The Portuguese version of the third season of "The Classic Quotes by Xi Jinping", a multilingual TV series produced by China Media Group (CMG), was launched in Brazil's capital Brasilia on Wednesday, on the occasion of Chinese President Xi Jinping's stay in the country to attend the 19th G20 Summit and to pay a state visit to Brazil.
Geraldo Alckmin, Brazilian Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade and Services, attended the launch ceremony and delivered a speech.
More than 200 guests were present at the event, including well-known figures from Brazilian political, economic, cultural, media and academic communities.
Focusing on the themes of building a community with a shared future for mankind, cultural inheritance and innovation, biodiversity conservation, and exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations, the program features quotes from Chinese literary classics used by Xi in his speeches and articles, allowing the audience to understand more of Xi's political wisdom and profound historical and cultural learning.
CMG President Shen Haixiong, Brazilian Minister of Institutional Relations Alexandre Padilha, Minister of Social Communication of the Presidency of Brazil Paulo Pimenta, Brazilian Minister of Culture Margareth Menezes, Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism of Brazil Ana Lopes, and Brazil Communication Company (EBC) President Jean Lima also delivered speeches at the event and launched the program with other guests.
Brazilian Ambassador to China Marcos Galvao and Chinese Ambassador to Brazil Zhu Qingqiao addressed the event via video.
The program will be aired by some of Brazil's top media outlets, including the EBC, the Rede Bandeirantes, the SBT, and the Box Brazil media Group.
The announcement of the program's airing has garnered extensive coverage by Brazilian mainstream media outlets, including Folha de Sao Paulo, one of the largest and most influential newspapers in Brazil.
In addition, starting from Tuesday, Brasilia has been rolling the program's promo clip on jumbotrons of its landmark buildings, as well as on giant outdoor screens at the Brasilia International Airport and on downtown streets.
CMG program "Classic Quotes by Xi Jinping" aired in Brazil
CMG program "Classic Quotes by Xi Jinping" aired in Brazil
CMG program "Classic Quotes by Xi Jinping" aired in Brazil
China's Shenzhou-19 crew aboard the orbiting Tiangong space station recorded a video to pay tribute to the heroes who dedicated their youth, blood and even their lives to China's space industry.
The video was released on Wednesday, a day marking the 25th anniversary of successful launch of China's first uncrewed spacecraft, Shenzhou-1, on Nov 20, 1999 from northwest China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Up to date, China has launched 19 Shenzhou spacecrafts, 14 of which have sent 24 astronauts into space, with the number of total trips reaching 38.
The crew members, Cai Xuzhe, Song Lingdong and Wang Haoze, were sent into the space station on Oct 30 for a six-month mission.
"On the same day 25 years ago, China's first unmanned spacecraft was successfully launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The first show of the Long March 2F carrier rocket or CZ 2F shocked the world and the first flight of Shenzhou-1 spacecraft has made all the Chinese proud. China's manned space program has taken the first step from blueprinting and dreaming to striving to realize the dream, laying a solid foundation for realizing the Chinese nation's millennium skyward dream," said Cai.
"Over the past 25 years, generations of astronauts have been confident, self-reliant and hardworking. With a coordinated national response and all people being of one mind, we have set new heights in exploring space again and again, including completing the strategic mission of three-step manned space program, building the Chinese people's own space station, highlighting the Chinese Dream through realizing the Space Dream and writing a brilliant chapter in exploring the vast space," said Song.
"Our quest for the vast space will never end. Space exploration is a great feat in human history. It is an expedition with no end and we are always on the road. As astronauts in the new era, we must inherit the revolutionary traditions, shoulder the responsibility of building a great country, continue to climb on the shoulders of giants, and relay well the baton of history of our generation," said Wang.
"To accomplish our great mission, we must always remain true to our original aspiration. On such a memorable day, we pay tribute to all the heroes who have dedicated their youth, blood and even their lives to our country's aerospace industry. The prosperity is as you wish, please rest assured in the future," said the Shenzhou-19 mission crew.
Blessings from Tiangong Space Station to celebrate 25th anniversary of China's first uncrewed spacecraft
