Celebrating 100th anniversary of CPC | China-sponsored training course brings people together

A ceremony is held on July 26, 2021 to mark the conclusion of the Seminar on Ethnic Policies and Practices for Countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative. [Photo/cidca.gov.cn]

David Andres, an adviser at the Colombian institute for planning, attended the virtual closing ceremony of the Seminar on Ethnic Policies and Practices for Countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative from his hospital bed on July 26, 2021. The seminar is part of China-sponsored cooperative project on talent cultivation.

Andres, 38, actively took part in various online courses and activities during the seminar and was invited to share his experience at a meeting. However, other participants learned just one day before the meeting that he could not be there because he was infected with the novel coronavirus.

His virtual appearance at the closing ceremony deeply moved organizers and other attendees, who conveyed their best wishes to him and hoped that he can recover soon.

The online seminar brought them together, regardless of the physical distance, planting the longing for a community with a shared future for humanity in their hearts.

David Andres, an adviser at the Colombian institute for planning, attends the online ceremony from his hospital bed. [Photo/cidca.gov.cn]