Chinese embassy in Togo hosts open-day activity to promote Chinese culture

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Chinese embassy in Togo hosts open-day activity to promote Chinese culture

STORY: Chinese embassy in Togo hosts open-day activity to promote Chinese culture DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Lome CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of activities during the open day in Chinese Embassy in Togo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CHAO WEIDONG, Chinese Ambassador to Togo 3. various of performances during the open day in Chinese Embassy in Togo 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): WEDIABALO KOSSI TINAKA, General Secretary of Togo's Ministry of Communication and Media 5. various of activities during the open day in Chinese Embassy in Togo STORYLINE: The Chinese Embassy in Togo on Wednesday evening invited local media practitioners to attend an event themed "Discovering Chinese culture," with the aim of promoting people-to-people exchanges between China and Togo. Activities included tea and Chinese food tasting, workshops on Chinese calligraphy, Chinese painting and paper-cutting, and a parade of traditional Chinese costumes presented by teachers and students from the Confucius Institute

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