农历乙巳蛇年来临之际，美国弗吉尼亚大学中国代表处首席代表欧君廷(JustinO'Jack)在接受中国新闻网采访时表示，蛇在中国传统文化中象征着智慧与转变。在当前国际关系充满不确定性的背景下，美中关系作为全球最重要的双边关系之一，亟需在农历蛇年迎来变化与转机。希望通过两国学生的交流互动加强两国双边关系。代表美国弗吉尼亚大学，他祝愿所有人在农历蛇年健康喜乐，国泰民安。(薛凌桥)
AstheYearoftheSnakeisjustaroundthecorner,JustinO'Jack,UniversityofVirginia(UVA)'schiefrepresentativeinChina,spokewithChinaNewsNetworkaboutthesignificanceofthesnakeintraditionalChineseculture,whichsymbolizeswisdomandtransformation..Amidglobaluncertainties,theU.S.-Chinarelationships,asoneofthemostimportantbilateralrelationsacrosstheglobe,isexpectedtoembracemoreopportunitiesfortransformationsintheYearoftheSnake,andhealsohopesthatthebilateralrelationscanbestrengthenedbyexchangestudentsbetweenthetwocountries.RepresentingtheUVA,hewishedeveryonegoodhealth,greathappinessandprosperity,andpeaceintheYearoftheSnake.(XueLingqiao)
