Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday that China is willing to make joint efforts with El Salvador to upgrade bilateral ties and help the central American country achieve better national development.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said in his meeting with Salvadoran Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill Tinoco in New York that China will continue to support the Salvadoran side in independently exploring a development path suited to its own national conditions.
He said that China is ready to work with El Salvador to speed up negotiations on a free trade agreement to allow more Salvadoran products to enter the Chinese market.
Hill said El Salvador firmly adheres to the one-China principle and is committed to expanding cooperation with China and deepening bilateral friendship.
She added that her country looks forward to reaching a free trade agreement with China at an early date to upgrade bilateral economic and trade cooperation.
China ready to join El Salvador for upgrading ties: FM
The China International Intelligent Communication Forum 2024, co-hosted by China Media Group (CMG) and the provincial government of Jiangsu, was held in Wuxi City on Thursday.
Themed "New Horizons, Intelligent Development," the event brought together industry experts and corporate representatives to discuss how intelligent communication leads the new development of media, and how to transform new quality productive forces into communication capabilities and the guidance role of media.
President of the Constitutional Council of France Laurent Fabius and former French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin delivered a video message to the event.
The attendees said as this year has witnessed the explosive growth and blowout application of intelligent technology, the forum is not only an event of the industry focusing on sci-tech and communication, but also serves as an important platform for in-depth discussions on global cooperation and development.
This year, CMG has launched its first artificial intelligence big model for audiovisual media content production and upgraded its algorithm for personalized content recommendations. The group has also applied its innovative technologies and products to its coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The national broadcaster has been strongly committed to promoting intelligent communication and outlined its vision to develop into a leading global media force as well as build a new platform for exchanges.
At the forum, CMG's integrated video content broadcasting platform cctv.com signed agreements with the Wuxi Municipal People's Government and the China Research Institute of Film Science and Technology on cooperation in the fields such as the intelligent film, television shooting and production park as well as the building of the digital factory.
A number of contracts on cultural industry projects in Wuxi City were also signed.
CMG documentary "Wuxi: A City for Music Lovers and the Capital of Traditional Chinese Music" was launched at the event.
This year's China International Intelligent Communication Forum also held a "Global Youth Roundtable" event, inviting experts, scholars and youth representatives from around the world to have in-depth discussions on mutual learning of civilizations and international cooperation in the context of artificial intelligence technology.
China Int'l Intelligent Communication Forum 2024 held in Jiangsu
