China News Service, Beijing, February 7 (Reporter Ran Wenjuan) The "Top Ten News about Overseas Chinese in the World 2020" selected by China News Service was announced on the 7th in Beijing.
The top ten news are:
1. Xi Jinping inspected and visited Chaoshan in Guangdong and affirmed the contribution of overseas Chinese.
From October 12 to 13, 2020, Xi Jinping visited Guangdong and fully affirmed the important achievements made in the construction of special economic zones.
He successively went to Chaozhou, Shantou and other places to conduct research, and spoke highly of overseas Chinese.
He said: "One of the most important characteristics of overseas Chinese is patriotism, love for their homeland, and love for their family. This is the Chinese people, Chinese culture, Chinese spirit, and Chinese heart. China's reform and opening up, China's development and construction are similar to ours. A large number of overseas Chinese who care about Sangzi and the motherland are inseparable."
2. Xi Jinping responded to a letter from elementary school students in Utah, USA, encouraging learning Chinese.
On the eve of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Rat, 50 fourth-grade students from Cascade Elementary School in Utah, USA wrote New Year's cards to President Xi Jinping of China in Chinese, introducing them to Chinese learning and personal hobbies, expressing their love for China and Chinese culture, and expressing hope Have the opportunity to visit China and wish Grandpa Xi a happy new year.
On February 15, 2020, Xi Jinping cordially replied to the letter, encouraging them to continue to work hard to learn Chinese, understand Chinese culture, and make contributions to enhancing the friendship between the Chinese and American people.
3. Overseas Chinese around the world join hands to fight the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
In early 2020, a new crown pneumonia epidemic broke out in China. Although overseas Chinese are far away, they are always concerned about the domestic epidemic.
With the rapid spread of the epidemic overseas, overseas Chinese are actively participating in the battlefield of the "second hometown".
In this "anti-war" of the epidemic, overseas Chinese have carried forward the fine traditions of the Chinese nation and displayed a good image of the Chinese nationals.
4. On the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Returned Overseas Chinese and Family Members, the protection of the interests of overseas Chinese has attracted attention.
2020 is the 30th anniversary of the promulgation and implementation of the "Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Returned Overseas Chinese and Relatives"
At the forum on the 30th anniversary of the promulgation of the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Returned Overseas Chinese and Overseas Chinese, Bai Ma Chilin, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, pointed out that since the promulgation of the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Returned Overseas Chinese and Overseas Chinese, China’s legislation on overseas Chinese affairs has continued to advance, and the effectiveness of protecting overseas Chinese according to law has further shown. , The publicity and popularization of laws and regulations concerning overseas Chinese has been continuously increased, and the role of returned overseas Chinese and relatives in participating in the management of national affairs has been continuously enhanced.
5. The "Water Cube Cup" Chinese Song Contest has gone through 10 years, condensing the "Chinese love" of overseas Chinese.
In 2020, the "Water Cube Cup" Overseas Chinese Chinese Song Contest will celebrate its 10th anniversary.
The theme of the competition is "Meeting together for ten years." Even under the special circumstances of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, it still attracted nearly 3,000 players from 50 competition regions from 33 countries and regions.
Over the past ten years, the "Water Cube Cup" Chinese Song Contest has attracted more and more attention from overseas Chinese and has been upgraded to a national-level overseas Chinese culture brand and a music and cultural event attended by all overseas Chinese.
6. The overseas Chinese are not used to run back, and many places in China have launched online processing services.
In 2020, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Beijing, Fujian and many other domestic government departments will take the lead in using the "Internet +" platform to build a new bridge for overseas Chinese to connect with overseas Chinese, so that many overseas Chinese-related matters such as payment of social security, returning to the country and settlement, handling disputes, etc. rely on Internet technology It can be handled across borders, so that overseas Chinese who are thousands of miles away can do things easily without using them to fight back "flying".
This series of measures to benefit overseas Chinese has greatly improved the sense of acquisition, happiness, and security of overseas Chinese, and demonstrates the warmth, caring, and dedication of serving overseas Chinese under the epidemic.
7. Full of homesickness of overseas Chinese, "Send the King Ship" is included in the list of intangible cultural heritage masterpieces.
The "Send to the King Ship-Ceremony and Related Practices Concerning the Sustainable Connection between People and the Ocean" (referred to as "Send the King Ship") jointly declared by China and Malaysia was listed as UNESCO on the evening of December 17, 2020, Beijing time Representative list of human intangible cultural heritage.
The folk custom of sending king boats has a history of hundreds of years in Malaysia. The Chinese ancestors brought this folk custom to Malaysia when they moved from China to Southeast Asia, and spread it there. It has become one of the most distinctive and representative traditional folk activities of Fujian Chinese. .
8. Huaqiao University, the first overseas Chinese higher education institution in New China, celebrated its 60th anniversary.
On November 1, 2020, Huaqiao University celebrated its 60th anniversary.
As the first overseas Chinese higher education institution established after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, over the past 60 years, the Huaqiao University, born out of overseas Chinese, has always kept in mind the original aspirations of establishing relatives, helping and rejuvenating overseas Chinese, with the principle of “serving and spreading Chinese culture for overseas Chinese”. The foundation of the establishment of the school and the trust of the development of the school, high-level, high-quality service to overseas Chinese, overseas Chinese, and local economic development.
Today, Huaqiao University has trained 200,000 alumni at home and abroad, and has made outstanding achievements in various industries and fields.
9. Helping global cooperation in the fight against the epidemic, and quickly integrating Chinese medicine into the international medical system.
After the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia in 2020, China has exchanged Chinese medicine diagnosis and treatment plans and clinical experience with more than 80 countries and regions, and selected Chinese medicine practitioners to nearly 30 countries and regions to help local epidemic prevention and control.
China has signed special TCM cooperation agreements with governments, regional authorities and international organizations in more than 40 countries.
The Chinese Medicine Technical Committee established in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) promoted by China has issued dozens of international standards for Chinese medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine is quickly integrating into the international medical system, making more and more contributions to human health and well-being.
10. 70 countries have incorporated Chinese into their national education systems.
The Ministry of Education of China announced on December 22, 2020 that 70 countries around the world have included Chinese in their national education systems.
At present, there are about 25 million people studying Chinese outside of China. During the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, the number of people taking HSK and other Chinese proficiency tests reached 40 million, which shows that international Chinese education has a broad and solid foundation.
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