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WUXI, China, June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The following article was published today by China Daily USA.

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Youth, a driving force of social, economic and cultural advances, has been

playing a pioneering role in promoting global sustainable development. A recent

online dialogue among global youth has gone viral.

Themed "Wuxi Dialogue Linking Youth", the exchange activity has sparked heated

discussions among young talent working and living in Wuxi and their peers

across the world.

In 2020, Wuxi, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, proposed becoming a

Zero-Carbon City.

Yan Qing was impressed by the city's commitment to the climate. After

graduating from Tsinghua University, he moved to Wuxi through an open selection

program for talent. He was tasked with exploring ways to build a Zero-Carbon

City. His research received great attention and was published in an

authoritative international journal.

"Wuxi has beautiful natural ecology and amiable environment for talent growth.

Trust and encouragement for young talent have endowed me the opportunity to

grow up together with this city," he said.

Young people are most concerned about innovation and entrepreneurship, said Lu

Xinyi, a graduate of Johns Hopkins University.

"Wuxi is the birthplace of China's national industry and commerce. Innovation

and entrepreneurship are in the genes of this city," she said.

Lu Xinyi started on entrepreneurial projects while finishing her degree and

worked at a venture capital incubator in New York. She believes that Wuxi can

provide a broad stage for eager young people.

In 2021, Wuxi's per capita GDP ranked first among large and medium-sized cities

in China. She believes that Wuxi will make a difference in the information

technology industry.

Yue Yunxiao often expresses his fondness for the friendliness of Wuxi, a city

that always tops the annual list of China's happiest cities. When he couldn't

return home during the Spring Festival last year, he still felt the warmth and

comfort of home under the care of his leaders and colleagues. Now, as a member

of the Wuxi Youth Volunteer Group, he continues to spread friendship and

goodwill to make Wuxi a hometown for non-natives.

Han Shutong, a graduate of University College London, said, "Wuxi is open and

inclusive. Here young people can get together with like-minded people who

develop a sense of belonging and find something new and interesting."

She came to Wuxi, the birthplace of Wu culture, thanks to the open selection

program and became a teacher in a key provincial middle school. "When I have a

little spare time, my friends and I like to enjoy a cup of coffee with an opera

mask art in Wuxi Opera Museum, and we can also enjoy the new art supported by

technologies such as VR and AR in Wuxi Studios," Han Shutong said.

More and more youth stay in Wuxi for its unlimited chances for success,

inclusiveness and genuine care. They are a powerful engine for Wuxi, a

charming, dynamic and innovative city facing the world and the future.

SOURCE  China Daily USA

CONTACT: Wangshu Wu, wangshuwu@chinadailyusa.com