Beijing - The National Final of the 2025 "FLTRP·ETIC Cup" "Understanding Contemporary China" (UCC) International Communication Contest was held in Beijing on 8 December 2025, crowning Yan Xin as this year’s champion. Yan, alongside eight other finalists, captivated the audience with compelling narratives spanning educational equity, environmental protection, and cultural heritage conservation. Their voices were better heard, highlighting the younger generation’s vision of a better world.

In 2025, a new record was set for participation, with over 726,000 contestants from more than 1,500 universities and colleges across the country. The UCC contest has established itself as a premier platform for college students to showcase their linguistic excellence and international communication capabilities.

Promoting cross-cultural exchange, the UCC contest features 11 language categories, including English, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Italian, Portuguese, Korean, and Chinese as a second language for international learners. Five students from Beijing Foreign Studies University took home the championships in the Russian, German, Arabic, Italian, and Portuguese Contests.

The Chinese Short Video Sub-contest this year attracted international students from 90 countries. The top prize was awarded to a team from Zhejiang Conservatory of Music for their work “When Gamelan Meets Jasmine”, which beautifully portrays cultural exchanges between China and Indonesia.

In the highly competitive English Short Video Sub-contest, the championship went to a team from the Communication University of Zhejiang. Their winning entry, “Bronze Rhymes, Shared Roots”, tells the story of a Taiwanese student choosing to study and live in Zhejiang who discovers the local beauty and fulfills her grandfather’s dream of revisiting his hometown. 

"The contestants demonstrated exceptional talent in articulating their views, and the event was impeccably organized," commented a member of the judging panel. The contest also drew audiences eager to see their “international communication idol” — renowned CGTN anchor and journalist Wang Guan, one of the two Question Masters of the National Final.

The "FLTRP·ETIC Cup" "Understanding Contemporary China" Foreign Language Contests are organized by the Beijing Foreign Studies University in collaboration with Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP).

9 Contestants in the 2025 UCC International Communication Contest National Final. (Photo: "FLTRP·ETIC Cup" "Understanding Contemporary China" International Communication Contest)

National Champions of "FLTRP·ETIC Cup" "Understanding Contemporary China" Foreign Language Contests. (Photo: "FLTRP·ETIC Cup" "Understanding Contemporary China" International Communication Contest)

National Champions of 9 Foreign Languages in UCC Contests. (Photo: "FLTRP·ETIC Cup" "Understanding Contemporary China" International Communication Contest)