On 21 December, the Award Ceremony of the 5th "My Beautiful Encounter with China' Essay/Short-video Competition for International Students, sponsored by the Department of International Cooperation and Exchange of the Ministry of Education (MOE) and hosted by the Chinese Service Center of Scholarly Exchanges of MOE, was held online. This competition received more than 1,000 entries submitted by more than 100 universities.

Guangdong University of Technology won the Award for Excellent Organization.LWENY SANG A BILOL KABEY HERITIER, a student from The Democratic Republic of the Congo, won the Award for Honorable Mention in writing for his essay China in My Eyes under the guidance of teacher Long Yinger. He records his predestined tie with China from his childhood in his essay, and writes about his study and life especially his volunteer service for local communities in Guangzhou. He depicts in his essay a vivid and multidimensional album of China, and expressed hope that he can play an positive role in bilateral exchanges.