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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
ASTANA, May 30 (Xinhua) — The 2025 Central Asia-China Media Forum was held in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, on Thursday. The theme of the event is “Together along the Silk Road, Media as the Connecting Thread. Let’s Build a Closer Community with a Shared Future for China and Central Asia.”
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sent a letter of greetings to the forum. He noted that the Belt and Road initiative put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping is of particular importance and has been widely recognized by the international community as a platform for global cooperation. According to the head of state, Kazakhstan attaches great importance to the development of a comprehensive strategic partnership on a permanent basis with China, and the Central Asia-China Media Forum is an important platform for strengthening mutual understanding, trust and partnership in the media sphere. K.-J. Tokayev wished the forum productive work and constructive discussions for the benefit of all countries and peoples.
The participants of the event noted that media exchanges are an important part of China’s relations with the Central Asian countries. The media of China and the Central Asian countries should be sensitive to the trends of the times, find new formats of cooperation, jointly tell stories of friendly interaction, thereby contributing wisdom and strength to building a closer community with a common destiny for China and Central Asia, they emphasized.
The forum was jointly organized by the People’s Daily newspaper and the Television and Radio Complex of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The event was attended by more than 200 representatives of leading media, experts, scientists and business representatives from China and Central Asian countries. The forum also included the opening ceremony of a photo exhibition and the launch of the Central Asian and Chinese Media Press Tour on High-Quality Joint Construction of the Belt and Road. –0–