BY LORETTA B MANELE
The “Maritime Silk Road Media Cooperation Platform” was launched in Guangzhou, China on Dec 1, 2025.
This was initiated by South Guangdong’s international communication media outlet under the Nanfang Media Group with media representatives from countries namely; Solomon Islands, Fiji, Vanuatu, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor Leste and Egypt.
South’s Editor-in-Chief, Zhao Yang speaking at the ceremony announced a plan embodying six initiative points namely;
-regular joint media coverage
-joint production initiatives
-a coordinated response mechanism for major news
-cross-platform content sharing,
-a sustained dialogue mechanism
– exploration of new business and cultural collaboration.
Yang expressed that they look forward to working with their media partners to develop a more detailed and in-depth corporation.
He added that they would also like to explore areas such cultural exchanges across the region.
The launching program also catered to discussions between media representatives and Mr Yang about future collaborations.
This platform launch concluded a two and a half days tour around different sites relating to areas such as art, history, planning, agriculture and energy.
Media representatives got to see first hand artifacts depicting Chinese culture and relations with others regions in terms of trade, China’s innovation in agriculture, historical sites and a talent park to name a few.
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