Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers attends the “100,000 Strong” initiative program, as an ambassador on Tuesday (July 19) in Shanghai, China. The 32 year-old has been in China for the past few days promoting the new program and meeting with fans. In November 2009, President Barack Obama announced the ’100,000 Strong’ initiative, a national effort designed to increase dramatically the number and diversify the composition of American students studying in China.