Over the past year, our youths have actively reached out to each other, and striven to be pioneers in developing a right perception toward one another. Nearly 15,000 American youth from all 50 states and DC visited China under the "50,000 in 5 years" initiative. They observed China with their own eyes, and travelled the expanse of the country with their own feet. With their firsthand experience, they have broken out of the echo chamber and shaken off misperceptions, becoming envoys of friendship connecting both sides of the Pacific.