人瑟OllivierJean-BaptisteposedforaphotoattheForbiddenCityinBeijing,dressedasanimperialChinesenoble.[PhotoprovidedtoChinaDaily]OllivierJean-Baptiste,25,avloggerfromFrancelivinginChina,de,named"TimelessTalesfromChina",,titled"BridgingCultures:APersonalJourneyfromFrancetoChina",,hesawChinaasadistantandmysteriousplace,whoworkedinChina,returnedwithendlesspraisefortheChineselifestyle."Everything,fromthefoodtothescenery,wasincrediblyappealingtome,",aChin,Alipay,andnavigatingChinesesocialmedia,,andtheymovedtoBeijingtogetherin2022,whichJean-Baptistedescribedas"eye-opening"forhim.",sacountryofstrength,unity,andlove,"shometownforthefirsttime,hecouldn,agroupofrelativesofhiswifestartedshouting"waiguoren",whichmeans"foreigner",",eventhosewhospokelittleEnglish,wouldsaywelcometoChina.IfeltthewarmthofhomeinaforeigncountryandwasthrilledtoliveinChina,"an,NorthwestChinalifeinChinawithhisfamily,,Jean-Baptistenoticed,hisfamilyandfriendscouldntwaittobooktheirtriptoChina."Imoverjoyedtohostthemduringthe60thanniversaryofChina-Francediplomaticrelations,showcasingChinasmoderndevelopmentandrichhistory,"hesaid."Imaybejustanordinarypersonwithlimitedinfluence,buteveryonecanbeaculturalambassador."

瑟发上ChineseAmbassadortotheUnitedStatesXieFeng(C)makesdumplingswithguestsataneventcelebratingthe45thanniversaryofChina-USstudentexchangesandtheSpringFestivalGalaforChineseandAmericanyouthsattheChineseEmbassyinWashington,DC,theUnitedStates,Jan28,2024.[Photo/Agencies]WASHINGTON--ChineseAmbassadortotheUnitedStatesXieFenghasrecentlycalledforclearingobstaclestoeducationalexchanges,voicingoppositiontoUSactionstodenytheentryofcertainChinesestudents."Thedynamismofthoughtspringsfrommutuallearning,andscientificprogresswouldbeimpossiblewithoutexchanges,"Xiemadetheremarksataneventcelebratingthe45thanniversaryofChina-USstudentexchangesandtheSpringFestivalGalaforChineseandAmericanyouths,,includingstudents,weredeniedentryeverymonthforthepastfewmonths,Xiesaid:"Theyheldvalidvisas,hadnocriminalrecords,andwerereturningt,whatawaitedthemwas(an)8-hour-longinterrogationbyofficers,whoprohibitedthemfromcontactingtheirparents,madegroundlessaccusationsagainstthem,andevenforciblyrepatriatedthemandbannedtheirentry."","angesinthepast,Xiesaid:"Overthepast45years,educationalcooperationhasalwaysbeenavividexampleofourtwopeoplesreachingouttoeachother,lbilateralrelationship.""Althoughithascomeunderheadwindsinrecentyears,theaspirationofbothpeoplesformutualunderstandingandlearningremainsunstoppable,andthosesupportingChina-USeducationalcooperationhaveneverbeenabsent,",AllanGoodman,theCEOoftheInstituteofInternationalEducation,saiditsin"everybodysinterest"scountriesandsocieties."WeneedAmericanstounderstandChina,toliveinChina,,""veryoptimistic"abouttheyouthexchangesinthefuture."rethebestambassadorsforeachother,thenumbersonoursidewillcontinuetogrow,andwecontinuetowanttowelcomeourstudentshere."BobHolden,chairmanandpresidentoftheUnitedStatesHeartlandChinaAssociation,saidthatyouthexchangesbetweenthetwocountriesare"extremelyimportant.""Alotofthethingsthatweredoingistrytobuildthatbridgeofopportunity"foryoungpeople,hetoldXinhua."Itsnotawin-losesituation,"Holdensaid."Itsawin-winsituationforeveryone."

抖多地将跌破MembersoftheFrenchGendarmeriestandneararmoredvehiclesastractorsparkontheA6highwaynearParis,FranceonJan31.[Photo/Agencies]PARIS--DespitenewaidpromisedbytheFrenchgovernment,thousandsoffarmersinthecountrycontinuedblockadingmajorcitiesonWednesdayastheyprotestagainstlowincome,redtape,and"unfaircompetition",themainwholesalefoodmarketinParis,fic,,farmerscon,theMinistryofInteriorcountednearly100blockingpointssetupbysome10,,noclasheswithpolicewerereported."Therecanbenoquestion(...)sbadforeveryone,"Frenc($)onthetabletosupportwine-producingregions,addingthatPrimeMinisterGabrielAttalwouldmakenewproposals"bytheendoftheweek."Lastweek,Attalhadannouncedaseriesofmeasurestosimplifybureaucraticpr"hopethattheEuropeanCommissionwillannounceexemptions"onthe"fallowobligations",s,FrenchfarmersarealsoangryattheinfluxofagriculturalproductsfromUkraine,blocMercosur,theFrenchMinisterofAgriculturesaidthat"aslongaswedonothavesomethingthatavoidssubjectingFrenchandEuropeanfarmerstounfaircompetition,therecannotbeanagreementwithMercosur."

飘雪AChineseartistdisplaysapieceofpaper-cutworkandinteractswithamemberoftheaudienceatagalaperformancebyaChineseartstroupeinCapeTown,SouthAfrica,onSaturdayevening.[Photo/Xinhua]CAPETOWN—AcaptivatinggalaperformancebyaChineseartstroupewowedtheaudienceonSaturdayeveninginCapeTown,,,andtheirvariedshowattheWestinCapeTownhotelfeaturedmartialarts,acrobatics,magicshow,YujuOpera,,ChinasconsulgeneralinCapeTown,YouWenze,saidtherenownedtroupeplannedtogivethebeautifulcityofCapeTownanenchantingperformanceshowcasingtherichnessofChineseculture."TonightsspectacularperformancewillundoubtedlytransportustotheheartofChina,allowingustoexperiencetheculturaltreasuresthathavebeenpasseddownthroughgenerations,",SylviaLucas,deputychairpersonoftheNationalCouncilofProvinces(upperhouse)oftheParliamentofSouthAfrica,saidthattherelationshipbetweenChinaandSouthAfricahaslongtranscendedthebilateralscopeandbecomeashiningmodelforrelationshipsbetweenChinaandAfrica."Inthepast25years,thespecialandfriendlyrelationshipbetweenChinaandSouthAfricahasgrownfromstrengthtostrength,"shesays."ItepitomizescooperationbetweentherisingmarketsoftheGlobalSouth."Lucasalsoexpressedherwishthatthefriendshipbetweenths"MotherRiver",theYellowRiver,HenanenjoysasignificantpositionasthebirthplaceoftheChinesenation,andisknownforitsmanyhistoricalsites,culturalheritageandtourismresources,saysLiYanqing,deput,

海昆Center:ZhongYutong,aChine:GueryAlexandre,aFrenchvlogger;PengShuyu,aChinesestudentatPekingUniversity;NiXiajun,aChinesestudentatFudanUniversity;OceaneRivoire,aFrenchstudentatTongjiUniversity;PierreJouglet,aFrenchsoftwareengineerworkinginChina;LefevreMichele,apre-collegestudentatFudanUniversity.[PhotobyDongMing/ForChinaDaily]OnJan26,adaybeforethe60thanniversaryofChina-Francediplomaticties,youngpeoplefrombothcountriesgatheredinSuzhou,Jiangsuprovince,sYouthPower,titled"AJourneyTogether:China-FranceRelationsat60",inwhichfouryoungguestsfromFranceandthreeChineseGenZerssharedtheirexperiences,,whohadbeenexposedtobothFrenchandChineseculturesinvariousways,discussedthecultureshockstheyexperiencedwhenfirstencounteringeachother,forexample,isa22-ye,wherepeoplewarmlygreetedeachother,evenwithbusdriversandshopassistants."Ihadahardtimegettingaccustomedtothisatfirst,becauseinShanghai,wejustskiptheseformalitiesofgreetingandgodirectlytothethingwewanttohaveandgettothepoint,",aFrenchvloggerlivinginChina,,peopleinFrenchvillagesstillwarmlywelcomeandtalktostrangerssometimes,butinParis,peoplehedeepen,,an18-year-oldpre-collegestudentatFudanUniversity,foundthatChineseTVdramas,likeMeteorGarden,havebeenwell-receivedinFrance,eculture,,astudentmajoringinFrenchatPekingUniversity,ystem."Therearesomanytenses—morethan20,andtherearesomanyverbconjugations."—ifheeverusedincorrectgrammarinanemail,,moreandmore,forinstance,isdeeplydrawnbythecharmoftheChineselanguage,,nowastudentmajoringinChineselanguageandliteratureatTongjiUniversityinShanghai,foundthehomonymsinChineseextremelyinteresting,suchastheword"bat",whichhasthesamepronunciationastheword"fortune",and"reddatesandpeanuts",theyo,a29-year-oldsoftwareengineerinChina,expressedeageranticipationforthehandballandsoccerevents—especiallysoccer,,sheandherclassmateshavealreadysignedupasvolunteersfortheOlympics,hovolunteerisminFrance,andthetraditionofbenevolentthoughtsinChineseculturearebothsplendidtreasuresthatcanserveaspowerfulcatalystsforthedevelopmentofthetwocountries,RivoirepointedoutthatFrenchpeopletendtoberelativelyconservativetowardnewtechnologies,likeningittoFrenchpeoplescookinghabits."Whilemakingfood,Frenchpeoplewouldn,"shesaid."MaybewearenotasaccustomedtonewthingsaseasilyasinChina,whereeverythingdevelopsvery,veryquicklytechnologically."Alexandre,however,believedthatitsmainlytheoldergenerationinFrancethattendstobetraditional,smobilepaymentsystem,sayingthathehopedFrancecouldalsopopularizemobilepaymentsinceit,NisusC919andFrancesAirbus,,ontheotherhand,expressedastronginterestinsustainability,particusnuclearpowerandfoundtha,sheponderedwhetherChinacouldlearnsomethingfr,deepeningcommunication,andfosteringcooperationareessentialforthestrongergrowthoftherelationshipbetweenthetwocountries.

冰点TaratvillageinthecountyofFuyun,oncedependentonagricultureandanimalhusbandry,experiencedatransformationwiththeopeningoftheKoktokayinternationalskiresortin2020.[Photo/Xinhua]OnherfirsttriptoNorthwestChinasXinjiangUygurautonomousregion,LiPeiling,atouristhailingfromthesouth,chosetoexperiencethedelightsofaskiresortnestledintheTianshanMountains."IdiscoveredthroughsocialmediathatthisisthewarmestskiresortinXinjiang,anditsconvenientlylocatedneartherenownedTianchiLake,"saidLi,,theTianshanTianchiinternationalskiresorthasgarneredpopularityamongskienthusiastsduetoitsmildwintertemperaturesandproximitytovariousotherscenicspots."Thankstolivestreaming,ourpopularityhassurged,attractingover2,000visitorsdailyatpeaktimes,"saidLiuYang,,Xinjiangisleveragingitsprolongedsnowseasons,high-,anofficialwiththeCultureandTourismDepartmentofXinjiang,,theregion,evenwithtemperaturesplummetingtoaroundminus20degreesCelsius,well-equippedskiersqueueupinfrontofchairliftsandcablecars,in,withtheJiangjunMountainskiresortalonewelcominganaverageofmorethan5,,(about$),71newhotels,guesthousesandhomestayshaverecentlycommencedoperations,providingatotalof52,000bedspacesforwintervacationers."ComingtoAltaytoskionfreshpowderisoneofthebestexperiencesintheskiingcommunity,"saidskiingenthusiastWangHanyu,,sheplanstoembarkonaself-drivingtourofthesurroundingareasbeforeindulginginskiing.