3 CLT students join FPGMA delegation to China

BY KHIM BRYAN REBUTA

AdrianPoulBlando,PinkPenelopy Flores, and Lianna Philisa Miranda, BSEd CLT 5 students joined the entourage of Former President and Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (FPGMA) in her officialtriptoChinalastApril.

TheAssociationofPhilippine-China Understanding (APCU) conducted the Youth Essay Writing Contest centering around the theme "The Role of Filipino Youth in Promoting Philippines-China Understanding,” whichearnedthethreeCLTstudents, along with six other youth participants,theirtickettoChinaafter being hailed winners in the said competition. Sponsored by China Public Diplomacy Association, the youth delegation visited Guangzhou, Hunan, Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Beijing

This trip was the second time that the three CLT students visited the country, with their first time back in 2019 where they had their 10month immersion in Fujian, China This time, however, they took a part in promoting friendly relations betweenthetwocountries.

" Even though I am [already] quite familiar with the culture there, I still learned a lot in my recent trip as we were able to visit museums which highlighted their culture and technology. We were also able to meet people that were enthusiastic to share their culture and to hear about my culture as well," Flores shared Flores,oneofthewinnersandalso the Editor in Chief of TPen, recalled that she learned more Chinese culture in their trip to the different citiesinChina

APCU is a non-government organization in the Philippines that promotes friendly ties between the Philippines and China through various cultural and economic exchanges.