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Educational Exchange: From Gig Harbor to Mudanjiang

July 2012 — Four Chinese high school students traveled to Gig Harbor and Seattle, Washington, for an innovative exchange program with one of Asia Society's Confucius Classrooms. Their American counterparts then returned with them for a visit to Mudanjiang, China. In both settings, the students pledged to speak only their host country's language. (5 min., 20 sec.)

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