China bags 15 golds at WorldSkills contest

China topped the gold medal count at the 44th WorldSkills Competition which closed in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Thursday.

China participated in 47 competition events and won 15 gold medals, seven silver medals and eight bronze medals. It's the best performance by the Chinese delegation in the World-Skills Competition since it joined WorldSkills in 2010, and is the fourth time China has participated in the competition.

Zhang Lixin, head of the Chinese delegation at the competition, said China got gold medals in all six competition categories in the event, including manufacturing engineering and technology, transportation and logistics, and information and communication technology.