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Activity Type: PRC Foreign Ministry Visit or Activity

Chinese Ambassador to Laos Visits PRC Media in Laos

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On January 16, 2019, Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong (姜再冬) visited Chinese cultural and media institutions in Laos, extending New Year greetings and calling for strengthened bilateral cooperation. During visits to the Chinese Cultural Center, China Radio International’s Laos branch (under the CCP-run China Media Group), and Xinhua News Agency’s Vientiane bureau, he met with Chinese and Lao staff. Ding Qing (丁青), the Cultural Center director, reported that the center “had become a base for Laotian people to experience Chinese culture” through “Happy Spring Festival” events. Wu Yixin (吳怡杏), CRI Laos director, noted that the station broadcasts 19 hours daily in Lao and was previously praised by then-President Bounnhang Vorachith as “the voice connecting the hearts of Laos and China.” Zhang Jianhua (章建華) of Xinhua discussed their WeChat coverage and English-language reporting on bilateral cooperation. Ambassador Jiang urged the institutions to “proactively tell the stories of the Chinese Communist Party’s governance.”

Ambassador Featured in Saudi Media

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In an interview with Saudi newspapers Riyadh Daily (利雅得報) and Al-Eqtisadiah (經濟報) in April 2024, outgoing Chinese Ambassador Chen Weiqing (陳偉慶) characterized bilateral relations as “full of spring’s new greenery on the ancient Silk Road” (丝路古道满眼生机，中沙关系充满春的新绿). He praised Saudi’s social and economic diversification efforts under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s leadership. The ambassador highlighted cooperation through China’s Belt and Road Initiative (一帶一路) and Saudi’s Vision 2030, pointing to Chinese companies’ involvement in major Saudi projects including NEOM, a planned futuristic city, and the Red Sea Project, a regenerative tourism initiative. Chen, who served five years in the position from 2019-2024, stated that bilateral trade had “increased by nearly 40 percent” during his tenure, from $780 billion in 2019 to over $1 trillion in 2023, and expressed his desire to return in 2030 to “witness the realization of Vision 2030.” The interviews featured extensive Chinese Communist Party terminology, including references to the “China-Arab community of shared destiny for the new era” (面向新時代的中阿命運共同體) and the “eight major joint actions” (八大共同行動) covering development, food security, health, green innovation, energy security, intercultural dialogue, youth empowerment, and security stability.

Chinese Ambassador to Italy Meets Deputy Director of Italy’s TG5

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On July 25, 2017, Chinese Ambassador Li Ruiyu (李瑞宇) met with Enrico Rondoni, Deputy Director of TG5, an Italian television news channel owned by Mediaset Italia S.P.A. During the meeting, Li presented exchanges and achievements between Italy and China in politics, commerce, culture, and technology. Li expressed hope that TG5 would enhance coverage of China’s economic development to give Italians “a more complete and objective idea of China.” Rondoni has served as Deputy Director of TG5 since 2006, after being Central Editor and Foreign Editor for nine years. The event was attended by Italian Deputy Minister of Economic Development Ivan Scalfarotto, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Country System Promotion Vincenzo De Luca, and Italian Ambassador to China Ettore Francesco Sequi, alongside representatives from Italian government, business and media.