China News Service, Nanjing, October 18 (Reporters Xu Shanshan and Sun Chenhui) The 2026 "Belt and Road" Journalists Organization Forum was held in Nanjing, Jiangsu on the 17th. Focusing on the theme of "Integration, Moving Forward, Media Transformation in a Changing World", nearly a hundred journalists, heads of organizations and media representatives from more than 50 countries and regions conducted in-depth discussions and exchanges.
The forum was jointly sponsored by the All-China Journalists Association, the Propaganda Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee and the Nanjing Municipal People's Government. Mo Gaoyi, Vice Minister of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the State Council Information Office, attended and delivered a speech.
He Ping, chairman of the China Journalists Association, said in his keynote speech that in 2026, the word "Qi" was selected as the Chinese character of the year for the "One Belt and One Road" initiative, which contains the Eastern wisdom of "seeking unity among differences." In the face of the rise of unilateralism and protectionism, we need to promote the Silk Road spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning, and mutual benefit; in the face of "decoupling and broken links" and "small courtyards and high walls", we need to tell the Silk Road story of "extensive consultation, joint contribution and sharing". Let us use pens and lenses to weave bonds of convergence, build bridges for mutual learning among civilizations, consolidate the foundation of people-to-people bonds, and jointly sing the strong voice of the times for peaceful development and win-win cooperation, providing stability and injecting positive energy into the world.
Bouygues, the new rotating chairman of the platform's presidium and chairman of the Cambodia Press Club, said that the significance of connectivity is not only the connection between infrastructure, economy and technology, but also the connection between people, ideas and ideas, and trust and trust. He called on journalists from all countries to strengthen collaboration and promote the construction of a more fair and reasonable global governance system.
Guests at the meeting believed that the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has now entered a new development period of higher quality and higher level. The press of various countries tell the story of the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" with objective and true reports, which not only show the progress and results of major landmark projects, but also focus on the heart-warming details of "small but beautiful" people's livelihood projects, singing the melody of the times of peaceful development and win-win cooperation.
The forum launched a training program for journalists from countries in the Global South; issued "International Journalists' House" cooperation certificates to journalist organizations in 10 countries; awarded the Jiangsu Station for "One Belt and One Road" reporters; organized eight "media ambassadors" to share international reporting practices; and invited guests from five countries to share and exchange ideas focusing on the theme of "Global Governance Changes in the Eyes of the Media." On the eve of the forum, foreign media representatives attending the forum went on five trips to various parts of Jiangsu to carry out a gathering activity with the theme of "Reporters from Global South Countries Seeing China". (over)
