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JINING, China, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

A report from Global Times Online:

A press conference-cum-launching ceremony was held on June 16 to announce the

launching of the "My Story of Chinese Culture International Short Video

Competition." The online event was accessible in Beijing and Jining city, east

China's Shandong Province via 5G network.

Gao Anming, vice president and editor-in-chief of China International

Publishing Group (CIPG), We Changmin, Deputy Director General of the

Information Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC)Shandong Committee,

Zhang Dong, vice mayor of Jining city, Luo Jun, a professor from Beijing Normal

University and deputy director of the Academy for International Communication

of Chinese Culture, Beijing Normal University, and Lin Qun, Deputy Director

General of the Information Office of the CPC Jining Municipal Committee, and

other officials and guests attended the event.

Gao Anming, vice president and editor-in-chief of China International

Publishing Group (CIPG), delivered a speech during the press

conference-cum-launching ceremony of the "My Story of Chinese Culture

International Short Video Competition."

He said that as media integration further develops and international

communication modes innovate constantly, it is of great significance to make

full use of the communication modes of new media, expand the space for

exchanges between civilizations, and strengthen connectivity between Chinese

civilization and other civilizations in the world.

In the speech he delivered during the activity, Wei Changmin, Deputy Director

General of the Information Office of the CPC Shandong Committee, expected that

through the short video competition, experts, scholars, representatives of

industries, and video creators from around the world can showcase the beauty of

Shandong's culture and the charm of China through their lenses.

Jining is striving to build itself into a first-class cultural city in China

and remains at the forefront of spreading Chinese culture, said Zhang Dong,

vice mayor of Jining, in a speech he delivered at the event.

The "My Story of Chinese Culture International Short Video Competition" will

serve as an opportunity to promote exchanges and mutual learning between

civilizations of the world, tell China stories well and make China's voice

heard, Zhang expressed.

By bringing together Chinese and foreign creators to film videos about China

and tell China stories, the "My Story of Chinese Culture International Short

Video Competition" has become an influential event in the field of

international communication, said Luo Jun, a professor from Beijing Normal

University and deputy director of the Academy for International Communication

of Chinese Culture, Beijing Normal University.

Foreign guests attending the activity, including William Neil Brown, a

professor from Xiamen University, ACHAN, a Japanese vlogger, and Mcllmoyle

Adam, a British vlogger, also delivered speeches and shared their stories with

China.

The "My Story of Chinese Culture International Short Video Competition" is

divided into four parts, introduced Wang Xinling from the organizing committee

of the competition, who is also executive deputy general manager of Xufang

International Media. The competition has established 20 awards to honor some of

the best video works.

The "My Story of Chinese Culture International Short Video Competition" is

co-hosted by the CIPG and the Information Office of the CPC Shandong Committee.

SOURCE: GLOBAL TIMES ONLINE