"Pickleball has become a new bond for youth exchanges between China and the United States."

"This is awesome!" After receiving a reply to his letter addressed to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Jeffrey Keith Sullivan excitedly shared the wonderful news with students and teachers who still fondly recall their trip to China.

As the leader of the Montgomery County Youth Pickleball Cultural Exchange Delegation from Maryland, Sullivan led over 40 students and educators on a visit to Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen in April for pickleball exchanges.

Now, pickleball has become a new bond for youth exchanges between China and the United States.