China's film industry is hoping to raise its creative standards and enhance production capabilities by working closely with leading global studios.
Disney animation "Zootopia 2" had raced past 2 billion yuan (about 280 million U.S. dollars) in China by the evening of Monday, its sixth day in theaters. So far, the film's box office in China is leading its global revenue.
Prior to release on Nov 26, Shanghai Animation Film Studio, one of China's most prestigious animation studios, and Disney China collaborated to promote the sequel, posting a series of special shorts created by four Chinese animation directors, using creative animation styles and tapping into traditional Chinese art techniques.
The collaboration, which drew positive feedback from Chinese viewers, also reflects the growing recognition the global film community attaches to China's movie industry, according to industry analysts.
"Major global film studios are closely watching China's film market, and we possess the capability, confidence, and willingness to engage in deep collaboration with leading Hollywood studios, including Disney, to further elevate the creative standards of our domestic films and strengthen the foundation and overall capacity of our film industry," said Zhang Jinfeng, deputy editor-in-chief of China Film News.
Chinese film industry boosts creativity through partnerships with major global studios
Chinese film industry boosts creativity through partnerships with major global studios
The ultimate goal of UN Security Council reform is to change the situation where developed countries are over-represented, a Chinese envoy said Thursday.
Security Council reform must focus on enhancing the representation and voice of developing countries and small and medium-sized countries with independent foreign policies, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, said at a UN General Assembly meeting on Security Council reform.
"The Security Council, as the core of the collective security mechanism, must reflect the realities of international politics and give more developing countries and small and medium-sized countries with independent foreign policies the opportunity to take part in Security Council decision-making. In particular, we must redress the historical injustice suffered by Africa and make priority and special arrangements for Africa's demands. The ultimate goal is to change the situation where the composition of the Security Council is imbalanced between the North and the South, where a single bloc has long dominated, and where developed countries are over-represented," Fu noted.
Security Council reform is a systemic project. Before the parties reach a clear consensus, any attempt to hastily adopt a "consolidated model", push for the launch of text-based negotiations, or even impose artificial timelines and take a "step-by-step" or "piecemeal" approach will only aggravate differences and disputes among the parties, which is not conducive to the long-term development of the United Nations and the common interests of member states, he said.
He also emphasized that the intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) is the only legitimate platform for member states to discuss Security Council reform, and its role is irreplaceable. China supports all parties in continuing dialogue and consultation on this platform to build consensus, and firmly opposes any attempt to launch an alternative platform, he said.
Within the IGN framework, China stands ready to continue to work with all parties, respect one another, and engage in candid exchanges and consultations on an equal footing, to ensure that Security Council reform moves in a direction conducive to the common interests of member states and the sound development of the United Nations' cause, and to make positive contributions to building a more just and equitable global governance system, said Fu.
UN Security Council reform should address over-representation of developed countries: Chinese envoy
