Chinese grants enable Argentine students to further education in China

The Chinese ambassador to Argentina met here Saturday with some 50 Argentine students who returned home after pursuing academic studies in China with grants offered by the Chinese government, urging them to promote exchange between Argentina and China.

Addressing the students at the House of Chinese Culture in Buenos Aires,Ambassador Yang Wanming expressed the hope that they will be able to apply what they have studied in China in their future careers at home.

The program of government grants offered by China began in 2007 as a cultural exchange initiative. Each year, the Chinese government offers over 30 grants to qualified Argentines for pursuing academic studies in China and this number keeps growing.

Alejandra Conconi, one of the grant-holders, said that going to China was one of the best experiences of her life. "I always wanted to understand Chinese culture, history and literature," she said.

To Conconi, the experience of living in China would be a "huge help" because as a project coordinator at Whycomm, a local consultancy firm, she partially works as a cultural mediator when her company does business with Chinese companies, such as Sinopec and Huawei, she said.

Karina Fiezzoni, a lawyer with Beccar Varela, a law firm in Argentina, first went to Beijing to learn Chinese in 2004 and later acquired her Master's degree in China.

"My experience in China was crucial as there are many differences between our two countries, both in terms of culture and the law," she told Xinhua, adding that she is helping investors from the two sides overcome problems they encounter due to the two countries' different legal systems. Endi