The foundation of the world's most important bilateral relations lies in the genuine connections between ordinary people.
全球最重要双边关系的根基，在于普通民众之间真挚的联结。
People-to-people friendship has historically served as a pillar, stabilizer and bridge for China-US relations. More than eight decades later, the legacy of the Flying Tigers continues to resonate, as the deep friendship forged in blood and fire during World War II remains a powerful testament to what the two peoples can achieve together.
人文友好历来是中美关系的支柱、压舱石与桥梁。八十多年过去，飞虎队的精神遗产依旧激荡人心。二战期间在血与火中结下的深厚情谊，有力印证了两国人民携手能够创造的成果。
In 1971, it was not a formal diplomatic envoy but "ping-pong diplomacy" that helped to break the ice between the two nations, illustrating that a small ball could indeed move a large globe.
1971 年，并非正式外交使节，而是 “乒乓外交” 打破了两国坚冰，诠释了小球转动大球的佳话。
These historical events, along with others, underscore a fundamental truth: it is the grassroots connections that keep communication lines open and preserve mutual trust in times of uncertainties.
这些历史事件以及其他诸多事例揭示一个根本道理：正是民间交往，在充满变数的时期维系沟通渠道畅通、守护互信。
In the contemporary era, people-to-people exchanges serve as crucial counterweights against the tide of uncertainty again. Recent stories of people-to-people exchanges highlight this dynamic. The reunion of Chinese sand-control pioneer Yin Yuzhen and her US friend Ronald Sakolsky, whose donation in 1999 enabled her to plant tens of thousands of trees in the desert, illustrates how shared human values transcend borders.
当下，人文交流再次成为对冲不确定性浪潮的重要力量。近期一系列民间交往故事印证这一点。中国治沙先驱殷玉珍与美国友人罗纳德・萨科尔斯基重逢。1999 年，萨科尔斯基的捐款帮助殷玉珍在沙漠种下数万棵树木，这个故事诠释人类共通价值可以跨越国界。
Similarly, the lifelong devotion of 95-year-old David Plymire to Huangyuan county, Qinghai province — where he spent 17 years early in his life and donated medical equipment worth more than 6 million yuan ($896,000) out of a sense of duty to his "hometown" — shows that individual human connections can lead to lasting, tangible change.
同样，95 岁的柏大卫心系青海省湟源县。他青年时期在此生活 17 年，出于对这个 “故乡” 的情怀，捐赠价值逾 600 万元（合 89.6 万美元）医疗设备。这份毕生坚守证明，人与人之间的情谊能够带来持久而切实的改变。
As China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning noted on Tuesday, the small streams of exchanges and goodwill between the Chinese and US people have converged to form the vast river of friendship between the two countries.
中国外交部发言人毛宁周二表示，中美两国人民之间涓涓交流与善意，汇聚成两国友谊的大河。
The foundation of China-US relations lies among the people, the hope is in the people, the future lies in the youth, and the vitality lies in sub-national areas, President Xi Jinping once said. He has consistently championed people-to-people friendship between China and the US, seeking to bring the Chinese and Americans ever closer and rally stronger public support for the two countries to get along.
习近平主席曾指出，中美关系的根基在人民，希望在人民，未来在青年，活力在地方。他始终积极推动中美民间友好，拉近两国人民距离，凝聚两国相处更广泛的民意基础。
During his state visit to the US last month, Xi invited 100,000 young Americans to visit China for exchanges and study over the next five years.
在上月对美国进行国事访问期间，习近平主席邀请 10 万名美国青年在未来五年赴华交流学习。
When he visited the US in 2023, Xi invited 50,000 young Americans to China over five years for exchanges and study. The target has been reached in May ahead of schedule.
2023 年访美时，习近平主席邀请 5 万名美国青年五年内来华交流学习。该目标已于今年 5 月提前完成。
More firsthand experience and sincere face-to-face exchanges can deepen mutual understanding, dispel prejudices and help young Americans see a real China.
更多亲身感受与真诚面对面交流，能够加深相互理解、消除偏见，帮助美国青年看到真实的中国。
In his reply letter last month to students from 10 US universities who wrote to him after participating in youth exchanges in China, Xi expressed his hope that the students would join the vast number of young people in both countries in striving to carry forward, uphold and advance China-US friendly cooperation, and work together to foster mutual understanding and affinity between the two peoples and to ensure the steady and long-term development of bilateral relations, so as to contribute the vitality of youth to building a better world.
上月，习近平主席复信参与来华青年交流活动的十所美国高校学生。他希望同学们同两国广大青年一道，传承、维护、推进中美友好合作，增进两国人民相知相亲，推动双边关系稳定长远发展，为建设更加美好的世界贡献青春活力。
Recent surveys have shown that a growing number of people in the US now hold a comparatively positive view on China. Results from a Pew Research Center poll indicated that the percentage of US respondents expressing a positive view of China this year is almost double that of 2023.
近期民调显示，越来越多美国民众对中国持有相对正面看法。皮尤研究中心民调结果显示，今年对中国持正面评价的美国受访者占比几乎是 2023 年的两倍。
This reflects a pragmatic realization among ordinary people that the two nations are deeply intertwined, and that shared prosperity is far more beneficial than zero-sum competition. By fostering cultural, educational and community-level interactions, China and the US can create better conditions to manage their differences.
这反映普通民众形成务实认知：两国深度交融，共赢远好于零和博弈。中美通过培育文化、教育以及地方民间层面往来，能够为管控分歧创造更好条件。
Nurturing these interpersonal bonds should be recognized as a strategic necessity. As long as the two peoples continue to reach out to each other with sincerity and goodwill, they will help to steadily consolidate the foundation for translating the vision of a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability based on respect, fairness and reciprocity into reality.
培育这类人际纽带，应当被视作一项战略需要。只要两国人民持续以真诚善意相向而行，就能够稳步夯实根基，推动实现相互尊重、公平对等、合作共赢的建设性中美战略稳定关系愿景。
bilateral /baɪˈlætərəl/ 双边的
grassroots /ˈɡrɑːsruːts/ 基层的；民间的
reciprocity /ˌresɪˈprɒsəti/ 互惠；互利
prejudice /ˈpredʒudɪs/ 偏见
