"In 1979, my alma mater, Al Ain Shams University in Egypt, established the Department of Chinese. I was fortunate to be one of the first Egyptian students to study in China, and studied Chinese at Beijing Language Institute (now Beijing Language and Culture University) and Peking University. Hassan Rajab, dean of the School of Language at Suez Canal University in Egypt, said in an exclusive interview with this reporter a few days ago, "Learning Chinese and studying in China has since formed an indissoluble bond with China." ”
A full-body gilded mummy coffin attracts visitors. (*From China News Service).
Rajab recalls that when he first came to China to study, China's reform and opening up had just begun, and Beijing had only a few high-rise buildings, such as the Beijing Hotel, but now Beijing is lined with modern shopping malls and high-rise buildings. "I recently went to Beijing, and China is changing rapidly. Rajab said.
In Rajab's view, under the impetus of reform and opening up, China has successfully realized the transformation from a planned economic system to a socialist market economic system, which is a great historical turning point and has greatly promoted the development of social productive forces and the enhancement of comprehensive national strength. "China has become the world's second largest economy, the first manufacturing country, goods to achieve leapfrog development, urban and rural residents living standards continue to improve, reform and opening up let China embark on the road of rapid development. ”
The tremendous changes that reform and opening up have brought to China are amazing. Rajab believes that these changes are not only reflected in economic development, but also in the great changes in the spiritual outlook of the people. "The industrious and intelligent Chinese people have been invigorated by participating in the magnificent historical process of reform and opening up. Rajab said that while China has achieved rapid economic development, it has also enabled the people to better meet their diversified, multi-level and multi-faceted spiritual and cultural needs, continuously improve their scientific and cultural level, and enrich their cultural life.
I am a witness and beneficiary of China's reform and opening up. I am proud that I studied Chinese, taught Chinese, studied Chinese culture, studied China's reform and opening up, and changed my life. Rajab said that in recent years, with the continuous advancement of Egypt-China cooperation in building the "Belt and Road", more and more Chinese enterprises have invested in Egypt, the demand for Chinese talents in Egypt has been expanding, and Chinese education has flourished in Egypt. "I love China and the profound Chinese culture. With Chinese education as a bridge, I want to pass on this love. (ENDS).
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Reporter: Huang Peizhao.