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This week, eight student leaders from as many Chinese universities visited Harvard as part of the Ivy-China U.S. Invitational, an exchange program organized by Global China Communication and the Leadership Institute at Harvard College. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW]

During their two-day visit to the campus, which began late Monday night, the delegates met with student organizations including the Harvard College Association for US-China Relations and the Chinese Students Association.

The Chinese delegates who traveled to Harvard are members of the All-Youth China Federation—the Ivy Council’s Chinese counterpart—and are all first-time visitors to the United States. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW]

The events were part of an effort to “improve the relationship and communication between Chinese and American students,” according to delegate Ren Yiyue, executive president of AYCF and student union president of Xi’an Jiaotong University in China. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW]

“It is the younger generation that can bring about future development and peace between the two countries,” he said.

This visit is the first exchange sponsored by the Ivy Council, an organization comprised of student government leaders, student group leaders and students from eight ivy-league institutions. Last May, the Ivy Council sent a delegation of members to visit universities in China.

“It was a wonderful opportunity to get to know some young Chinese leaders,” said Jeffrey Kwong ’09, former president of the Harvard Republican Club, who attended a breakfast event with the delegates.

In a panel discussion yesterday, Chinese delegates discussed climate change policy and the Chinese and American economies with Economics Professor Richard N. Cooper.

Delegates also met with student leaders from the Harvard Law School, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Harvard Kennedy School.

“We hope this exchange can bring about a better cultural understanding. We have a lot to learn from each other,” said Harris Li, head of delegation for the Ivy Council and a Brown University sophomore.

The delegates departed Harvard for Brown University yesterday and are scheduled to end their trip this week with visits to Yale and Columbia University.

CORRECTIONS

The April 1 news article "Chinese Student Leaders Visit Campus" gave an incorrect name for one of the groups that organized the Ivy-China U.S. Invitational. The group's name is Global China Connection, not Global China Communication.

The article also gave an incorrect name for the Chinese organization of which the delegates were all members. It is the All-China Youth Federation (ACYF), not the All-Youth China Federation (AYCF).