Shanghai Brings China-US Cultural Exchange to Washington

On Oct. 3, 2026, Chinese and American artists staged Future Resonance — ShanghaiEye Night on Washington's National Mall as part of Shanghai's Shanghai Let's Meet promotion, with the US Capitol behind the stage. The gala joined Peking Opera, Huangmei Opera, Carmen and La Traviata excerpts, Black Myth: Wukong music, Fang Jinlong with the Manhattan Philharmonic, Li Zhuowen's Dao of Drums, and Han Zaifen and Chen Bangliang in The Lady Consort Prince, closing with 40 One Voice Children's Choir members singing We Are Together. Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel followed; Xie Feng presented awards for China-US ties. Ambassador Xie, citing Xi Jinping's recent US visit and eight summit deliverables, said differing cultures are an impetus to celebrate our diversity, noted the 50,000 in five years youth drive finished early and a pledge to invite 100,000 young Americans to China over five years, and said the countries stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation. Maryland Secretary of State Susan Lee said people-to-people diplomacy matters equally with government diplomacy. Sean Stein said understanding begins with a country's history, culture, and people. Ronald Sakolsky said the young people are our seeds. We must water them because they will become our future. Rated coverage was one right-leaning outlet; no factual disputes appeared.