奧巴馬推“百萬強”計劃：2020年實現100萬名美國學生學習中文Obama’s New Program: 1 Million Americans Studying Chinese by 2020

近日，在與即將結束對美國國事訪問的中國國家主席習近平召開的聯合記者會上，奧巴馬宣布準備啟動“百萬強”計劃，目的是爭取到2020年實現100萬名美國學生學習中文。奧巴馬2009年11月宣布“10萬強”計劃，提出到2014年派10萬美國學生到中國學習。2014年7月美國宣布這一目標已經實現?，F在，奧巴馬又提出了一個更遠大的目標，他說：“如果我們兩國準備在全球各地采取更多行動，那么一個最好的開端就是學對方的語言、真正了解對方。”

U.S. President Barack Obama announced plans to launch “1 Million Strong” in a joint press conference with Chinese president Xi Jinping. The program aims to increase the number of Americans studying Chinse to one million by 2020 . In November 2009, Obama announced the “100,000 Strong”program which aimed to send 100,000 Americans to China to study abroad by 2014. In July 2014, the United States announced that the goal had been achieved. The new proposal is even more ambitious, but also closer to home. In the joint press conference, Obama stated that, “If our countries are going to do more together around the world, then speaking each other’s language, truly understanding each other, is a good place to start.”