An award ceremony to honour the winners of the Urdu and Chinese Language Essay Writing Competitions was held today. The competitions were organized by the Embassy of Pakistan and sponsored by Silk Road Cities Alliance to mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Pakistan.
The Urdu essay competition was among Chinese students majoring in Urdu in various universities of China while the Chinese essay competition was among Pakistani students studying in Chinese universities. Mr. Ahmed Farooq, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Pakistan presented the certificates and monetary awards to the winners and certificates to all participants.
Ms. Ziyi Ren (Ibtisam) from Guangdong University of Foreign Studies won the first prize in the Urdu Essay Competition, Mr. Boyuan Liu (Zeerak) from the same university and Ms. Zifu Fang (Gulbahar) from Xi’an International Studies University won the second prizes while Ms. Yidi Yang (Raana) from Xi’an International Studies University, Ms. Ying Zhang (Areeba) from Yunnan Minzu University and Ms. Yue Yang(Musarrat) from Beijing Foreign Studies University won the third prizes.
In the Chinese Essay Competitions, Mr. AyazMuhammad from Hainan Normal University won the first prize, Syeda Kanwal Noreen from Wuhan University and Mr. Jameel Ahmad from Beijing Normal University won the second prizes while Ms. Sumbal Rida from Tianjin Normal University, Ms. Motia Zaman from Beijing Language and Cultural University and Mr. Muhammad Tariq from Beijing Jiaotong University won the third prizes.
The students expressed their happiness and appreciation on the competition and stated that the activity helped enhance their understanding of each other’s languages, cultures and history which will be beneficial in fostering the long term friendship between the youth of the two countries.
Pakistan and China enjoy close and friendly relations since the establishment of diplomatic relations in May 1951. Pakistan was one of the first countries that recognized the People’s Republic of China. Over the years, the relationship has blossomed into an “all weather strategic cooperative partnership”. Pakistan considers China as one of its closest friend and partner and China considers Pakistan as its “Iron Brother”.
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