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Every year the strong relationship between Belize and Taiwan is reinforced through the Taiwanese scholarship program. And while a new crop of students left for the Island nation yesterday, a youth delegation from Taiwan came to Belize.

16 students from Taiwan are here as part of the 2015 International Youth Ambassadors Exchange Program and it all begins tonight with a special presentation at the Bliss. We met the students during their rehearsal and they told us just how new this experience is for them.

Abraham Shu - Leader of Youth Delegation

"The fundamental philosophy behind this is to give the younger generation an opportunity for all regions; and Taiwan scholarship offers opportunities for your students to got to Taiwan to see the world. The Youth Ambassador Programme is to let our kids to have an opportunity in their life time to see the outside world. And to see the difference between the cultures and bring back the knowledge for a better tomorrow."

"We do believe that doing this kind of exchange and these two countries have younger generations that can build up a very strong tide and bond in the future. As you know now is a global village, we are not alone. And especially when the younger generation have an opportunity to see the outside world; and they can engage a lot such as the problems of climate change, millennium development goals. I do believe that this time, the understanding, the exchange of viewpoints."

Yilouen Wu - Studying Medicine in Taiwan

"Well we expect to promote Taiwan and for the world to see the beauty of Taiwan. And also allows us to see Belize; because it's quite far away from Taiwan and I never dreamed I'd be here and it's a great honour to be here."

Courtney Weatherburne

"I was going to ask you if you've heard about Belize or have ever visited."

Yilouen Wu - Studying Medicine in Taiwan

"No, when we picked the name Belize out of a hat we googled. We didn't really know where it was. I think it's great; it's very different from Taiwan. It's very natural; you could feel the real thing in Belize, there is not a lot of manmade things. And it seems like we're back were human beings really is."

Wei Han Chen - English Major

"We come here yesterday and we meet a lot of people in Belize and I see you guys always have a very big smile on your face. It's true and it's kind of like Taiwanese people; we are very friendly but we are not good to talk but we are really friendly just like you guys. So it's like we have a really good chat with you guys and it's really comfort to be here."

The delegation will visit the University of Belize tomorrow as well as other sites in the City. The students leave Belize on September 5 ^th and continue the program in Atlanta, Chicago and other cities in the US.