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China News Service reported on June 15 that on June 12, U.S. Ambassador to China Burns departed from Beijing and took the high-speed train to Wuhan. Along the way, Burns was impressed by the speed of the Fuxing EMU. After arriving in Wuhan, he visited the former site of the US consulate and Wuhan University and other places, and expressed his expectations for the strengthening of exchanges between the youth of the United States and China.

Like the speed of China’s high-speed rail

Before the trip, Burns briefly introduced the trip on social media and said in Chinese: “I’m looking forward to this trip.”

When the train arrived in Henan, Burns posted a photo of himself sitting by the train window on social media, and said: “Just now, I took the amazing Fuxing train, passing by at a high speed of 308 kilometers per hour. the Yellow River.”

The tweet also sparked heated discussions among many foreign netizens about China’s high-speed rail.

Some netizens expressed their envy: I sincerely hope that the United States can also have such high-speed trains, our infrastructure is really lagging behind.

There is also a “foodie” who said: please send some photos of the food in the car↓

In addition, some netizens who are familiar with China also began to “Amway”: This kind of train is really good. I suggest that everyone can feel it after the epidemic is over. By the way, I also recommend everyone to go to Wuhan to play. This is a very good train. city↓

Visiting Wuhan University and receiving a “Harmony” fan

After arriving in Wuhan, Burns visited the former site of the U.S. Consulate General in Wuhan and Wuhan University.

While at Wuhan University, he received a fan given to him by Wuhan University students, with the Chinese character “和” written on it.

In this regard, Burns introduced on social media, saying “this is a fan that means harmony”, and expressed his expectations for the strengthening of exchanges between the youth of the United States and China.

Burns’ expectations for Sino-US youth exchanges also resonated with netizens:

This exchange is the foundation of continued development and diplomacy. Educational exchanges have been the cornerstone of Sino-US relations since they started exchanges with China in 1978↓

Strongly Agree! Without communication, there is no cooperation↓