Bringing students together.
Building new ways to see the world.
Bringing students together.
Building new ways to see the world.
An international student initiative fostering dialogue between young people
in the United States and China, founded in 2025.
An international student initiative fostering dialogue between young people
in the United States and China, founded in 2025.
What is Converging Horizons?
Converging Horizons is a platform to bridge Chinese and US students and foster dialogue to help students discover shared values and build fresh perspectives together, empowering them to tackle global challenges by collaborating across borders. Using multimedia storytelling, we humanize and destigmatize these experiences—creating space for empathy across linguistic, cultural, and geographic divides. We believe that the most powerful ideas emerge when young people listen to each other, challenge assumptions, and discover new common ground.
Converging Horizons is a platform to bridge Chinese and US students and foster dialogue to help students discover shared values and build fresh perspectives together, empowering them to tackle global challenges by collaborating across borders. Using multimedia storytelling, we humanize and destigmatize these experiences—creating space for empathy across linguistic, cultural, and geographic divides. We believe that the most powerful ideas emerge when young people listen to each other, challenge assumptions, and discover new common ground.
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Latest Episodes
Hosted by Victoria Tang, the Converging Horizons podcasts invite one student guest from each country to converse and share perspectives on various issues.
These podcasts bring to life the dialogue that can promote mutual understanding between the two countries’ youth, and to inspire a new generation to take these differences as a source of strength and creativity.
Hosted by Victoria Tang, the Converging Horizons podcasts invite one student guest from each country to converse and share perspectives on various issues.
These podcasts bring to life the dialogue that can promote mutual understanding between the two countries’ youth, and to inspire a new generation to take these differences as a source of strength and creativity.
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Student Op-Eds
At Converging Horizons, we believe that the most powerful ideas emerge when young people listen to each other, challenge assumptions, and discover new common ground. Our Op-Eds are the heart of this work. Below, you can explore student work organized by theme!
At Converging Horizons, we believe that the most powerful ideas emerge when young people listen to each other, challenge assumptions, and discover new common ground. Our Op-Eds are the heart of this work. Below, you can explore student work organized by theme!
Consumer Culture
Role of Government
Education System
Climate Policy
Artificial Intelligence
Consumer Culture
Double Eleven Shopping Festival: How Can China Move Beyond the Frenzy of Consumerism
Jiayi Liu explores how a marketing experiment turned Singles’ Day into one of the world’s biggest shopping events — and what it asks of us next.
Consumer Culture
Double Eleven Shopping Festival: How Can China Move Beyond the Frenzy of Consumerism
Jiayi Liu explores how a marketing experiment turned Singles’ Day into one of the world’s biggest shopping events — and what it asks of us next.
Consumer Culture
Black Friday: Choosing Intention over Impulse
Isaiah Lee, a Freshman at the University of Chicago, reveals why saying no on Black Friday may be the most radical choice.
Consumer Culture
Black Friday: Choosing Intention over Impulse
Isaiah Lee, a Freshman at the University of Chicago, reveals why saying no on Black Friday may be the most radical choice.
Founded in May 2025
by Victoria Tang
Victoria is a highschool student deeply interested in bridging U.S.-China dialogue. She has conducted field research in rural China and published her research findings. Her work has been recognized by The Concord Review, the Scholastic Writing Contest, and the National Youngarts Awards. She can be reached at vtang@converginghorizons.com.
Victoria is a highschool student deeply interested in bridging U.S.-China dialogue. She has conducted field research in rural China and published her research findings. Her work has been recognized by The Concord Review, the Scholastic Writing Contest, and the National Youngarts Awards. She can be reached at vtang@converginghorizons.com.
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