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Arts and Culture
7:59 am
Thu June 13, 2013

Chinese youth visit Missouri in unique cultural exchange

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Originally published on Thu June 13, 2013 12:30 pm

The relationship between the United States and China is important, as demonstrated by recent meetings between President Barack Obama and his counterpart, Xi Jinping.

A group of 37 Chinese students will begin arriving in St. Louis this week to attend Missouri Boys and Girls State, youth leadership programs held at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg. 

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The China Connection
4:54 pm
Mon April 30, 2012

Missouri military high school cultivates ties with China

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Chinese instructor Jackie Lee teaches a class of cadets how to say certain Chinese characters on March 22, 2012. The Chinese language class is new this year.
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Sophomore Chad Cardott poses for a photo in the dean’s office on March 22, 2012. He says that he finds Chinese language class to be challenging, but valuable.
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Senior Ziqing Zeng, a Chinese international student, poses for a photo in the president’s office on March 22, 2012. He says that his parents sent him to Missouri Military Academy to aid him in getting into an American college.
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By Rachel Rice

Missouri Military Academy in Mexico has long prided itself in creating young leaders, boasting a one hundred percent college acceptance rate for the past decade. This academic year the school has started a Chinese language program, and is considering an exchange program in China.

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