Chongqing –" Harmony in diversity is a famous quote by Confucius," said Olga Zelkovskaya, from Belarus, the Director of Belarusian Center of Tourist and Cultural Products.  "I've always been very curious about China, and things like this interest me greatly. For me, starting up my own business is also a wonderful way to understand China."

In this episode, she described the changes she witnessed after The Belt and Road Initiative, the huge success of poverty alleviation. She also admired the effective action to COVID on the government level.

Olga Zelkovskaya owns an international trading company in Yubei District, Chongqing. She was studying Chinese at Chongqing University when she came to China for the very first time. After that, she worked at the Belarusian Embassy in China and China Central Television. In 2018, she got a Mater's Degree in Philosophy at Peking University and returned to Chongqing. Till now, she has been in China for ten years. 

July 1st, 2021, marks the 100th Anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC).iChongqing conducted a series of exclusive interviews with ex-pats and foreign scholars in Chongqing to discuss China’s outstanding achievements in the past 100 years.

Our guests shared their experiences of life and work in China and the quality of governance afforded to foreigners. Also, they highly praised the great changes they’ve witnessed and expressed appraisal and acknowledgment of the significant accomplishments of the CPC.