(Judges)

(Champion: Mai Kaiping (New Zealand))

(Songs and dances)

(Scene play)

The championship round of the 14th Chinese Bridge — Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students ended in Changsha on the evening of August 2. Xu Jialu, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, Xu Shousheng, secretary of the CPC Hunan Provincial Committee and Du Jiahao, governor of Hunan Province, presented awards to the winners.
 
This year, 133 contestants from 97 countries gathered in China from July to August to experience Chinese culture and appreciate China’s charm. After intense competition during semi-finals and finals, Mai Kaiping from New Zealand won the championship of the 14th "Chinese Bridge" competition.
 
Mr. Xu congratulated the contestants on their being awarded. He went on to state that the national strategy of the "Belt and Road" Initiative requires further economic and cultural exchange between China and countries connected by the Belt and Road. He hoped to establish “Chinese Bridge” as the platform for cultural exchange, and enable more Chinese to go global. In addition, he expected more international friends to understand China, make start-ups with Chinese, and achieve a new international situation featured by peaceful win-win cooperation.