Talent needed to tell world China's story

Cultivating professionals who have language, cultural competence is key

As China deepens its global engagement through the Belt and Road Initiative, scholars are calling for the cultivation of talent equipped not only with language proficiency, but also with strong intercultural communication skills that will enable them to effectively tell China's story to the world.

At the Global English Education China Assembly, which was jointly hosted by China Daily, Beijing Normal University and Shanghai International Studies University from Thursday to Sunday in Beijing, educators emphasized the urgent need to train professionals with a blend of language ability, cultural understanding and global communication competence.

Cheng Aimin, a professor at Nanjing University, emphasized that language alone is not enough.