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    Boston to Beijing

    May 30, 2024 5 minutes

    Visiting the Chinese mainland for the second time, Sydney Williams told Beijing Review she felt the country is “much more international and convenient” now.

    A student at Harvard Business School (HBS) in Boston, Massachusetts, the U.S. Williams was part of a group of 140 HBS peers on a five-day trip to Beijing starting on May 4. The itinerary included visits to iconic attractions like the Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, which housed imperial families from the 15th to the early 20th century, the Great Wall, Beihai Park, the Summer Palace, and Guozijian, the former imperial college.

    This year’s trip was organized by Jamie Gong and Jack Yan, two second-year Chinese students at HBS, who designed the itinerary, handled all the travel arrangements, and communicated with partners on both

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