Zhejiang Province in east China and China Media Group (CMG) signed a strategic cooperation agreement Thursday to enhance the province's cultural visibility both domestically and internationally and boost its high-quality development.
Under the agreement, CMG will leverage its omnimedia platform to tap into Zhejiang's rich historical and cultural resources and promote fine Zhejiang brands' presence on a national and global scale.
The cooperation was under a CMG project aiming to strengthen the country through brand communication. Over the past six years since its initiation, the project has enhanced the international influence of many high-quality Chinese brands. The project will continue to cultivate Chinese brands, with a focus on cultural depth and global influence in 2025.
Thursday's signing ceremony simultaneously launched productions for a program centered on innovation and development in the AI field, and documentaries about historical cities in Zhejiang. It also witnessed the signing of a media convergence project aimed to promote Zhejiang's poetry, with CMG lending its popular programs to advance the cause.
Zhejiang partners with CMG to promote local culture, brands
Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno met with the visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in N'Djamena on Wednesday to discuss advancing bilateral cooperation.
Mahamat said that China's cooperation with Africa has always been based on mutual respect, equality, and mutual benefit, and has yielded fruitful results. He also expressed gratitude to China for its enduring support for Africa's development, particularly Chad's progress.
He also said China was an important strategic partner and a reliable friend to Chad, with bilateral relations between the two sides serving as a model of mutual respect and win-win cooperation.
Chad firmly supports China's efforts to safeguard its territorial integrity and achieve national unity while opposing interference in its internal affairs, he stressed.
Wang said China appreciates Chad's efforts in staying independent and self-reliant, and pursuing development and revitalization that suits its own national conditions, adding that China is ready to work with Chad to actively implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and the outcomes of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Beijing Summit which was held last September.
China seeks to deepen exchanges on governance experience, solidify political trust through shared values, and comprehensively expand mutually beneficial cooperation to support Chad's development and revitalization and jointly build an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era, said Wang.
Wang also met with Chadian Prime Minister Allamaye Halina on the same day.
Wang is currently embarking on a visit to four African nations - Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Chad - marking the 35th consecutive year that a Chinese foreign minister has chosen Africa as the destination for their first overseas trip of the year.
Chadian president meets Chinese FM to advance bilateral cooperation
