the two countries is the key to better understandings and smother cooperations. On the show: Steve Hatherly & Carla Canales.