Dong Weiqian was only 8 when the Shanghai World Expo was held in 2010.He didn't get the chance to visit — and has always regretted it.

Over the years, he closely followed the 2015 Milan World Expo and the 2020 Dubai World Expo, and attending the event became a dream he was determined to fulfill.

"I've always loved connecting with people from different backgrounds," he said. "I believe these interactions allow me to see the world from perspectives I might never have considered otherwise."

Now 22 and a senior majoring in Japanese at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), Dong finally realized his dream by being selected as one of 60 volunteers for the Beijing Volunteer Service Group to the Osaka World Expo.

The group was jointly recruited by the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League and the Beijing Volunteer Service Federation, with selection organized by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade.