On October 14, Marija Marjanovik, a student from Car Samoil High School in Resen, selected by the Confucius Institute at UKIM, arrived in Beijing to begin her competition and visit tour in China. She represented North Macedonia in the “Chinese Bridge” World Chinese Language Competition for Secondary School Students, participating in the middle school category. Marija took part in written exams, speech contests, and talent shows, competing against 112 contestants from 95 different countries.