The celebration of United Nations Chinese Day was held on the 18th at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. The activity aims to showcase the charm of the Chinese language and enhance cultural exchange and mutual learning. At the theme forum on that day, Yang Jin, the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, delivered a speech stating that the theme of this year's United Nations Chinese Day is "Chinese: Enhancing Civilization Exchange and Mutual Learning", which is highly in line with UNESCO's goals of protecting language and cultural diversity, promoting civilization exchange and mutual learning, and maintaining lasting world peace. Chen Jie, Vice Minister of Education of China and Director of the National Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization of China, said in a video speech that language is the carrier of human civilization. As one of the six official languages of the United Nations, Chinese is an important medium for China to participate in international cooperation and plays a positive role in promoting people to people and cultural exchanges, cultural integration and people to people exchanges between China and other countries. The Assistant Director General of Information Communication at UNESCO, Taufik Jarasi, stated that as one of the most widely used languages on Earth, Chinese is not only a language, but also a window to unique ways of thinking, a window to interpret splendid culture and long history, and a window to trace back centuries of cultural exchange. The Chinese Day event provides an opportunity to open this window. Nicolas Idier, the French Governor General of Chinese Studies, stated that Chinese is an international language and the French government attaches great importance to Chinese language teaching. Between 2022 and 2023, over 40000 high school students in France studied Chinese, and 884 secondary schools and 24 primary schools offered Chinese language courses. The activities on that day mainly included themed forums and receptions, jointly organized by the Permanent Mission of China to UNESCO, the National Committee of UNESCO, the Sino Foreign Language Exchange and Cooperation Center of the Ministry of Education of China, and the European Central Station of China Central Radio and Television. More than 200 people from permanent missions of various countries to UNESCO, UNESCO Secretariat, French and European universities participated in the theme forum. During the reception, a video clip celebrating Chinese Day was broadcasted, including on-site displays of calligraphy, tea performances, and Chinese song performances. Qu Xing, Deputy Director General of UNESCO, and Tamara Siamashvili, President of the Executive Board of UNESCO respectively addressed the reception. In 2010, the United Nations designated "Gu Yu" day, one of the traditional 24 solar terms in China, as "United Nations Chinese Day". (New News Agency)