"Chinese Bridge" competition for university, high school students held in Ethiopia

STORY: "Chinese Bridge" competition for university, high school students held in Ethiopia DATELINE: June 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:52 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of student performances 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): GEMECHIS MELAKU, Senior student at the AAU 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SIYANE TADESSE, 10th grader at the Bishoftu ODA Boarding School 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ZHAO ZHIYUAN, Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia STORYLINE: The "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Ethiopian senior high school and university students was held in Addis Ababa on Saturday. The competition is hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Ethiopia, the Confucius Institute at Addis Ababa University (AAU) and Confucius Institute at the federal Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institute. During the event, contestants were challenged to present a speech and a talent show. A total of 16 students from three Ethiopian universities and six senior high school students attended the a