Chinese President Xi Jinping didn’t sugarcoat his vision for future world relations during his Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation visit in November. China is building a “shared vision for mankind,” one in which it unseats the United States as the world’s top superpower. 

At the same meeting, the Chinese Communist Party head revealed another tool in his foreign influence arsenal: all-expense paid trips to China for American students. Xi is prepared to bring 50,000 American students to China over the next five years.