STORY: Chinese firm signs cultural exchange agreement with Confucius Institute in Tanzania
DATELINE: Aug. 20, 2023
LENGTH: 00:03:31
LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the ceremony
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): DONATHA TIBUHWA, Deputy Vice Chancellor responsible for postgraduate studies, University of Dar es Salaam
3. various of the ceremony
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO ZHENYUAN, CCCC Senior Representative

STORYLINE:

The China Communications Construction Company Limited Tanzania office (CCCC) and the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania on Friday signed a cultural exchange and cooperation agreement aims at promoting cultural integration between China and Tanzania.

The agreement was signed by CCCC Senior Representative Zhao Zhenyuan and the University of Dar es Salaam Deputy Vice Chancellor responsible for postgraduate studies Donatha Tibuhwa.

Speaking before the signing of the agreement, Tibuhwa said the agreement will not only promote friendship and cooperation between CCCC and the University of Dar es Salaam but also between China and Tanzania.

"Chinese government and firm have left an indelible mark within the University of Dar es Salaam academic environment after they had built the largest library which is being used by students to widen their knowledge to international standards," said Tibuhwa.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): DONATHA TIBUHWA, Deputy Vice Chancellor responsible for postgraduate studies, University of Dar es Salaam
"I am grateful that our cooperation has come to the stage of signing of memorandum of understanding. The contract we are signing here today is an indication of good friendship between the University of Dar es Salaam and Chinese companies."

She said the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam which was established a decade ago has continued to promote culture between China and Tanzania through the teaching of Chinese language and culture.

For his part, Zhao said over the past 10 years, the Confucius Institute has played an important role as a bridge and link between China and Tanzania, and has promoted the people-to-people and cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and Tanzania.

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHAO ZHENYUAN, CCCC Senior Representative
"The friendship between China and Tanzania has a long history. Looking back at history, we have such a monument of friendship of Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) railway. 10 years since the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is proposed, China-Tanzania has upgraded in depth and results has been reflected in various fields of Tanzania economic development, bringing tangible benefits to the Tanzanian people.
Today we signed a cooperation agreement with the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam, hoping to take it as an opportunity to further strengthen cooperation in talent cultivation, college student employment, technology exchange and other aspects, and contribute to deepening the friendly relationship between China and Tanzania."

He said the signing of the agreement with the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam was a profound interpretation of the joint construction of China-Tanzania and a China-Africa community of shared future.

Zhao said since entering the Tanzanian market in 2009, CCCC has undertaken nearly 20 engineering projects, making positive contributions to driving Tanzania's infrastructure construction, promoting local economic and social development, and improving the living standards of the Tanzanian people.

"We are committed to providing Tanzania with more infrastructure services to make transportation more convenient and life better. We are willing to carry out more cultural exchange activities with the University of Dar es Salaam, and use cultural communication as a medium to achieve mutual integration, to deepen the friendship between the two countries," said Zhao.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
(XHTV)