The audience cheer up for contestants during the final of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Cairo, Egypt, May 15, 2026. The final of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Egypt was held here on Friday evening, with the attendance of 14 students majoring in Chinese.

The finalists advanced from a pool of 26 contestants representing 14 Egyptian universities in the preliminary rounds. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)

A contestant competes during the final of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Cairo, Egypt, May 15, 2026. The final of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Egypt was held here on Friday evening, with the attendance of 14 students majoring in Chinese.

The finalists advanced from a pool of 26 contestants representing 14 Egyptian universities in the preliminary rounds. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)

A contestant competes during the final of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Cairo, Egypt, May 15, 2026. The final of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Egypt was held here on Friday evening, with the attendance of 14 students majoring in Chinese.

The finalists advanced from a pool of 26 contestants representing 14 Egyptian universities in the preliminary rounds. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)

A contestant competes during the final of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Cairo, Egypt, May 15, 2026. The final of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Egypt was held here on Friday evening, with the attendance of 14 students majoring in Chinese.

The finalists advanced from a pool of 26 contestants representing 14 Egyptian universities in the preliminary rounds. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)

A contestant competes during the final of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Cairo, Egypt, May 15, 2026. The final of the 25th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students in Egypt was held here on Friday evening, with the attendance of 14 students majoring in Chinese.

The finalists advanced from a pool of 26 contestants representing 14 Egyptian universities in the preliminary rounds. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)