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CIPC promotes artist’s article on serving as a juror of the Third Orchid Awards

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Beijing, China - November 11, 2026 - The China International Publishing Center (CIPC) issued a press release here on Wednesday to promote an article written by Tony Brown, juror of the Third Orchid Awards, lifetime professor at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris and distinguished professor at Beijing Normal University (Zhuhai).The full text of the article is as follows:I felt deeply honoured to receive the invitation to serve on the prestigious jury for the Third Orchid Awards. As an artist working within culture‑related fields, this assignment resonated personally, and it brought me back to a formative memory from my years as a student in Montreal. In the city’s downtown core sits Norman‑Bethune Square, a public urban plaza housing the monument to Norman Bethune, the Canadian surgeon.

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