On the afternoon of September 6, the Embassy in Tanzania organized more than 50 teachers and students from Benjamin Middle School and Tool Middle School in Dar es Salaam to watch the live broadcast of the " Tiangong Dialogue - Shenzhou 14 Astronaut Crew and African Youth Q&A" and held a "Tiangong Dialogue" question-and-answer award ceremony. Ambassador Chen Mingjian to Tanzania , and James Mdouai, deputy permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Tanzania, attended the event and delivered speeches, and the Embassy Cultural Counselor Wang Siping attended the event.
Ambassador Chen Mingjian said that since the successful launch of the Shenzhou V manned spacecraft in October 2003, the Chinese manned spacecraft has successfully launched again and again, and has successfully realized the manual docking of space station and the spacecraft and the in-orbit rotation of space station team members. China has achieved landmark achievements in manned space flight and the construction of Tiangong-1 space station. Ambassador Chen Mingjian said that space exploration requires all mankind to work together, and Chinese scientists are willing to work with African scientists and Tanzanian scientists to jointly conduct manned space research and space development. Ambassador Chen encourages young people present and even from all over Tanzania to love science, pursue dreams, and explore the unknown like astronauts! James Mdouai, deputy permanent secretary of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Tan, first expressed his gratitude to the embassy for hosting the "Tiangong Dialogue" live broadcast and question-raising award ceremony, and congratulated the students who won the award. He said that Tanzania is currently committed to promoting the revision of the curriculum outline to adapt to new technological changes and the fourth industrial revolution of . Science education is crucial to the future of Tanzanian youth and the country. It is timely that the embassy will hold this event. He called on students to respect, love and focus on science.
At the event site, several students from Benjamin Middle School explained and demonstrated the siphon experiment and buoyancy experiment in Chinese, which made the participants feel refreshed and full of interest.
After watching the live broadcast of TV, Damas, who won the first prize in the question, said that when he saw Chen Dong , Liu Yang , Cai Xuzhe 3 astronauts were very kind to answer questions from African teenagers. Seeing their life in space, he was very fascinated and hoped that one day he would study in China and become an astronaut and board space like them in the future.
Tanzan State TV TBC, Daily News and other mainstream media and Xinhua News Agency reported on the event on-site. (Source: Embassy in Tanzania)
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