At the 44th WorldSkills Competition in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, which ended on last Thursday, China won 15 gold, seven silver and eight bronze medals during the event, the best performance by a Chinese delegation since the country joined WorldSkills in 2010.

It's a historic breakthrough that shows the growing strength of the country and the improvement of skilled Chinese talent.

Song Biao from Changzhou Technician College in Jiangsu province, who joined the industrial mechanic millwright competition, was awarded the Albert Vidal Award for the highest score in the WorldSkills Competition.

"My parents and relatives repeated to me that you can have a promising future only if you make it into a university. After joining Changzhou Technician College, however, I found many of the senior students who graduated became accomplished with skills they learned there," the 19-year-old said.

"I have learned that you can succeed if you can get brilliant skills," he said, adding that he will continue to improve his skills to contribute to the country's development.

The WorldSkills Competition is held every two years and is the world's biggest vocational education and skills excellence event.