A group of German journalists visited southwest China's Sichuan Province this week to conduct research and interviews, an event hosted by the provincial capital city of Chengdu.
A total of 11 German journalists visited Chengdu, Deyang, Leshan and other cities, covering topics including high-quality development in Sichuan, cultural heritage protection, upgrading the cultural and tourism industries, opening up and cooperation, and digital cultural and creative innovation.
The German journalists said they were impressed by China's ancient wisdom and its development in the new era. They expressed their intention to view and report on China from a new perspective.
"What we call the new Silk Road now is the picture on the map. I realized how important it is. We have to have economic relations, cultural relations and especially young people, have to visit the other side of the world. But the most important thing and this is why I'm also here is that the media has to present a different view of China. And this is now what we should do. Not say China is a threat, but China has a chance for Germany, especially also the industry to have a chance to get productive jobs again," said Werner Zuse, a scriptwriter of New Solidarity, a German weekly newspaper based in Wiesbaden.
German journalists conduct research, interviews in China's Sichuan
A delegation of foreign diplomatic envoys visited south China's Hainan from Wednesday to Saturday, learning about the province's rapid development and exploring potential areas of cooperation.
The trip, organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, brought together over 30 ambassadors, chargés d'affaires, representatives of international organizations, and senior diplomats from countries including Kenya, Serbia, Spain and Vietnam.
In Sanya's Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City, the delegates gained insights into China's independent innovation in the seed industry and the country's agricultural technological transformation in response to climate change.
"We can invite a lot of the persons from this institute to come to Dominica to teach us some of the advanced technologies and the practices that we should employ in agriculture," said Martin Charles, Dominica's Ambassador to China.
The delegates also toured the innovative drug and medical device exhibition, as well as health and wellness institutions in the Boao Lecheng International Medical Tourism Pilot Zone.
Hailed as China's sole "medical special zone", the pilot zone is home to over 30 top-tier domestic and international medical institutions.
"The medical advances are the ones that have struck me most for the moment. There are so many fields where we can cooperate," said Javier Garcia-Larrache, Spain's charge d'affaires ad interim in China.
The delegates also visited villages to experience folk culture, including Li brocade from the Li ethnic group, traditional Chinese medicine sachets, and bamboo pole dances, immersing themselves in the province's rich and vibrant local cultures.
Foreign diplomatic envoys visit Hainan
Foreign diplomatic envoys visit Hainan
