Hosted by China Media Group, the parent company of CGTN, and the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government, the second CMG Forum was held in Shanghai this week. Over 200 representatives from international organizations, media, think-tanks and multinational enterprises, participated on Thursday. Wu Bin reports.
Calling for media organizations to take joint action to boost global cooperation, the message went across from the China Media Group. The joint initiative was released in Shanghai by CMG, together with international media organizations including the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, the Arab States Broadcasting Union, the African Union of Broadcasting, the European News Exchange, and the Latin American Informative Alliance.
Ahmed Nadeem Secretary-General, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union said, “I think collaboration is key, because we’ve seen this through all industries, not only the media industry that we need to share experiences that we need to learn from each other. And I think CMG, through different media entities, is showing the world how well we can do together.”
The theme of this year’s forum is “Opening-up, Inclusiveness, Mutual Benefit: join hands on the path towards modernization.” Many have praised China’s modernization path, especially Beijing’s efforts in opening-up its economy.
Mikael Hemniti Winther, Consul General of Denmark to Shanghai said, “Being from Denmark, we benefited from that openness, we enjoyed it. We think of the mutual cooperation that Denmark and China have, also here in Shanghai. It’s really rewarding.”
