Dear Professor Alec Ekeroma, Vice Chancellor and President of NUS
Dear teachers, parents and awardees,
Ladies and gentlemen,
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It is a great pleasure to come to the NUS again for the celebration of the second
“Chinese Ambassador Scholarship” award ceremony. First of all, let me express my
warmest congratulations to all the 20 recipients who become the second round of
scholarship winners after intense competition and strict assessment. Meanwhile, I
would like to sincerely thank you Prof. Alec Ekeroma and your excellent team of
NUS for the strong support on the implementation of the "Chinese Ambassador
Scholarship" program.
In June this year, we successfully held the first “Chinese Ambassador
Scholarship” Award Ceremony. The scholarship provided by the Chinese side creates
opportunities for awardees to continue their academy or extracurricular activities and
develop their strengths in different research fields. Chinese President Xi Jinping once
said, "Youth gives rise to infinite hope, and young people are the creators of a bright
future". All the students here are the future of Samoa, with your dedication and hard
works, you will be the pioneers to shoulder the important mission of realizing national
development and prosperity.
With long-standing tradition of people-to-people interactions, China has always
attached great importance to strengthening cooperation with Samoa in the field of
culture and education. The Chinese government has provided Samoa with a large
number of government scholarships every year since 1982, and has cultivated many
outstanding students in various fields for Samoa. 21 government scholarship students
went to study in China this year. For 2023/2024 academic year, we will offer 26
government scholarships to Samoa. The NUS Confucius Institute has trained more
than 600 graduates and brought Chinese to Samoan community.
Ladies and gentlemen,
As you know, the much-anticipated 20 th National Congress of the Communist
Party of China has successfully concluded last weekend. The National Congress

elected the new Central Committee of CPC, mapped out the blueprint for China’s
future development, established direction for the next five years and beyond towards
the achievement of the Second Centennial Goal of building a great modern country
that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious and beautiful.
Under the strong leadership of the CPC with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, we
firmly believe that the Chinese people will make new achievements and greater
success through a Chinese path to modernization. At the same time, China will stay
committed to building an even closer community with a shared future for mankind.
Having reached a new historical starting point, the 20 th CPC National Congress
will embark a new journey of achieving the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. At the
same time, it will also bring new opportunities for the development of the world.
China’s open and inclusive development has been the world’s impetus to survive
pandemic and promote economic recovery. Since 2020, China has become the largest
foreign capital recipient, providing a vast range of employment opportunities. The
world’s young generations will further benefit from the diverse market of China,
chasing their dreams in sectors ranging from high-tech to creative industries, from
research to business. I do believe that in the years ahead we’ll see even more students
realize their dreams in China, and I’m looking forward to your benefiting from
China’s development and strengthening China-Samoa cooperation and exchanges.
Thank you !