{"id":439720,"date":"2025-04-19T10:34:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T07:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=439720"},"modified":"2025-04-19T10:34:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T07:34:58","slug":"somali-ambassador-to-china-attends-international-chinese-language-day-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/somali-ambassador-to-china-attends-international-chinese-language-day-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Somali Ambassador to China Attends International Chinese Language Day Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beijing, (SONNA) \u2013 Somalia\u2019s Ambassador to China, Dr. Hodan Osman Abdi, participated in the International Chinese Language Day celebration held at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). The event brought together international dignitaries, including China\u2019s Vice Minister of Education, H.E. Wu Yan.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Hodan expressed her delight that the Somali language is being actively studied by Chinese students at BFSU. She also revealed plans for Somali universities to introduce Chinese language programs in the near future, aiming to deepen mutual understanding and strengthen ties between the Somali and Chinese peoples.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLanguage learning is a powerful pathway to building deep relationships and lasting friendships,\u201d said Ambassador Hodan.<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese language continues to gain global prominence, with more than 75 countries officially incorporating it into their education systems. Additionally, over 500 Confucius Institutes operate in more than 100 countries, playing a key role in promoting Chinese language and culture worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-439722\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1965.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1965.jpeg 529w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1965-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1965-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1965-420x280.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-439723\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1966.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1966.jpeg 529w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1966-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-439724\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1968.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1968.jpeg 529w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1968-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1968-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1968-420x280.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-439725\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1967.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1967.jpeg 529w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1967-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1967-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/IMG_1967-420x280.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beijing, (SONNA) \u2013 Somalia\u2019s Ambassador to China, Dr. Hodan Osman Abdi, participated in the International Chinese Language Day celebration held at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). The event brought together international dignitaries, including China\u2019s Vice Minister of Education, H.E. Wu Yan. Ambassador Hodan expressed her delight that the Somali language is being actively studied by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":439722,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-439720","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439720"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":439726,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439720\/revisions\/439726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}