What do Beijing and Paris have in common?

What do Beijing and Paris have in common? A river that flows through the heart of the city. Two students from Tsinghua University, Pierrick Bougault and Katherin Thouvenin, recently strolled along the banks of the Liangma River, expressing the profound connections between China and France, much like the mutual friendship that flows between the Liangma River and the Seine River.

Pierrick Bougault, a French student studying at the Department of Industrial Engineering, mentioned that his family plans to visit him in China this July. With the streamlined visa process, they only need to buy plane tickets and head to the airport to come to China. 

Katherin Thouvenin, a French Ph.D. student at the School of Journalism and Communication, expressed, "It's good to have a river in the middle part of the city where you could just chill in the afternoon with your friends."

Just as the Silk Road once tightly connected China and Europe, today, China-Europe freight trains, backed by the Belt and Road Initiative, continue to witness the friendly exchanges between China and Europe.

Facing the turbulent international situation, more "bridges" need to be built between China and Europe. The two sides should cooperate more closely and jointly promote world peace, stability, and prosperity.

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Sources: China Daily, CGTN

Editors: Chen Hongxin, Fang Si, Gillian Tang

Designer: Fang Si

Reviewers: Chen Ken, Lin Yuan