STORY: Tanzanian college students shine in Chinese language competition
SHOOTING TIME: May 22, 2024
DATELINE: May 23, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:00
LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania
CATEGORY: CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the competition
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMANI NJOHOLE, Sophomore at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education
3. various of the competition and awarding ceremony
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHEN MINGJIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania

STORYLINE:

The 23rd "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students was held on Wednesday in Tanzania's port city of Dar es Salaam, with students from schools across the country proving their prowess in the language.

"This is my lifetime achievement," said Amani Njohole, a sophomore at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education. He was declared the winner after competing with 11 other contestants.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AMANI NJOHOLE, Sophomore at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education
"I will participate in the global competition of Chinese proficiency (the global finals of the Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition) and my expectations are when I reach China, I hope to learn a lot of Chinese culture, to understand in general how China is, and also to understand their ways of life. I really wish to become a Chinese teacher in my country and also I really want to spread Chinese culture all over the country, let people understand what Chinese culture is and so many things about Chinese."
   
The competition was sponsored by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation under the Chinese Ministry of Education and the Chinese Embassy in Tanzania, and hosted by the Confucius Institute at the University of Dar es Salaam.
   
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CHEN MINGJIAN, Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania
"The 'Chinese Bridge' competition aims to stimulate the enthusiasm of young people from all countries to learn Chinese, promote global Chinese teaching and learning, and build a platform for language and cultural exchanges between China and other countries. It has played an important role in promoting cultural learning and people-to-people communication and mutual understanding between China and the world."

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