Chinese proficiency competition for Irish college students held in Dublin

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Chinese proficiency competition for Irish college students held in Dublin

STORY: Chinese proficiency competition for Irish college students held in Dublin DATELINE: April 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: Dublin CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG QI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the competition 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ANNA ROTH, Student from University College Cork STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG QI, Xinhua correspondent "The 21st 'Chinese Bridge' Chinese Proficiency Competition for Irish College Students was held at the Confucius Institute of University College Dublin (UCD) in the Irish capital on Sunday. This is the first competition of its kind ever held offline in Ireland since the COVID-19 pandemic." A total of 19 college students from Dublin, Cork and other parts of Ireland took part in the one-day competition. Due to public health concerns, a limited number of audiences including family members and teachers of the contestants were invited to the event. The competition comprised two rounds of matches. Eight contestants were selecte

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