Chinese workers helped lay the railroad tracks that connected our Atlantic coast to the Pacific. American travelers to China helped spread literacy and modern medicine. And at the request of China's ambassador, It was President Theodore Roosevelt who provided the funds to establish President Xi's alma mater, Tsinghua University. As allies in World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt's mentions of the brave people of China, that's what they were drew loud cheers in his speeches in the United States. (17:48–17:58)
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Asserts that President Theodore Roosevelt funded the establishment of Tsinghua University.
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