Since 2021, Chinese has officially become the official language of the United Nations World Tourism Organization.

　　The reporter learned from the press conference held by the Ministry of Education today (2nd) that with the rising international status of Chinese, Chinese has officially become the official language of the United Nations World Tourism Organization since 2021.

　　The number of people studying Chinese abroad exceeds 20 million.

　　According to reports, by the end of 2020, more than 180 countries and regions around the world have carried out Chinese education, more than 70 countries have incorporated Chinese into the national education system, and the number of people studying Chinese abroad has exceeded 20 million.

　　Online Chinese education is booming. The "Chinese Alliance" cloud service teaching platform provides more than 190 online courses on Chinese and Chinese culture for free around the world, benefiting more than 2 million overseas Chinese learners.

　　In 2020, the global Chinese learning platform will develop and launch mobile phone software such as "translating Chinese", "knowing Chinese" and "learning Chinese for young children", and add channels from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan to supplement targeted learning resources. By the end of 2020, the platform had accumulated more than 2.1 million users, covering nearly 170 countries and regions. (CCTV reporter Pan Hongxu Wang Youwen)