On October 13 and 14, Chinese Ambassador to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan was invited to attend the 10th anniversary celebration of the Confucius Institute at the Belarusian State University of Physical Culture (BSUPC) and the 15th anniversary celebration of the Confucius Institute at the Belarusian State University of Foreign Languages (BSUFL).

Ambassador Zhang Wenchuan congratulated the two Confucius Institutes on their anniversaries, spoke highly of their achievements in international Chinese language education, the dissemination of Chinese culture, and the promotion of China-Belarus people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and stressed that China-Belarus relations have entered the best period in their history, with fruitful results in cooperation in various fields. The Chinese side is ready to deepen educational cooperation with Belarus and will continue to support the development of the Confucius Institutes, providing new impetus for enhancing friendship and mutual understanding between the peoples of the two countries.

Attendees included Rector Repkin of the Belarusian State University of Physical Culture and President Wang Yan of its Chinese partner institution, Lingnan Normal University (LNU); Rector Lapteva of Belarusian State University of Foreign Languages and a  responsible official from its Chinese partner institution, Southeast University.