Foreign Youth Praising China's Digital Economy Development with 'Full of New Opportunities'

BEIJING, June 21 (Gong Hongyu) "This is my first time to visit China. What I see in China is totally different from that in western news

BEIJING, June 21 (Gong Hongyu) "This is my first time to visit China. What I see in China is totally different from that in western news. This is a vibrant and very harmonious society." On the 20th, Igor Alexander BelloTasic, founder of MetaVentures, a Spanish Metaverse technology research and development consulting company, introduced his feelings on his first visit to China at the 2023 Wisdom Forum.

From June 14th to 19th, 16 young representatives from 14 countries, including Igor Alexander BelloTasic, including China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil, South Africa, and Pakistan, visited Shenzhen and Beijing to deeply experience China's digital technology development and digital life. On June 20, the 2023 Wisdom Forum and the closing ceremony of "Meet Generation Z Wisdom Youth", co sponsored by the China Foreign Language and Culture Administration and Tencent and organized by the Center for American Communication of the China Foreign Language and Culture Administration (Beijing Weekly), was held in Beijing.

At the forum, Jose Carlos Feliciano Nishikawa, a youth representative from Peru and deputy director of the Center for China and Asia Pacific Studies at the University of the Pacific in Peru, stated that he had previously lived in China. At that time, Chinese people were still using QQ, but later it became Renren and Weibo. Now, the most commonly used WeChat is also constantly innovating. The evolution and iteration of mainstream social software is a microcosm of the rapid development of technology in China. I personally experienced the application of technology in charity and public welfare through this event, and also deeply felt the importance of macro policy formulation

Igor Alexander Bello Tasic, a young representative of Spain and founder of MetaVentures, a Spanish Metaverse technology research and development consulting company, said with emotion that this was his first time to China, and his view of China was completely different from that in the western news. He saw a vibrant and very harmonious society on the streets of Beijing and Shenzhen: parents playing with their children in the park, elderly couples dancing, couples sharing food, and professionals working hard... "This is very inspiring for me. Most importantly, as the father of two boys, this experience has inspired me to become a more peaceful, inclusive, and caring man

It is worth mentioning that some young people who came to China for the first time in this "Smart Youth Trip" have gone from not having a common APP in China on their mobile phones to skilled use of bike sharing, Ridesharing company, mobile payment, online food ordering, and even contributed to rural revitalization, environmental protection, children's education and other projects on the Internet public welfare platform through "public welfare donation".

Brett Lynda Singh, a youth representative from South Africa and executive director of the African Financial Group, stated that China's digital economy application is reflected in various industries, occurring in every region and province, and foreigners living in China are also integrated and accustomed to it. He is full of confidence in the Chinese economy, and China is full of new opportunities.

Arthur Gopak, a Latvian youth representative and co founder and CEO of the business portal AlphaGamma, used the words "growth, construction, and development" to summarize the feelings of this trip to China. He also shared a sentence with the on-site audience: Adigitalcowwill not produce edigitalmilk. "This sentence means that in order to transform digitalization into practical benefits, we also need to rely on manufacturing and other real industries. China has the world's largest manufacturing industry." Arthur Gopak believes that now is just the beginning of Chinese Century's rise.

Luis Filipede Souza Porto, a Brazilian youth representative and international relations scholar at ABC Federal University in Brazil, said that he learned an idiom in China called "down to earth", which he believed was also the current reality in China. China's real economy and digital economy have developed very well, and their development meets the needs of the people. So I also want to use this term to describe China

In this' wise seeing 'journey, young friends have personally experienced and witnessed the development of China's society, economy, technology, culture, and other fields, and have also made many new friends. We particularly look forward to Chinese and foreign youth providing a youthful perspective for the world to understand and understand China, and contributing youthful energy to promoting Sino foreign exchanges. "said Li Yafang, director of the Inter-American Communication Center of the China Foreign Language Bureau (Beijing Weekly News Agency). (End)

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