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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, December 18 (Xinhua) — The World Russian Language Championship for Foreigners was held in Moscow. The Chinese team was among the finalists. This was announced at a press conference on Thursday at the Rossiya Segodnya news agency press center, dedicated to the championship's results.
In 2025, the competition attracted over 4,500 participants from more than 60 countries. The championship participants were young people aged 16 to 22 who consciously chose Russian as their language of study and communication. Teams were divided into five divisions: Asia and Oceania, the Near Abroad, Latin America, Africa, and Europe. Five teams advanced to the final round—one from each division. The winner was a team from Lithuania.
The Chinese team, "Masters of Beijing Foreign Studies University," won the Asia and Oceania division and took fourth place overall.
Jury chairman Alexander Korotyshev particularly praised the Chinese team's performance: "I want to point out that the Beijing International Studies University team performed brilliantly. The Chinese students' resilience, integrity, and hard work were absolutely incredible. It must be said that this team's Russian language skills were also very high."
"We launched this project last year and received a great response. It was truly an important launch, demonstrating that interest in the Russian language continues to grow globally, and that it's significant among young people," emphasized Olga Molovtseva, a representative of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
The World Russian Language Championship is a significant event in the promotion of the Russian language and culture abroad. The project is implemented by the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Interobrazovanie" with the support of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.
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