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Chinese language competition held in Ethiopia to celebrate cultural exchanges
STORY: Chinese language competition held in Ethiopia to celebrate cultural exchanges
SHOOTING TIME: June 5, 2024
DATELINE: June 7, 2024
LENGTH: 00:03:37
LOCATION: Addis Ababa
CATEGORY: EDUCATION
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KORA TUSHUNE, Ethiopia's State Minister of Education
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHEN QINMIN, Charge d'affaires at the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia
STORYLINE:
The "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Ethiopian college students was held in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, on Wednesday.
The competition was jointly hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia, the Confucius Institute at Addis Ababa University (AAU) and the Confucius Institute at the FDRE Technical and Vocational Training Institute (TVTI).
At the 2024 edition of the final Chinese proficiency competition in Ethiopia, contestants were challenged to deliver a speech, answer two questions related to Chinese culture, and present a talent show, in the presence of senior Ethiopian government officials, the Chinese diplomatic community in the East African country as well as academia and fellow Chinese language students drawn from across Confucius Institutes in the country.
A total of 11 Ethiopian students from across the country participated in the annual worldwide Chinese-speaking and performance event at TVTI.
Addressing the awarding ceremony for winners of this year's competition, Ethiopia's State Minister of Education Kora Tushune underscored the crucial role of language and cultural exchange in fostering Sino-Ethiopian people-to-people relations.
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KORA TUSHUNE, Ethiopia's State Minister of Education
"The establishment of the Confucius Institute at Addis Ababa University and the opening of similar centers in different higher education institutions of the country has created social and cultural bridges, and has promoted public diplomacy, global understanding and people-to-people relationship."
Shen Qinmin, charge d'affaires at the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia, on his part called on the contestants in particular and other Chinese language students to serve as the connecting bridges between the two brotherly peoples.
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SHEN QINMIN, Charge d'affaires at the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia
"I feel so proud to be stationed here and to see and to watch the fruits of the two countries' exchanges in culture, education and today in languages. After a hard competition, you all stand out as a proud competitor."
The competition also featured distinctive Chinese cultural activities, including Chinese traditional songs, cultural performances and classical Chinese poems performed by Ethiopian Chinese language students, among others.
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Addis Ababa.
(XHTV)
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