{"id":73486,"date":"2021-07-04T00:40:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T05:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=73486"},"modified":"2021-07-04T00:48:36","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T05:48:36","slug":"57-schools-and-seven-universities-in-sri-lanka-offering-chinese-language-coursesinterest-among-students-and-the-general-public-in-sri-lanka-towards-learning-the-chinese-language-has-grown-over-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=73486","title":{"rendered":"57 schools and seven universities in Sri Lanka offering Chinese language courses;&#8221;Interest among students and the general public in Sri Lanka towards learning the Chinese language has grown over the past few years saays  China\u2019s Envoy Qi Zhenhong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\nInterest among students and the general public in Sri Lanka towards learning the Chinese language has grown over the past few years, China\u2019s Ambassador Qi Zhenhong says.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are now 57 schools and seven universities in Sri Lanka offering Chinese language courses, Zhenhong said on Friday as he addressed the awards ceremony of the Sri Lankan preliminary contest of the 20th \u201cChinese Bridge\u201d Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign University Students. The 2021 edition of the competition was held online this year.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Sixty two students from local universities took part in the competition, with 31 entering the final. S.Odani Hemaransi Silva from the University of Kelaniya won first place at the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the event, Ambassador Qi Zhenhong also noted that this year marked the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo weeks ago, 12 Sri Lankan major political parties jointly organised a special conference to celebrate the centenary anniversary of the CPC, and this was highly remarkable and successful and representing the special and common friendship from different parties of Sri Lanka towards the CPC, the government of China and the Chinese people,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nCourtesy:Sunday Times<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton73486\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D73486&amp;text=57%20schools%20and%20seven%20universities%20in%20Sri%20Lanka%20offering%20Chinese%20language%20courses%3B%26%238221%3BInterest%20among...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interest among students and the general public in Sri Lanka towards learning the Chinese language has grown over the past few years, China\u2019s Ambassador Qi Zhenhong says. 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