China Economic Information Service Inks Deal With Several European Media
China Economic Information Service (CEIS) (中國經濟信息社), an affiliate of Xinhua News Agency, inaugurated the Belt and Road Economic and Financial Information Partnership on December 1, 2017, in Frankfurt, Germany. CEIS signed memoranda of understanding with 17 European think-tanks and media outlets, including Germany’s DPA-AFX, Italy’s Class Editori, Britain’s Metro, Polish News Agency, Athens News Agency, and Serbia’s Tanjug News Agency. Wang Shunqing (王順清), Consul General of China in Frankfurt, stated the partnership would “benefit resources integration” and “improve the level of international economic information cooperation.” CEIS Vice President Kuang Lecheng (匡樂成) said the partnership aimed to build a “silk road of financial information” through the Xinhua Silk Road platform. European partners reportedly expressed support, with DPA-AFX’s Rainer Finke noting plans to “further enhance cooperation” and Class Editori’s Paolo Panerai claiming the partnership was “at the right time.”
