People visit "The Dancing Goddess: Mei Lanfang in America", an exhibition marking the 96th anniversary of the 1930 North American tour of China"s renowned Peking Opera artist Mei Lanfang, in New York, the United States, on March 11, 2026. The hope of the China-U.S. relationship lies in the people, its foundation is in the societies, its future depends on the youth, and its vitality comes from exchanges at subnational levels. In recent years, the two countries have been strengthening people-to-people ties through cultural exchanges to inject sustained positive momentum into China-U.S relations. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)

　　People visit the exhibition "World of the Terracotta Warriors: New Archaeological Discoveries in Shaanxi in the 21st Century" at the Bowers Museum in Orange County, California, the United States, May 22, 2025. The hope of the China-U.S. relationship lies in the people, its foundation is in the societies, its future depends on the youth, and its vitality comes from exchanges at subnational levels. In recent years, the two countries have been strengthening people-to-people ties through cultural exchanges to inject sustained positive momentum into China-U.S relations. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua)