Southeast Asian youth thrive in China

Students from Southeast Asia share their experiences of embracing cultural exchanges, building connections, and shaping future careers in China.

When 18-year-old Duong Thi Anh Dao first came across a Chinese book in Vietnam, the square Chinese characters immediately caught her eye.

"They seemed like mysterious symbols that sparked my curiosity and motivated me to learn Chinese just to understand them," Dao recalled.

This curiosity opened the door to a whole new world. Now 21, Dao studies at Shenyang University of Chemical Technology (SYUCT) in Shenyang, Northeast China's Liaoning province.