The international version of "The Classic Quotes by Xi Jinping," a multilingual television show produced by China Media Group (CMG), is scheduled to air on major outlets in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan on Monday as Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana from June 16 to 18.
The program selects Chinese poetry, prose and allusions quoted from the President Xi's important speeches, articles and conversations, focusing on themes such as openness and cooperation, sci-tech development, ecological and environmental protection, and cultural innovation.
It explains the profound historical and cultural foundation of the president's governance thoughts to the Central Asian audience from an international perspective and with vivid stories, showcasing the multifaceted manifestations of the Chinese path to modernization.
Kazakhstanskaya Pravda (Russian version) and Sovereign Kazakhstan, the most influential newspapers in Kazakhstan, published on the front pages the preview news of the upcoming broadcast. Posters will be continuously displayed on outdoor large screens in the downtown areas of major cities in the five Central Asian countries starting from Saturday.
Starting from Monday, the program will be broadcast on multiple platforms, including Kazakhstan's Silk Way TV Channel, Khabar TV, Atameken Business Channel; Kyrgyzstan's National Television and Radio Broadcasting Company; Tajikistan's Jahonnamo; Turkmenistan News.Net and Uzbekistan's Yoshlar TV.
CMG to air program on Xi Jinping's classical quotes in Central Asia countries
CMG to air program on Xi Jinping's classical quotes in Central Asia countries
CMG to air program on Xi Jinping's classical quotes in Central Asia countries
Chinese universities must evolve from "innovation parks" into "engines" to drive industrial development, a national political advisor said on Saturday in Beijing.
Zhang Qiao, president of Soochow University, a prestigious university in east China's Jiangsu Province, was speaking to the press in a group interview along with other members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the top political advisory body.
His view coincides with the country's greater emphasis on self-reliance in science and technology to boost high-quality growth during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).
According to Zhang, close collaboration between Chinese academic institutions and the industry is crucial for driving this growth, as academic institutions are where innovation thrives, and the industry has the resources, practical knowledge and infrastructure to make innovation fruitful.
Zhang said that during this year's fourth session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee, he has proposed building corporate labs on university campuses and moving university classrooms into companies, thus deepening university-industry collaboration.
He highlighted the achievements in academia-industry collaboration since the joint establishment of the regional university-industry technology transfer center by the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province, the first national-level center of its kind, since September 2024.
"During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, and let me take Jiangsu for an instance, the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province jointly set up the first regional technology transfer center among China's universities. Over the past year, the center hosted 32 public transfer platforms, actively fostered partnerships with over 100 top universities nationwide, gathered as many as 5,742 sci-tech outcomes, of which 344 transferred to the industry, and incubated 164 new businesses," he said.
Looking ahead, Zhang said Chinese universities must play a better role in driving scientific and technological innovations and industrial development in emerging fields.
"Looking ahead to the 15th Five-Year Plan, we must not only become 'innovation parks' that provide inspiration, but also 'engines' that drive development. We must stay focused on the sci-tech frontiers to break through the boundaries of human knowledge, while remaining rooted in the fertile soil of the industry to help solve the practical problems for enterprises," he said.
National political advisor on closer academia-industry collaboration
