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BEIJING, Jan. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

n 2022, CGTN's "Read a Poem" campaign launched several special events for the

Qixi Festival in August, the Mid-Autumn Festival and International Day of Peace

in September, and the upcoming new year.

Thirteen ambassadors and representatives from Guinea-Bissau, Sri Lanka, Guyana,

Mexico, Uruguay, Algeria, Jordan, Ecuador, Malawi, Guinea, Egypt, United

Nations Women, Russian Cultural Centre in Beijing and The United Nations

Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) accepted CGTN's

invitation to read poems and send blessings for the upcoming new year.

Smriti Aryal, representative of UN Women in China, read "What I will," written

by Suheir Hammad, to share her stand, strength, courage, and resilience. "I

will not forget where I come from. I will craft my own drum. Gather my beloved

near, and our chanting will be dancing, our humming will be drumming," she read.

António Serifo Embaló, ambassador of Guinea-Bissau to China, read "Sea, sea and

sea" written by Eugénio de Andrade. "Sometimes the sea is a white figure

glistening among the rocks. The sea becomes small and mine again perfect

anemone, opening in my fingers."

Hassane Rabehi, Algerian ambassador to China, read "My motherland, I love you

beyond imagination," and addressed the profound friendship of China and

Algeria. "The friendship between Algeria and China will last forever, for the

common interests of all mankind, the friendship of all countries in the world

will last forever," he said.

The global "Read a poem" online campaign is a central component of the second

season of CGTN's multilingual integrated product "Poetry Sans Frontiers," which

will be broadcast online on January 1, 2023.

"Poetry Sans Frontiers" is a cross-cultural exchange program launched by CGTN

that breaks the language boundaries through the narration and poetry recitation

of different countries and characters, employs poetry to tell the story of

beautiful love, genuine friendship, fearless courage, love for life, praise for

nature and a longing for peace.

In season two of "Poetry Sans Frontiers," seven episodes will be presented to

global audiences, namely friendship, peace, life, beginner's mind, love and

courage, return, and dream.

The products will be distributed globally on all CGTN platforms, CMG new media

platforms, and international platforms as global poetry collection activities

and poetry-related documentaries, among other concepts, to promote emotional

person-to-person exchanges among nations.

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Source: CGTN