The 2021 “China in My Eyes—Changes and Development” (the 2^nd Essay Contest) sponsored by UESTC, co-sponsored by CWAS of UESTC, and supported by Chinese Society of African Historical Studies, Huanqiu.com was successfully held in May 2021, which further strengthened the understanding of China’s development among the international student community and the friendly relations between China and Africa. More than 30 submissions from University of Electronic Science and Technology, Wuhan University, Yunnan University, etc. were contributed to the essay contest, with contents concerning China’s achievements in various fields and the international students’ personal experience in China. Two Second Prizes, Three Prizes, and Three Honorable Mention were selected.  

In the essay contest, Priscilla Owusu-Ansah, a 2020 international student from the School of Public Affairs and Administration, UESTC, won the Second Prize by her article “China’s Mesmerizing Development — Ranging from infrastructure to education and technology, the progress is truly astonishing”. The article was published in the column of “Living in China”, China & Africa, in issue 9, September 2021. China and Africa, affiliated to Beijing Review, is the sole monthly foreign-language journal in China that provides in-depth analysis for African readers, and is now available in English and French.

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Founded in January 1988, China & Africa is the only monthly foreign-language journal in China with in-depth analysis for African readers, available in English and French. Comrade Jiang Zemin wrote the title “China & Africa” for the journal in May 1995. The journal is dedicated to improving communications between China and the African continent and introducing China which has closer relations with African countries to African leaders. China & Africa provides in-depth reports, analyses and comments on hot topics related to China, Africa and China-Africa relations abroad, reports on bilateral investment and trade exchanges, analyzes the development trend of China-Africa economy, introduces China-Africa cultural and people-to-people exchanges, promotes mutual understanding and cooperation between China and African countries, and provides practical information for China-Africa businessmen, as well as organizations and people engaged in tourism and cultural exchanges.

Beijing Review is China’s only national English weekly news magazine on current issues. It was founded in March 1958 and proposed by Premier Zhou Enlai. It is a news magazine with the mission of presenting China to the world and spreading the voice of China, objectively reporting the latest developments in China and impartially commenting on major international events. It claims a per-issue distribution “throughout 150 countries and regions worldwide”

Beijing Review has now becoming a multilingual, multi-platform international news media with international influence and credibility. Apart form the monthly journal of China & Africa, it has also encompasses websites in five languages including Chinese, English, German, French and Japanese, and has entered overseas social media such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and domestic social media such as Weibo, WeChat, and Toutiao. Moreover, it has also set up branch offices in New York, USA and Johannesburg, South Africa, which are responsible for news coverage, journal operation and public relation promotion in North America and Africa respectively.