Xu Jianfeng, deputy head of the International Relations Department of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Organising Committee (HAGOC), led a team to visit Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) on Mar 1. 

Jia Dezhong, a member of the standing committee of the CPC BFSU committee and vice-president of the university, met with the team to discuss multilingual translation hotline services during the Hangzhou Asian Games, which will be held from Sept 23 to Oct 8.

BFSU and the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Organising Committee discuss multilingual voluntary services at a meeting on Mar 1. [Photo/bfsu.edu.cn]

The two sides discussed the operation of the Beijing Multilingual Service Center, which provided services for both the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 and the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, volunteer recruitment for the Hangzhou Asian Games and the guarantee of voluntary services.

During the meeting, the HAGOC established cooperation with BFSU, officially setting up the Hangzhou Asian Games Multilingual Translation Hotline Service Center.

Multilingual translation hotline service is one of the major highlights of voluntary services in large-scale international sports events and conveys the warmth and hospitality of the host city, according to those who attended the meeting.

Xu Jianfeng, deputy head of the International Relations Department of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Organising Committee, speaks at the meeting. [Photo/bfsu.edu.cn]

The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, postponed due to COVID-19, bring both challenges and opportunities, Xu said.

BFSU has rich experience in providing volunteer services for large-scale events and the Beijing Multilingual Service Center will undoubtedly be a major language services highlight at the Games, he noted.

Xu said that the HAGOC will continue to strengthen communication and work together with BFSU to present an exciting sports gala to Asia and the world.

Jia Dezhong, a member of the standing committee of the CPC BFSU committee and vice-president of the university, speaks at the meeting. [Photo/bfsu.edu.cn]

The success of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 will be crucial not only for Hangzhou city and Zhejiang province, but also for the country as a whole, said Jia.

As the first higher education institution of foreign languages established by the Communist Party of China, BFSU will apply its inherited “Red gene” and give full play to its disciplinary strengths to provide language services and support the Hangzhou Asian Games, Jia added.

The nameplate granting ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games Multilingual Translation Hotline Service Center is held at BFSU on Mar 1. [Photo/bfsu.edu.cn]

Xu Jianfeng, deputy head of the International Relations Department of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 Organising Committee, visits the Beijing Multilingual Service Center and the BFSU World Language Museum. [Photo/bfsu.edu.cn]