STORY: ASEAN youths seek to enhance communication between China, ASEAN countries
DATELINE: Aug. 9, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:30
LOCATION: FUZHOU, China
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the venue
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GABRIELLA CHENTHESA, Student of Chinese Language School, Huaqiao University
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHIAN ARTGOLD BONSOBRE, Student of Chinese Language School, Huaqiao University
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MYAT HNIN WAI, Student at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
5. various of the venue
 
STORYLINE:
 
The 2023 ASEAN-China (Fujian) Youth Forum was held in China's Fuzhou on Monday as part of the ASEAN-China Week 2023 (ACW2023) activities.
 
Students from various ASEAN countries gathered to exchange their experiences of studying in China and to discuss how youth groups can further promote exchanges between China and ASEAN countries under the Belt and Road Initiative.
 
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GABRIELLA CHENTHESA, Indonesian student, Huaqiao University
"We can introduce Indonesian culture to China, and as we're studying in China, we can also bring Chinese culture back to Indonesia."
 
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KHIAN ARTGOLD BONSOBRE, Philippine student, Huaqiao University
"I think by sharing China's culture, like the culture of China, the places, what's good of China, like for example, the spirit of Chinese people by sharing to other countries, my own country. I think that people can learn from this and also can do the practice and that way, my own country can also improve and by also sharing my country's culture, Chinese people will also know our culture and maybe they can learn from it too."
 
SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MYAT HNIN WAI, Myanmar student at Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University
"I want to help farmers like my parents. They do farm work and it is very difficult and tiring. So I want to learn more advanced agricultural techniques. That is why I came to China to study."
 
This year marks the 20th anniversary of China's accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) and the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) proposed by China.
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Fuzhou, China.
(XHTV)