CMG invites members of general public to watch rehearsal for 2025 Spring Festival Gala

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CMG invites members of general public to watch rehearsal for 2025 Spring Festival Gala

2025-01-06 13:49 Last Updated At：16:47

China Media Group (CMG) invited the first batch of guests from the general public to watch the first dress rehearsal for the 2025 Spring Festival Gala on Sunday.

The members of the general public invited this time included Qin Shifang, a farmer in Anyang City of central China's Henan Province, whose story of pursuing dream of traveling to the picturesque scenic spot of the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province touched many people on the Internet; Hu Guichuan, conductor of a slow train connecting Guiyang City and Yuping Dong Autonomous County in southwest China's Guizhou Province, who has been helping its passengers sell goods over the years; and "deliveryman poet" Wang Jibing, who has published several poetry collections covering a range of subjects, including his working experiences in different cities, recollections of his parents and hometown, and observations of society and life.

"I used to watch the Spring Festival Gala on TV at home, which is totally different from watching it on-site. I feel that the music touches me in particular," said Qin, who is now working in a hotel in Xishuangbanna in exchange for accommodation there, realizing her dream of touring Xishuangbanna which boasts many famed tourist attractions.

"It's the first time that I come to the site of a dress rehearsal for the Spring Festival Gala, and I feel so excited. I have been working as a train conductor for over 20 years, during which we would watch the Spring Festival Gala onboard the train, as part of our way to spend a meaningful Spring Festival," Hu said.

"I love writing down my moods at any moment. Like the sketch comedy I watched just now, it made me want to applaud and cry several times, as it was so real and went straight into my heart," Wang said.

Congolese people anticipate expanded cooperation with China

2025-01-07 22:48 Last Updated At：23:07

People in the Republic of the Congo say they are looking forward to expanding cooperation with China to more fields including medicine.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is going to visit the central African country on Tuesday, as part of his four-nation tour of Africa.

Officials said that the two sides will implement some of the programs that were agreed upon at last year's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing.

Economic relations between China and the Republic of the Congo date back to the 1960s.

Over the years, China has built factories, roads and bridges that have helped transform the country's agriculture-based economy into a semi-industrialized one.

Crude oil, copper and wood have been the Republic of the Congo's major exports to China, according to global trade data.

Congolese people hope their government can work to strengthen relations with one of the country's most important partners. In addition to infrastructure, people say some of the other areas that China and the Republic of the Congo plan to develop include health, agriculture and security.

"For me I think cooperation should extend to the healthcare sector, as we know that Chinese are good at medicine," said Ragma Nganga, a university student in Brazzaville.

"Cooperation between China and Congo has been remarkable especially in infrastructure projects. Chinese have built many roads," said Josue Mifoundou, a local digital media practitioner.

In 2018, China and the Republic of the Congo signed a memorandum of understanding on projects under the Belt and Road Initiative - China's flagship infrastructure initiative that's helping link Asia, Europe, Latin America and Africa to China through ports, roads and railways.