On October 31, the 16th Annual Conference on Japanese Education in Secondary Schools, hosted by the Shanghai Education International Exchange Association and the Secondary Japanese Curriculum Research Association, convened experts and teachers from over 100 schools nationwide in Shanghai. Dai Tingyan, Guan Shengyuan, and He Chenyan represented Entel’s Japanese program. President Liu Guohua opened the event with a call to embrace transformation in the AI era while holding fast to a Chinese foundation and cultural narrative — “language has no borders, but initial purpose has roots.” Professor Fei Xiaodong argued that foreign language education must cultivate “storytellers with a Chinese heart.” Dai Tingyan noted the resonance of this vision, pledging deeper classroom exploration combining multimodal and interdisciplinary approaches. Entel’s Japanese program has yielded strong results, with four graduating classes achieving 100% admission into prestigious Japanese universities — proof that confidence in telling China’s story grows with every lesson.