Initiative launched to facilitate Egyptian students' Chinese language learning

STORY: Initiative launched to facilitate Egyptian students' Chinese language learning DATELINE: Oct. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:22 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the activity 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): QUGAYA SHERIF, Egyptian student 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHANG HUASHENG, Science and technology counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Egypt 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SAHAR AL-GAMAL, Principal of the Al Jazeera Official Experimental Languages School STORYLINE: At the Al Jazeera Official Experimental Languages School in downtown Cairo, a group of volunteers held a range of interactive activities on Chinese customs, symbols and language on Monday to help Egyptian students better understand China and the Chinese language. The activities are part of a three-day initiative launched by the Chinese Bridge Club in Cairo to facilitate Egyptian students' Chinese language learning, after a pilot program for teaching the Chinese language began in September in 12 Egyptian public middle schools. Du