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Nations plan more cultural exchanges

China and India agreed on Thursday to strengthen culture and personnel exchanges. China will help India train 1,500 Chinese-language teachers, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday. In the next five years, China and India will each send 200 youths to visit the other each year. The two nations also will set up culture centers in the other's territory. Next year will be "Visit India" year in China, and 2016 will be "Visit China" in India.

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