The launch ceremony of the 2023 Telling China's Story International Creative Communication Contest is held in Wenzhou on June 12. [Photo provided to ezhejiang.gov.cn]
The launch ceremony of the 2023 Telling China's Story International Creative Communication Contest was held in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang province on June 12, local media outlets reported.
Representatives from domestic and international media, universities, commercial platforms, and overseas cultural promoters gathered along the Oujiang River, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the event.
The competition is an annual official brand activity that aims to collect and spread positive stories about China and establish a positive international image for the country. It will invite submissions from a wide range of participants, including enterprises, institutions, communication agencies, social organizations, overseas Chinese, and international students.
Du Zhanyuan, director of the Chinese Foreign Languages Publishing Administration, pointed out the need to further upgrade the competition, improve the way China's stories are told, showcase the charm of modern Chinese civilization, and create a new version of the competition with greater influence.
Chinese and foreign performers sing at the launch ceremony. [Photo provided to ezhejiang.gov.cn]
Renowned experts from institutions such as the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies and the School of International Journalism and Communication at Beijing Foreign Studies University held a roundtable discussion on the Chinese path to modernization and international communication.
Wenzhou has hosted the regional competitions of the Telling China's Story International Creative Communication Contest for two consecutive years, making it the city with the highest level of participation and the most awards in the national finals of the competition.
Wenzhou has already established an overseas communication center and five communication bases. A number of outstanding works have broken boundaries and gained recognition abroad, making Wenzhou an excellent city in telling China's story to the world.
The roundtable discussion on the Chinese path to modernization and international communication. [Photo provided to ezhejiang.gov.cn]
