Unforgettable Chinese proficiency competition in Fiji

By Zhang Yongxing: 0 Comment(s)Print E-mail Xinhua, May 13, 2018

A contester takes part in the preliminary contest of the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition at the University of South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, May 12, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhang Yongxing)

The theme of this year's competition is "One World, One Family", showing the Chinese people's traditional culture of pursuing friendship, peace and harmony.

Yang Hui, Chinese director of the Confucius Institute (CI) at the USP, spoke highly of the competition.

"This competition is not only for competing on Chinese language and cultural knowledge like its name, but also a bridge to connect two nations and peoples. Through years of development, CI here has become a bridge for USP and other universities in China, facilitating the academic communications and cooperation in different levels," she said.

For his part, Derrick Armstrong, deputy president of USP, said the competition enjoyed a great success and "The CI at the USP is now playing an important role in forging good relationship and friendship between the Pacific Island countries and the Chinese people."

As the judge and wife of the Chinese Ambassador to Fiji, Lu Qi said "language is the bridge for human communication, and language and cultural exchange enable us to establish profound friendship".

"I believe that with the further development of relationship between China and Fiji, with the increasing exchange between Fiji and the other countries, more and more bilingual and multilingual talents are needed. I hope that all the students here could work hard to learn Chinese and Chinese culture, to light up your own future, and to make contributions to the friendship between China and Fiji in the spirit of 'One World, One Family'," she said.

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