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U.S. Schools Join Xi’s Young Envoys Scholarship Program

8/14/2026

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U.S. colleges and K-12 schools joined President Xi Jinping’s Young Envoys Scholarship program.
Defending Education reported at least 83 universities and 26 schools participating in 30 states.
Xi launched the program in 2023 to bring 50,000 young Americans to China within five years.
Chairman John Moolenaar wrote in August 2025 that the scholarship is a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tool to expand influence.

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U.S. colleges and K-12 schools joined President Xi Jinping’s Young Envoys Scholarship program.
Defending Education reported at least 83 universities and 26 schools participating in 30 states.
Xi launched the program in 2023 to bring 50,000 young Americans to China within five years.
Chairman John Moolenaar wrote in August 2025 that the scholarship is a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tool to expand influence.