2019 ASEAN-China Media Cooperation Forum held in Beijing

The 2019 ASEAN-China Media Cooperation Forum took place in Beijing on Tuesday.

With guidance from the State Council Information Office (SCIO) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the People’s Republic of China, the forum was sponsored by the China International Publishing Group (CIPG), the Mission of the People’s Republic of China to ASEAN and the ASEAN-China Center (ACC), organized by China Report ASEAN of China Report Press, and supported by the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (ACCWS).

Attending the forum were guests from guiding and sponsoring organizations including Guo Weimin, Vice Minister of SCIO, Du Zhanyuan, President of CIPG, Huang Xilian, Ambassador of China to ASEAN, Chen Dehai, Secretary-General of ACC, and key figures from ASEAN including Dr. AKP Mochtan, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN, Kem Gunawadh, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Information of Cambodia, Djauhari Oratmangun, Indonesian Ambassador to China, U Thit Linn Ohn, Myanmar Ambassador to China, and Jose Santiago Sta. Romana, Philippine Ambassador to China.

Also attending the forum were representatives from more than 40 media outlets and the academia of China and all 10 ASEAN countries.

Linked by mountains and rivers, China and ASEAN share cultural similarities and enjoy good neighborliness and long-lasting friendship. China-ASEAN relations have entered a new stage of all-round development. This year marks the Year of ASEAN-China Media Exchanges. It is also the first year for the implementation of the China-ASEAN Strategic Partnership Vision 2030. Media is playing an irreplaceable role in building a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future and deepening the China-ASEAN strategic partnership.

Around the theme of "New Trends, New Cooperation, New Future," the participants exchanged views on how the Chinese and ASEAN media should actively conform to the development of new technology to promote media cooperation.

They also explored innovative ways to report on the economic and social development of China and ASEAN countries, as well as achievements in bilateral and multilateral exchange and cooperation, and to tell good stories of win-win cooperation as well as mutual support and assistance between Chinese and ASEAN people.