across mountains and seas, china and asean are getting closer and closer.
2024-09-28
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[asean special line] crossing mountains and seas to connect with each other heart to heart china and asean are getting closer and closer
china news service, nanning, september 27th: china and asean are getting closer and closer across mountains and seas to communicate with each other heart to heart
china news service reporter huang yanmei
thai traditional singing and dancing, vietnamese mahogany furniture, malaysian musang king durian, indonesian wood carving crafts... entering the guangxi nanning international convention and exhibition center, the main exhibition area of the 21st china-asean expo (hereinafter referred to as the china-asean expo), the exotic customs of asean come to your face.
the 21st china-asean expo will be held in nanning from september 24th to 28th. saso pep, who runs a cashew business in cambodia, is an old friend of the china-asean expo and she went to the event again this year. “i’m very happy that chinese friends like our cashew nuts, and i hope there will be new harvests this year,” she said.
the 21st china-asean expo was held in nanning, guangxi from september 24th to 28th. the picture shows a performance of vietnamese national musical instruments attracting visitors. photo by chen guanyan
zhuo bingyue from thailand has also participated in several caexpos. recently, she transformed into a "foreign anchor" to eat, shop and play at the china-asean expo, leading netizens to travel around the "ten asean countries" and experience a one-stop transnational cultural exploration journey.
zhuo bingyue speaks fluent chinese and is cheerful and talkative. from a thai international student to the ceo of a thai food trading company, a cross-border e-commerce anchor, and a chinese wife, zhuo bingyue has achieved a "multifaceted life" in china. she said that she was very happy living in china.
"in 2009, my husband studied for a doctorate at guangxi university. now, after completing her undergraduate chinese major at guangxi university, my daughter will continue to study for a master's degree at guangxi university. i firmly believe that this choice is wise." from vietnam to thi huong said she has great trust in china's high-quality education system.
china and asean have a long-standing friendly relationship and are good neighbors, good friends and good partners. over the years, the two sides have continuously enhanced understanding and trust through mutual respect, continued to deepen regional economic integration through win-win cooperation, and tightened cultural ties through friendly exchanges.
on september 26, people visited the exhibition area of the 21st china-asean expo at the nanning international convention and exhibition center in guangxi. photo by china news service reporter huang yanmei
china and asean countries have continued to expand exchanges and cooperation in the fields of education, science and technology, culture, tourism and other fields. they have jointly held activities such as the year of cultural exchange and the year of innovation. the china-asean cultural forum, china-asean music week, china-asean audiovisual week, etc. have become an important brand for people-to-people and cultural exchanges between the two sides.
currently, the number of direct flights between china and asean countries reaches more than 2,300 per week. people travel in both directions across borders, people-to-people exchanges continue to be warm, and relationships are getting closer.
according to statistics released by the national immigration administration of china, in the first eight months of this year, 16.205 million chinese citizens visited asean countries, a year-on-year increase of 105.2%; 9.69 million people from asean countries entered mainland china, a year-on-year increase of 113.1%.
"the close relationship and similarity in language and culture between the thai people and the zhuang people in guangxi well reflect that 'thailand and china are one family'." pingama thawithayanon, consul general of the royal thai consulate general in nanning, accepted the statement. during an interview, a reporter from xinhua news agency introduced that thailand and guangxi have about 2,000 to 3,000 students conducting educational exchanges with each other every year.
as the only province in china that is adjacent to asean on land and sea, guangxi has become one of the provinces and regions in china that recruits the largest number of international students from asean. currently, guangxi has established 61 pairs of international sister cities with asean countries, ranking first in china.
the china-asean expo is not only a grand political, economic and trade event, but also a humanistic bond that connects people. this china-asean expo innovatively organizes activities such as the china-asean youth leaders growth program to build an international exchange and cooperation platform for china-asean youth to learn from each other and help outstanding young people gain greater space for growth.
"this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between china and maldives and the 'year of china-maldives friendship'. china and maldives have a solid foundation for friendship and broad prospects for cooperation. i will give full play to my strengths and do my best to cultivate more professional talents, translate more classic works, and contribute to china's we will contribute our own strength to malay education," said zhao dan, a young teacher majoring in malay at the school of southeast asian languages and culture of guangxi university for nationalities.
those who have the same ambitions should not let the mountains and seas be far away. this year is the china-asean year of people-to-people exchanges. a series of colorful people-to-people exchange activities have been held one after another. each "small but beautiful" people's livelihood project has brought a real sense of gain to the people of both sides, writing a new chapter in the friendship of mutual understanding and mutual affection. (over)
