Chinese and foreign guests discuss international cultural communication in Xinjiang

[Central Asia Special Line] Chinese and foreign guests discuss international cultural communication in Xinjiang

China News Service, Karamay, Xinjiang, November 10 (Cheng Yong, Zhang Jiawei) The 2026 second Karamay international cultural communication event "Gathering in Oil City, Enjoying the City, Charming Friendship City" opened in Karamay, Xinjiang on the 10th.

Media representatives from China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan held dialogues around international cultural exchanges and city brand communication to deepen exchanges and mutual learning.

Zhuo Hongyong, deputy director of the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said that this event built an international communication narrative system around Karamay's characteristic external publicity resources, and carried out co-created publicity through the real feelings and diverse perspectives of guests, media, and online creators. It is a vivid practice of telling the story of China's Xinjiang in the new era to the outside world, and it builds a friendly bridge for dialogue between regional civilizations and people-to-people connections.

Janibekov Elbek Fakhridinovich, Deputy District Governor of Akdalin District, Samarkand Oblast, Uzbekistan, said that the friendly relations between Uzbekistan and China have a long history, and he believes that today’s event will become an important platform to consolidate the friendly relations between the two countries, open up new areas of cooperation, and promote the implementation of mutually beneficial projects.

Wang Weijia, dean of the Institute of International Communication at Peking University, said that Karamay’s international communication should follow the path of “from displaying the city, to getting close to the city, to establishing long-term connections” to provide intellectual support for the city’s overseas narrative.

Faizali Kurbanzoda, director of the international department of the Tajikistan Khovar National News Agency, said that the value of a modern city is not only reflected in its economic development potential, but also in its ability to unite people and build a bridge of mutual understanding between different cultures. He hopes that the news media of the two countries can become a more solid bridge connecting each other.

Laygul Yeenshibai, editor-in-chief of Aktobe TV in Kazakhstan, said that friendship between cities should not just stop at official agreements, but should also be reflected in exchanges between ordinary people, mutual learning among young people, and resonance in culture and art.

At the opening ceremony, Chinese and foreign guests launched the joint initiative of "Gathering in Oil City·International Communication Partnership Action" to establish a normalized collaboration mechanism.

Central Asian media representatives will also visit on-site to experience the urban style of Karamay.