By Victor Angula /
Ganzhou City, in Jiangxi Province, China, was a hive of activity as hundreds of media practitioners from across the world gathered for round-table discussions on “Promoting Civilisations Dialogue and Global Modernisation with Power of Journalism”.
The initiative is the brainchild of the Belt and Road Journalists Network (BRJN), which is an international exchange and cooperation platform jointly initiated by the All-China Journalists Association and journalists’ organisations from Belt and Road partner countries and regions.
The Belt and Road Forum is a major event of the Network, which has been held since 2017, highlighting the unique and vital role in strengthening news exchanges, enhancing mutual understanding and trust, and fostering people-to-people exchanges.
This year a total of 100 guests from nearly all countries of the world represented media organisations at three roundtable discussions. Scores of local journalists, representatives of Chinese media and media training institutions also were part of the event.
On 18 July, the China-Latin America Journalists Roundtable took place under the theme: ‘“The Rise of the Global South’ and New Opportunities for China-Latin America Cooperation – The Mission of the Media in Our Era”.
While the China-EU Journalists Roundtable was held under the theme: “How to Achieve a Shared Future amid Profound Changes – the Responsibility and Role of Chinese and European Media”.
The rest of the guests were gathered for two separate seminars, one under the theme: “Innovating Cross-Cultural Narratives and Fulfilling Media Responsibilities under the Global Civilisation Initiative”, while the other seminar was held under the theme: “Upholding News Authenticity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”.
The main day of the occasion was the 19th of July 2025, attended by eminent personalities such as Ms Lu Xiaoqing who is a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Jiangxi Provisional Committee and a Director of the Publicity Department of the CPC Jiangxi Provisional Committee, and Mr Huang Xizhong who is a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Jiangxi Provisional Committee and a Secretary of the CPC Ganzhou Municipal Committee.
The day’s event consisted of welcoming remarks by Ms Lu Xiaoqing, and a keynote address by Mr Huang Xizhong, as well as a presentation on the International Home of Journalists, the awarding of the “My Marathon” global micro-video competition, the “Fresh Insights of Civilisations Dialogue” speech, Belt and Road Journalists Station presentation, and the “Media Ambassadors” speeches, and the roundtable of International Journalists Organisations, before the event was closed off in the evening with a banquet.
In the photo: Members of the BRJN presidium; in another photo is the ‘Innovating Cross-Cultural Narratives and Fulfilling Media Responsibilities under the Global Civilisation Initiative’ seminar as the events happened in Ganzhou City, China. (Photos by: Victor Angula)
