On April 20, 2026, the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Jeddah held an event for International Chinese Language Day and Chinese Culture Experience Day. Chinese Consul General Yang Yi attended the event and delivered a speech. More than a thousand people from various sectors of China and Saudi Arabia attended.

In his speech, Yang Yi stated that promoting the development of Chinese language education in Saudi Arabia is an important consensus reached by the heads of state of both countries. In recent years, Chinese language education in Saudi Arabia has yielded fruitful results.  More and more people are falling in love with the Chinese language and culture, becoming a new generation of ambassadors of friendship between the two countries and contributing to promoting cultural exchanges and people-to-people connectivity between China and Saudi Arabia.

The event featured five themed exhibition areas: Chinese culture, Chinese language interaction, Chinese technological innovation, Chinese automobiles, and Chinese cuisine. The event was bustling with activity and the atmosphere was warm and friendly.