The 4th China-ASEAN Friendship and Cooperation Theme Short Video Contest Award Ceremony was held.
Group photo of Chinese and foreign guests attending the award ceremony of the 4th China-ASEAN Friendship and Cooperation Theme Short Video Competition.
On March 26th, the award ceremony of the 4th China-ASEAN Friendship and Cooperation Theme Short Video Competition was held in Nanning, Guangxi. Chen Jiwa, executive director of China Economic and Social Council and former chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region CPPCC, Du Zhanyuan, director of China Foreign Languages Bureau, Chen Yijun, member of the Standing Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Committee and Minister of Propaganda Department, Miao Qingwang, vice chairman of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People’s Government, Hou Yanqi, ambassador of China to ASEAN, Wei Xin, counselor of the Asian Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Yan Xi, deputy director of the International Cooperation Department of the State Administration of Radio and Television, Song Peng, Lao Ambassador to China, and Horn Qingwei, State Secretary of the Cambodian Ministry of Information. Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN Egpa, Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to ASEAN Aung Miaomin, Deputy Director of the Office of the Minister of Information of Cambodia and consultant of the Ministry of Information Tang Kunyu Liang and other key guests attended the event. Lu Cairong, deputy director of China Foreign Languages Bureau, presided over the speech session of the award ceremony.
The event also invited representatives of the competent departments of ASEAN countries such as the ASEAN Secretariat and the Thai People’s Union Office, ambassadors of ASEAN countries such as Malaysia, Myanmar and Indonesia in China, and consuls-general of ASEAN countries such as Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia in Nanning. As well as representatives of mainstream media in ASEAN countries such as Cambodia National Radio, Laos National Television, Myanmar National Radio and Television, Voice of Vietnam Radio, Cambodia National Television and Laos National Radio, representatives of Chinese missions in ASEAN, heads of enterprises and universities such as China Architecture, China Railway, Migu Culture and Huaqiao University, representatives of relevant government departments, universities, enterprises and media in Guangxi, and nearly 200 guests, including Chinese and foreign winners and youth representatives from China and ASEAN.
Chen Yijun made a welcome speech.
Chen Yijun said that Guangxi has thoroughly implemented a series of important consensuses reached by the Chairman of the Supreme Leader and ASEAN leaders, actively implemented the global civilization initiative, and promoted exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. Guangxi will join hands with all parties to expand the "circle of friends" of audio-visual communication, keep a sound and a picture for China-ASEAN friendly cooperation, jointly prosper the "Hundred Flowers Garden" of world civilization, deepen the mutual learning and learning of China-ASEAN "Generation Z", and help build a community of human destiny.
Du Zhanyuan delivered a speech
Du Zhanyuan said that the short video contest on the theme of China-ASEAN friendship and cooperation is rooted in the deep friendship between China and ASEAN people, and it is a new cultural force to promote the building of a community of China-ASEAN destiny. China Foreign Languages Bureau will continue to enhance the breadth, depth and heat of people-to-people exchanges, focus on the theme of friendly cooperation, and tell the story of "building five homes together"; Apply new media and new technologies to promote the innovation of communication format; Broadly unite the joint efforts of all parties to help the contest develop better and make new contributions to building a closer China-ASEAN destiny community.
Song Peng delivered a speech
Song Peng said that China-ASEAN friendly cooperation has injected a strong impetus into enhancing regional mutual trust and promoting social and economic development, which is conducive to global peace and stability. 2024 is the year of people-to-people exchanges between China and ASEAN, and it is also the year when Laos holds the rotating presidency of ASEAN. We will further strengthen the friendly cooperation between China and ASEAN, better promote regional integration, sustainable development and international people-to-people exchanges, and strengthen people-to-people cooperation with the help of short video contests and other platforms, so as to build a bridge connecting people’s hearts.
Speech by Horne Qingwei
Horn Qingwei said that this short video contest reflects the close ties and cooperation between Cambodia and China and regional countries, and enhances understanding and friendship through media and technical strength. Cambodia is committed to developing digital TV platforms, digital broadcasting and continuously strengthening digital capacity building. It hopes to continuously strengthen cooperation with China under the framework of the "Belt and Road Initiative" and Lancang-Mekong River cooperation, and further promote interconnection between the two sides.
Speech by Yan Xi
Yan Xi said that in recent years, China and ASEAN countries have continuously deepened all-round exchanges and cooperation in the field of radio, television, audio and video, and achieved fruitful results in joint production, mutual translation and broadcasting, copyright trade and technology industry. In the future, they will take the opportunity of the China-ASEAN People’s Exchange Year to further deepen cooperation with their partners in ASEAN countries and make new and greater contributions to building the "Five Homes" of peace, tranquility, prosperity, beauty and friendship.
Egpa delivered an online speech.
Egpa said that the short video contest on the theme of China-ASEAN friendship and cooperation witnessed the rich cultural diversity and close ties between China and ASEAN people, and promoted cross-cultural understanding and mutual cooperation through visual narration. At present, ASEAN and China have established a comprehensive strategic partnership oriented to peace, security, prosperity and sustainable development. ASEAN will continue to strengthen the dialogue between China and ASEAN and promote the common aspiration of the people.
Hou Yanqi delivered an online speech
Hou Yanqi pointed out that the short video works let us see the positive impact of friendly and pragmatic cooperation between China and ASEAN on ordinary people, and feel the common expectations and efforts of the people of both sides for building a peaceful, peaceful, prosperous, beautiful and friendly home. 2024 is the year of China-ASEAN people-to-people exchanges. The two sides will work together to implement the global civilization initiative, further create a pluralistic and interactive cultural blending pattern, and jointly promote people-to-people friendship and civilization progress.
Ang Miaomin delivered an online speech
Aung Miaomin said that this year is the year of China-ASEAN people-to-people exchanges, and it is of great significance to hold a short video contest on the theme of China-ASEAN friendly cooperation for deepening the dialogue between China and ASEAN. It is hoped that young people in China and ASEAN countries can establish close ties with each other through vivid, touching and creative stories and jointly create a better future.
Lu Cairong presided over the guest speech session.
The guests presented awards to the winners and organizations.
Gold, Silver, Bronze and Excellence Awards have been set up in this competition, and the list of winning works has been published on the official website of the competition. At the award ceremony, the leading guests presented awards to the winners from China, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia and other countries. In addition, Huaqiao University and Cambodian National Television were awarded the Excellent Organization Award, and the Propaganda Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Committee (Information Office of the Autonomous Region Government) was awarded the Special Contribution Award.
Signing ceremony of strategic cooperation agreement between China Foreign Languages Bureau and Propaganda Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Committee
During the award ceremony, the Foreign Languages Bureau of China held a signing ceremony for strategic cooperation with the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, giving full play to the comprehensive advantages of the Foreign Languages Bureau in international communication and Guangxi’s location advantages adjacent to ASEAN. Based on the principles of complementary advantages, long-term cooperation and mutual benefit and win-win, the China-ASEAN cultural exchange and mutual learning model was continuously enriched and innovated, the international communication capacity adapted to Guangxi’s development orientation was greatly enhanced, Guangxi’s international influence was effectively expanded, and the majestic forces supporting the construction of magnificent Guangxi in the new era were gathered at home and abroad.
Launching Ceremony of China-ASEAN Short Video Creation and Communication Plan
During the event, the China Foreign Languages Bureau, the International Cooperation Department of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, and the Information Office of the People’s Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region jointly launched the China-ASEAN short video creation and communication plan with mainstream media in ASEAN countries such as Cambodia National Radio, Cambodia National Television, Laos National Television, Laos National Radio, Myanmar National Radio and Television, and Voice of Vietnam Radio, aiming at promoting pragmatic cooperation between China and ASEAN, deepening cultural exchanges between the two sides, and building a short video communication platform with regional characteristics.
China-ASEAN Friendship and Cooperation Theme Short Video Contest Theme Logo Solicitation Ceremony
In order to build the China-ASEAN Friendship and Cooperation Theme Short Video Contest as a platform for young people’s cultural exchanges and further stimulate the creative enthusiasm of China-ASEAN people, the organizers launched a campaign to collect the theme logos of the contest for China and ASEAN people, and the selected theme logos will be announced at the award ceremony of the 5th China-ASEAN Friendship and Cooperation Theme Short Video Contest.
At the China-ASEAN short video story meeting, the organizers invited representatives from Cambodian Bayon TV Station, Guangxi Daily’s ASEAN Reporting Department, China Railway Indonesia Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway Project Management Department and short video bloggers from China, Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines and other countries to share and exchange ideas on topics such as digital media technology empowerment, corporate image international communication and short video creation experience, so as to encourage more young people to be ambassadors of China-ASEAN cultural exchange and friendly cooperation.
Before the event, the leading guests visited the excellent works photo exhibition and non-legacy exhibition of the 4th China-ASEAN Friendship and Cooperation Theme Short Video Competition.
The award ceremony of this competition was hosted by Chinese Mission to ASEAN, Myanmar Permanent Mission to ASEAN, ASEAN Secretariat, China Foreign Languages Bureau, Asian Department of Chinese Foreign Ministry, International Cooperation Department of China State Administration of Radio and Television, Information Office of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region People’s Government, hosted by China Foreign Languages Bureau International Communication Development Center and Migu Culture and Technology Co., Ltd., and co-organized by Guangxi Daily, Guangxi Radio and Television Bureau, Guangxi Radio and Television Station and Beijing Zhongdao Public Welfare Foundation.
The China-ASEAN Friendship and Cooperation Theme Short Video Contest was founded in 2020 and has been held for four consecutive years. The theme of this year’s contest is "Building a Dream with Heart". Since its official launch in September 2023, more than 20,000 works have been collected, and related topics have been displayed on new media platforms at home and abroad for nearly 25 million times, reaching more than 6 million ASEAN audiences.