Witness Happiness·Reading and Building: CCTEB's Open Day in the Philippines

On the afternoon of May 4, Witness Happiness·Reading and Building: CCTEB's Open Day in the Philippines was held at New Brighton School of the Philippines. More than 60 students, young employees of the project, and school representatives participated in this cultural exchange activity.

Photo taken on May 4, 2023 shows the participants at Witness Happiness·Reading and Building: CCTEB's Open Day in the Philippines. (Photo/Aldrin Rex Penetrante)

Before the event, President Josyl Agustin delivered a speech praising the China Construction Third Engineering Bureau Co. Ltd. for holding the reading and sharing event in the school. CCTEB is an important subsidiary of China State Construction and has undertaken a large number of high-end buildings such as super-high-rise buildings and commercial complexes around the world. On the one hand, she hopes that students will love reading, enjoy reading, learn from reading, realize personal value, and become excellent engineers in the future; on the other hand, she believes that this reading and sharing activity has enhanced everyone's understanding of Chinese culture and further promoted cultural exchanges between China and the Philippines. She is looking forward to more cultural exchange activities in the school.

Photo taken on May 4, 2023 shows President Josyl Agustin delivering a speech. (Photo/Liu Jialiang)

Liu Jialiang, a young employee of the KCC project, introduced the overseas development of CCTEB and the social responsibility activities carried out in the Philippines, and introduced Journey to the West, one of the four great Chinese classical novels, to the students. By learning the background significance of the classical novel, the characteristics of the characters, the brief introduction of the story, and video clips of Journey to the West, students can feel the charm of Chinese classic literature vividly. Then the students shared their favorite books and interacted actively. 

Kimberly, a sophomore in high school, said in an interview after the activity: "Journey to the West is an interesting book. It is difficult to learn Chinese, but it is very interesting. It is a great pleasure to know about CCTEB. I also want to be an engineer. If I have the opportunity, I want to go to Beijing to experience Chinese culture and China's high-rise buildings."

The KCC project donated more than 50 Chinese and foreign books and e-readers to the high school, hoping that students can develop good reading habits, enhance wisdom and broaden their horizons. Jane Alupit, a librarian of the school, thanked CCTEB for the donation: "The activity is great. It can be seen that they are very interested in Chinese culture and all of them are very happy."

Photo taken on May 4, 2023 shows the KCC project donating books and e-readers to the New Brighton School. (Photo/Aldrin Rex Penetrante)

This year coincides with the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative. It is the responsibility and mission of state-owned enterprises to tell the Chinese stories, convey Chinese ideas, and showcase the image of the country. For a long time, CCTEB has actively contributed to the development of the Philippines. The drug rehabilitation center project constructed by CCTEB has been included in the China-Philippines Joint Statement. Its social welfare activities, such as donating desks and chairs for local primary schools, helping communities to build basketball courts, and providing flood relief assistance, have received thank-you letters from the Philippine government, continue to bring benefits to the people of the Philippines.