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“Chinese Bridge” Summer Camp for Youths of the Belt and Road Initiative Partner Countries – an Overview
“Chinese Bridge” Summer Camp for Youths of the Belt and Road Initiative Partner Countries – an Overview

Author(s): Borislava Lecheva
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, International relations/trade, Geopolitics
Published by: Великотърновски университет „Св. св. Кирил и Методий”
Keywords: BRI; Tai Ji Quan; Chinese martial arts; Chinese language; cultural exchange

Summary/Abstract: This paper is an overview of the Summer Camp Chinese Bridge for Youths of the Belt and Road Initiative Partner Countries organized in China from August 2nd to August 15th, 2019. The summer camp was themed “Experiencing Chinese Martial Arts – Tai Ji” and was hosted by Beijing Language and Culture University and Henan Polytechnic University. This study discusses the summer camp program, the participants’ study background and the importance of such exchange activities in the near future.