Chinese Media Consultants Urge Mutual Cooperation In Sino-African Change

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By Halima Sheji

A Chinese instructor, Prof. Zhang Genfu, has underscored the necessity for mutual cooperation via China-Africa media exchanges to advance the Sino-African modernisation.

Zhang, a Deputy-Director of the Zhejiang Normal University (ZJNU) Affairs Committee, made the decision through the inaugural ceremony of the Seminar for Omni-media journalists from English-speaking African international locations in Jinhua metropolis, China.

He stated that the ten partnership actions introduced by President Xi Jinping on the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing elevated Africa-China relations to new heights.

Zhang stated, “China has all the time been a rustic of motion and all the time executed what it says. We consider that within the foreseeable future, China-Africa relations will deepen and cooperation in financial system, commerce, tradition and different fields shall be nearer.

“I sincerely hope that via this Seminar, we are able to strengthen exchanges with you, improve the understanding of Chinese and African media buddies within the language and tradition.

“Also, strengthen information and cultural exchanges, collectively promote the high-quality improvement of media undertakings of the 2 sides, inject new connotation into China-Africa friendship and write a brand new chapter.

“Let us move towards each other with mutual support and empowerment, jointly advancing the modernisation of China and Africa, and together achieving a bright future.”

He stated that the go to of the members councides with the autumn season when the eyes of the world targeted on China-Africa.

“2024 FOCAC Summit held in Beijing in September and the Heads of State, Heads of Government, Heads of Delegation of China and 53 African international locations, and the Chairpersons of the African Union (AU) Commissions met in Beijing to attract new blueprint for improvement of Africa-China relations.

“Now we welcome media friends from 11 countries, including Ghana, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Mauritius, Zambia, Gambia, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, Benin and Nigeria. This is the epitome of China-Africa comprehensive cooperation and friendship,” he added.

He described ZJNU as an establishment with disciplines equivalent to Mathematics, Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science, Environment/Ecology, Computer Science, Zoology, Animal and Plant Sciences, and General Social Sciences within the prime 1 per cent of Employees State Insurance (ESI) globally.

He added that the college had cultivated not lower than 400,000 skills of every type for the society since its founding 68 years in the past, and established cooperation and alternate relations with 280 establishments of upper studying in over 60 international locations and areas.

Chen Yan, Director of the Foreign Affairs Office of Jinhua Municipal City, urged the journalists to discover the media alternate platform to garner related information in direction of deepening China-African relations.

Chen stated, “This 12 months, quite a few overseas journalists visited Jinhua. They explored the native markets, industries, countryside, cultural websites and carried out complete reporting on the town.

“Notably, Brazil’s flagship Media Group and the ‘Review’ press crew filmed the ‘Watch China Together’ programme in Jinhua. These associated studies have been then featured as a sequence of particular subjects in Brazil, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil.

“In May this 12 months, 28 journalists from 27 African international locations got here to Jinhua and revealed 72 articles, introducing the colourful Jinhua to the world.

“In July, we held a special ‘overseas universities’ media workshop for Young media professionals from the “Belt and Road” international locations, attended by 69 media professionals from 18 international locations, all of that are vivid manifestations of the worldwide communication of the Belt and Road Golden Hub.”

Meanwhile, Mr Lassana Tunkara, Deputy General-Manager of QTV/QRadio in The Gambia, spoke on behalf of the journalists saying the seminar titled: “Journalism organisation and news media for Belt and Road Initiative countries”, saying it could allow them advance worldwide finest practices in media operations.

Tunkara stated, “This seminar presents a unprecedented alternative to broaden our understanding of world media panorama, significantly throughout the context of Chinese media expertise and our main objective must be to discover how media can act as catalyst for worldwide collaboration and improvement.

“We are passionate about diving into the dynamics of vibrant Chinese media panorama with social and new media reworking the best way we share and eat data the world over.

“Understanding this trend is essential for shaping media in Africa, especially as we navigate the fast-evolving digital environment. We look forward to learning about business management and how sustainable models can empower media organisations to thrive in competitive markets.”

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) studies Jinhua is a prefecture-level metropolis in central Zhejiang Province in japanese China that has jurisdiction over 9 counties cities and districts with an space of 11,000 sq. kilometers and a everlasting inhabitants of seven.16 million folks. (NAN) (www.nannews.ng)

Edited by Ismail Abdulaziz