In brief
In Maputo, an award ceremony marked the China‑Africa Year of Exchanges with a short‑video competition, “United Hearts, Shared Dreams.” More than 100 videos were submitted, and ten winners earned a cultural tour of China. The ceremony, reported solely by Xinhua, highlighted the role of young people in strengthening bilateral ties.
In Maputo on Monday, an award ceremony for a short‑video competition themed “United Hearts, Shared Dreams: China and Mozambique” celebrated the longstanding friendship between the two countries and encouraged people‑to‑people exchanges through creative storytelling, Xinhua reported.
The competition, organized by the Confucius Institute at Eduardo Mondlane University and supported by the Chinese Embassy, attracted over 100 entries from students, journalists, businesspeople and employees of Chinese firms in Mozambique.
Entries highlighted projects such as the Maputo‑Katembe Bridge, the Mozambique‑China Cultural Center, learning Chinese and everyday interactions between the peoples of both nations.
Chinese Ambassador to Mozambique Zheng Xuan addressed the ceremony, praising participants and saying,
Each video, each moment, represents an encounter between civilizations and a communication between hearts.
He expressed hope that the participants would become ambassadors of China‑Mozambique friendship and share stories of a real and multidimensional China.
Ten first‑prize winners were invited to China for a tour of Beijing, Zhejiang Province and Shanghai, where they experienced the country’s development and cultural heritage, the report added. A representative of the exchange delegation described visits to the Palace Museum in Beijing, the Yiwu International Trade Market in Zhejiang and the Bund in Shanghai.
Rector Manuel Guilherme Junior of Eduardo Mondlane University said the videos demonstrated the enduring friendship between Mozambique and China and highlighted the important role of young people in strengthening bilateral ties, transformation turning official friendship into people‑to‑people friendship, according to Xinhua.
