ENERAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND EXCHANGE DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. "WE ARE EXCITED TO BROADEN OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TO MAKE A LONG-LASTING IMPACT ON THE LIVES OF CHINESE STUDENTS THROUGH A JOINTLY-DESIGNED BASKETBALL CURRICULUM AND A WIDE RANGE OF SCHOOL BASKETBALL PROGRAMS,"SAID SHOEMAKER. "THIS COMMITMENT MARKS ANOTHER MILESTONE IN THE NBA'S YOUTH AND BASKETBALL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN CHINA."