Sri Lankan Prime Minister expects more cooperation with China

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Sri Lankan Prime Minister expects more cooperation with China

2024-04-20 16:22 Last Updated At：22:47

Sri Lanka hopes to have greater cooperation with China in other fields, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said while on a recent visit to China.

In an interview with China Media Group on the occasion of the visit, the prime minister pointed out that in addition to the cooperation in the agricultural sector, he hopes the country could have more cooperation with China in many other important fields like infrastructure development, IT facilities, and digital technology.

"The plantation economy will diversify. Even the private sector (is welcome) to participate, to help exports. Sri Lanka has so much that can be developed in the agriculture sector, a new for export. Tourism still to be strengthened and developed. Sri Lanka, with a beautiful island surrounded by lovely beaches, from the north to the south. We need perhaps to improve our railway track and other sources, IT facilities, digital technology, important areas where we could cooperate, and that would be a new stage for Sri Lanka," Gunawardena said.

At the invitation of the Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Gunawardena paid an official visit to China from March 25 to 30.

During the visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Gunawardena. Premier Li Qiang and Chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee Zhao Leji also met with him.

China and Sri Lanka also issued a joint statement and signed a number of cooperation documents on industrial investment, standardization, livelihood assistance, agriculture and media, and other fields, providing new impetus for a stable and positive development of bilateral relations.

French student calls for more educational exchanges with China

2024-05-04 04:20 Last Updated At：06:17

A French student from the School of Chinese Language and Literature at Beijing Foreign Studies University recently called for more educational exchanges between the two countries.

During an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Bouaoud Elies shared his experience living and studying in China.

After graduating from the business school at Beijing Foreign Studies University, Elies decided to stay in the country. He said he continues to study Chinese to improve his competitiveness and explore the huge trade opportunities between the two countries.

"I mean I love it here. I don't want to go back to France. I would like to become the bridge between France and China. So, if I can do this, thanks to the Belt and Road Initiative, the Silk Road, now the relations between France and China are very good. So, I think a lot of things will happen," he said.

Elies also said he hopes that more French students could visit China and develop a better understanding of the country.

France was the first major western country to establish full diplomatic ties with China, and the history of educational exchanges can be traced back more than a century and a half when China sent its students to France to study maritime affairs.

Since then, exchanges have deepened considerably.

"In China, we have established 14 French training centers. In France, we have established 19 Confucius Institutes. These institutions serve as bridges for mutual understanding and trust between the youth and people of the two countries, enhancing language and cultural connections," said Yang Dan, Director General of the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges under the Ministry of Education.