Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
MINSK, May 17 (Xinhua) — The winners of the worldwide competition “Chinese Language Bridge” among students and pupils of senior and junior grades of schools of Belarus were awarded in Minsk on Friday. The ceremony was held at the Belarusian State University of Physical Education.
Speaking at the ceremony, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan noted that this event had become a real holiday for all lovers of the Chinese language in Belarus. “I was deeply impressed by the sincere love of the Belarusian participants for the Chinese language and their brilliant performance at the competition. The “Chinese Language Bridge” has been held for 24 years and has become an important platform for learning the Chinese language, getting to know the Chinese civilization, strengthening mutual understanding and friendship among young people abroad. It has become a kind of calling card of humanitarian exchanges between China and other countries of the world,” Zhang Wenchuan noted.
He also wished the three winners, who will represent Belarus at the final of the “Chinese Language Bridge” competition in China this year, to achieve new successes.
First Deputy Minister of Education of Belarus Alexander Bakhanovich drew attention to the fact that the country has been attaching special importance to popularizing the study of the Chinese language for almost 20 years. “Today, more than 6,000 students in 48 schools and 15 universities study Chinese as a subject. Another 60 schools study Chinese in optional classes,” he said.
According to him, Belarusian schools and universities are provided with all the necessary textbooks for studying the Chinese language. “This year, the Minsk State Linguistic University will have its tenth graduation of Chinese language teachers. For eight years, the Confucius Republican Institute of Chinese Studies of the Belarusian State University has been successfully retraining teachers of comprehensive schools in Chinese. This allows us to provide our schools with highly qualified specialists,” A. Bakhanovich noted.
He recalled that in October 2024, the seventh Confucius Institute in Belarus was opened at the A.A. Kuleshov Mogilev State University. “In the near future, the eighth Confucius Institute is expected to open at the Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno,” A. Bakhanovich said. –0–