Guan Haoyu, one of the participants in the 21st Century Cup National English Speaking Competition, delivers a speech. The competition held on June 19 was the quarter-finals for the regional final – which wrapped up on June 20 – for a high school group in Southwest China's Guizhou province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Participants share their experience after the competition. The quarter-final required competitors to deliver speeches on the theme "CPC, I have something to say to you". [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Contestant Deng Huiling shares the story of her dad, who is a Party member helping with poverty-alleviation work and expresses her gratitude to the CPC. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]