CICG holds Panda Cup Foreign Student Essay Contest awards ceremony
The awards ceremony of the first Panda Cup Foreign Student Essay Contest was held by China International Communications Group (CICG) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Saturday.
The contest, held among foreign students in China, had received over 1,300 essays by students from 27 countries. It produced four first prizes, 10 second prizes, and 20 third prizes.
Gao Anming, vice president of China International Communications Group (CICG), delivers a speech at the awards ceremony of the Panda Cup Foreign Student Essay Contest in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Nov. 25, 2023. [Photo/CICG]
CICG Vice President Gao Anming said at the ceremony that foreign youth in China witness China's development, experience Chinese culture firsthand, and therefore can tell China's stories well and participate in mutual learning and exchange between Chinese and other civilizations.
As a comprehensive international communication organization, CICG has been committed to promoting exchange between Chinese and foreign youths and it will further enhance cooperation with domestic and foreign institutions to boost people-to-people exchange through translation and publication, academic research, and dialogue, Gao said.
Gao added he hopes that the awards winners will explore more of China, make friends in China, and share their experience in China with the rest of the world.
The awards ceremony of the first Panda Cup Foreign Student Essay Contest is held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, on Nov. 25, 2023. [Photo/CICG]
The contest is a spinoff of the Panda Cup Essay Contest, which is a signature event for boosting exchange and deepening friendship between Chinese and foreign youths.
Launched in August, the inaugural Panda Cup Foreign Student Essay Contest was initiated by CICG and the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Zhejiang Provincial Committee, hosted by CICG Asia-Pacific and Foreign Languages Press, and organized by Communication University of Zhejiang.