Chinese children send letters to encourage peers in coronavirus-stricken countries
- By Wang Yiming
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on globally, children from 17 primary and junior high schools in Beijing have written a total of 85 encouraging letters to their peers in coronavirus-stricken countries including Japan, South Korea, Iran, Pakistan, Hungary, Greece, Italy and France.
Incorporated into short videos with sand painting images, these letters are being transmitted by the China Soong Ching Ling Foundation (CSCLF) and spread on the social media via the accounts of the related embassies to show the care and concern of Chinese youth for their peers affected by the pandemic and extend good wishes for a return to normality.
"I was deeply moved when I read about the news of Pakistan's sincere assistance to China. After the pandemic hit Pakistan, we sent a team of medical staff and supplies to your country. I feel pride that we can help our friend," a pupil from Beijing Huiwen No.1 primary school wrote to Pakistani counterparts. "I was wondering how's it going with primary school students in Pakistan? I hope you can protect yourselves."
Currently, these video letters, each garnering tens of thousands of views and comments on twitter, have received positive responses from teenagers, netizens or the embassies of many countries.
Pakistani netizens, commenting on the letter, responded that, "we are grateful for your support and care", "a letter filled with love" and "children are our future and we hope the friendship will be passed on forever through them."
"My mum read the message you sent to me, thank you very much," Japanese girl Yoshie Yoshinaga said in a video recorded in response to the letter sent by pupils of Beijing's Chuiyangliu central primary school. "I became a first-grade student this April, but I have only been to school once so far. I hope that COVID-19 pandemic will be over soon, so I can go back to school."
Mate Imre Pesti, Hungary's ambassador to China, wrote letters in reply to Beijing Xinghuo primary school students and the CSCLF, expressing his gratitude for the helpful and caring attitude of Chinese pupils. He hoped that Hungarian children can learn to care for those in need and the spirit of cooperation through the video.
This event is part of a series of activities, co-sponsored by the CSCLF and China Public Diplomacy Association, and organized by the CSCLF Science and Culture Center for Young People, to encourage exchanges among young people around the world and the joint efforts to control COVID-19.
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