Overseas Chinese at home and abroad helped to hold Chengdu 2021 FISU Games and join the promise of youth
 

To welcome the 31st FISU World University Games (Chengdu 2021 FISU Games) and invite overseas Chinese to achieve their dreams and develop their future together,the "Embrace China· Welcome FISU" performance was staged at Chengdu University, the venue of Chengdu 2021 FISU Games Village on April 26th. More than 600 people, including representatives of teachers and students of Chengdu University and the Sichuan overseas Chinese community, watched the performance at the site and visited the FISU Games Village.

From July 28 to August 8, the Chengdu 2021 FISU Gameswill be held in Chengdu, Sichuan. At present, the relevant preparatory work has been fully ready, a distinctive international sports event will soon meet with us. Nearly 10,000 athletes and guests from more than 80 countries (regions) will gather in Chengdu. How can the overseas Chinese participate in the preparation and future development of the Chengdu 2021 FISU Games?

(The Chengdu 2021 FISU Games Village)

"No one can break China and me apart." Before the performance began, the artists spontaneously dedicated a song, "Me and My Motherland," to Mr. Shunyang Cai, a 91-year-old returned overseas Chinese and former member of the Central Committee of Jiusan Society. Mr. Cai moved slowly and gently to the music, his eyes full of tears. "Returning to China was the best thing I ever did!" In the early 1950s, Mr. Cai devoted himself to constructing China after returning as the first group of Chinese scholars who studied antibiotics. The rapid development of China over the past 60 years has made Mr. Cai proud and determined.

(Mr. Shunyang Cai)

"Now it's the stage for your generation." Looking forward to the Chengdu 2021 FISU Games, Cai said, " I believe our motherland will have a better tomorrow if you seize this good era and strive hard."

"People's persistence for their ambition makes me feel the power of dreams." Jian Li, a graduate of Yale University, returned to Sichuan in 2015 and now serves as vice dean of the School of Preclinical Medicine of Chengdu University. the Chengdu 2021 FISU Games, originally scheduled to be held in 2021, has been postponed twice due to multiple factors, such as the COVID-19 epidemic. Jian Li said that although facing many challenges, he was very touched by how determined everyone was always to do their best in preparation. "With less than 100 days to go before the opening ceremony, the atmosphere of the FISU Games is getting stronger and stronger, and I can't wait to witness the ambition and energy of college athletes from all over the world."

(Mr.Jian Li)

"My team and a research team from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences are collaborating on studies related to the harmless treatment and environmentally friendly use of food waste at the Chengdu 2021 FISU Games." Jian Li said there are many examples of overseas Chinese leading scientific research projects to help green the FISU Games. He hopes to gather the wisdom of overseas Chinese to contribute to all aspects of the preparation and future development of the Chengdu 2021 FISU Games.

"Last year, there were many overseas Chinese from all over the world who came to the FISU Games Village in Chengduto participate in the walk, feeling the youthful atmosphere of the FISU. When they go back, they share these experiences with their foreign friends.”As a Returned Overseas Chinese representative, Jian Li hopes to develop the role of a bridge and link between China and the world and share the real Chinese story with foreign friends through these events organized by the SichuanProvincialReturnedOverseas Chinese Federation.