(CNSNews.com) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday will
celebrate the launch of a newly rebranded organization called the “100,000
Strong Foundation,” which aims to have 100,000 American students studying
in China by 2014.
Thursday's event will "underscore the importance of study abroad in China
and the benefits to our strategic relationship with China as well as the
personal benefits individuals receive through these exciting experiences,"
the news release said.
Until now, the 100,000 Strong Initiative -- announced by President Obama on
his trip to China in 2009 -- has operated inside the State Department.
Thursday's 1 p.m. ceremony marks its transition to a non-profit,
nongovernmental organization operating independently