STORY: Language contest held in Ghana to select young Chinese-speaking talents
SHOOTING TIME: May 24, 2024
DATELINE: May 26, 2024
LENGTH: 0:06:03
LOCATION: Accra
CATEGORY: EDUCATION/CULTURE

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Chinese Language contest
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLEMENT APPAH, Ghanaian director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana
3. various of the Chinese Language contest
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARGARET AMOABENG, Student at the University Practice Senior High School of UCC
5. various of the Chinese Language contest
6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AFUA AMPAW, Student at Cornerstone International Academy

STORYLINE:

Ghana's national qualification for the 17th "Chinese Bridge," a Chinese language competition for foreign secondary school students, was successfully held on Friday.
   
Organized by the Confucius Institutes at the University of Ghana, the University of Cape Coast (UCC), and the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, the event brought together eight finalists from across the country.
   
Addressing the event, Clement Appah, Ghanaian director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana, said the contest is the cultural and linguistic bridge between China and other countries. "The competition symbolizes the connection and exchange of knowledge, culture and friendship."

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CLEMENT APPAH, Ghanaian director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Ghana
"The competition symbolizes the connection and exchange of knowledge, culture, and friendship which the Chinese language enables us to do. Learning the Chinese language and imbibing the culture will only prepare you for a future in which the Chinese language prevails and a future in which you will be prepared to take advantage of all the opportunities that come with knowing Chinese."
   
Margaret Amoabeng, a student at the University Practice Senior High School of UCC, was the overall winner of the competition, which enabled her to participate in the international competition in China.
   
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARGARET AMOABENG, Student at the University Practice Senior High School of UCC
"I am very excited, and I don't even know how to express how happy I am. To be honest, it was very intense. I'm just going to prepare more so that we will be able to win the international prize."

Afua Ampaw, a student at Cornerstone International Academy who won the first prize, said the competition would open doors for her in the future.

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AFUA AMPAW, Student at Cornerstone International Academy
"I see it (learning Chinese) as something that I can use to expand my horizons. By learning Chinese, I have made new connections with various people. And when you learn Chinese, you do things like this, you may come on stage and compete in competitions. So it also helped to boost your self-confidence."
   
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Accra.
(XHTV)