The launching ceremony of the 3rd “Stories of China Retold in English Challenge” was held at Tianjin Normal University on Aug 21, with the aim of reinforcing communication and cultural bonds among global youth.

Launched by China Education Television and the New Channel International Education Group in 2020, over 300,000 youth from across the world have attended the event.

“Educational communication is one of the best ways to enhance understanding and acceptance of different cultures. More Chinese youth have gone beyond borders and are playing an important role in boosting people-to-people exchanges, and at the same time, we see an increasing number of overseas learners coming to China, and sharing their Chinese stories with the world. It is something that is both promising and worth trying to facilitate the youth’s role in bridging cultures,”said Zhong Yinghua, president of the International Society for Chinese Language Teaching and president of Tianjin Normal University.