Bridge of the Future

 In the 2023 "Bridge of the Future" China-Latin American Young Leaders Training Campus, youth leaders, media professionals and organization heads from nine Latin American and Caribbean countries visited cities such as Beijing, Jiangxi and Shanghai. They exchanged views with their Chinese counterparts on topics like cultural exchange, the digital economy, environmental protection, rural revitalization and youth development. Among the participants, Jean Carlos, an advisor to the Secretary of the National Congress of Honduras, visited Mayuan Village in Ji'an City of east China's Jiangxi Province. In recent years, Mayuan Village has explored a green path to rural revitalization by promoting tourism and developing green industries. Carlos was deeply touched, remarking that China's rural areas are following a tailored approach to integrating various resources and advancing rural revitalization while focusing on the harmonious coexistence between humanity and nature, an experience that other countries could learn from.

 It was Carlos' first visit to China. He said his knowledge of China had been limited to media and online content. Setting foot on this land, he truly experienced China's development. After visiting enterprises like iFlytek, he expressed his admiration for China's focus on innovation-driven growth and its extensive use of technological advancements in sectors like environmental protection and public health to improve people's welfare. "I am eager to see closer cooperation between China and Honduras in high-tech sectors, which would allow more Honduran people to benefit from technological innovation."

 Freshly harvested coffee cherries from a coffee farm in Honduras. /CFPv

 In the 2023 "Bridge of the Future" China-Latin American Young Leaders Training Campus, youth lea