"It is a chance for me to put myself out there for people to know more about Africa, where I'm from and what Africa really means," said Agyapong Juliana at the third China Daily "21st Century Cup"Belt and Road Youth English Speaking Competition, which was held at the Business & Innovation Centre for China-Europe Cooperation in Chengdu, Sichuan province from Oct 3 to 4.

More than 200 young people from over 30 countries and regions participated in this year's event, speaking on topics like "Healing the world" and "Is cooperation always more powerful than competition?"