2017年CRI Asian Media Leaders Roundtable at Boao highlights the Belt and Road Initiative

 

Over 20 media leaders from 15 countries share their experience and promote the voice of Asia, as well as invigorate the media and work together to create a new media landscape during the Boao Forum¹ for Asia annual conference in Boao, Hainan province on Thursday, March 23, 2017. [Photo: China Plus]

Media outlets² across Asia have held a roundtable at this year's Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan.

The Roundtable invited over 20 media leaders from countries along the "Belt and Road" to discuss the new prospects³ for Asian media cooperation.

Over 20 media leaders from 15 countries have joined the proposed 'Asian Media Cooperation Organization' at this year's Boao Forum for Asia in South China's Hainan Province.

Director-General of China Radio International, Chairman of the Roundtable Wang Gengnian points out that even though Asia has already become a highland⁴ of the world economic development, its international voice is far from strong enough.

"Asian economic integration⁵ has provided various platforms for Asian media cooperation, as the steady growth of the Asian economy is also asking for stronger media power. The Asian Media companies should work together to share their experiences and recount the stories of Asia, and make the Asian voice heard in the international community."

Kem GUNAWADH is the Director General of The National Television of Cambodia. He says one of the main challenges for Asian media cooperation is a lack of an overall coordination⁶ management mechanism⁷.

"Just as in external publicity⁸ works, some media companies are used to the method of 'communication', while others favor the idea of 'promotion⁹'. In either case, in order to gain public acceptance and respect, a media company needs to improve its public trust and influence. Therefore a media cooperation organization is needed to discuss certain principles to regulating the journalism¹⁰."

Co-sponsored by Boao Forum, China Radio International and China Public Diplomacy¹¹ Association, the "Asian Media Cooperation Organization" is based on the Silk Road Initiative passed during the 2015 Boao Forum for Asia.

As the 4th annual roundtable discussion, this year's event has reached consensus¹² on several dimensions such as the charter, service scope, operation model, and funding sources of the "Asian Media Cooperation Organization", as well as discussing ways the Chinese government's 'Belt and Road' initiative can affect media coverage¹³ in the region.

Proposed by Chinese president Xi Jinping in 2013, more than 100 countries and international organizations have signaled their intention to be involved in the "Belt and Road" initiative.

As this year's theme for Boao forum for Asia is "Globalization & Free Trade: Asian Perspectives", the former prime minister of New Zealand Jennifer Mary Shipley says the "Belt and Road" Initiative has contributed to public confidence in globalization through media interpretations¹⁴.

"As a former leader, but also as a person who is deeply excited but deeply concerned about how we make globalization something to be proud of and excited by, rather than to fear. And the media worldwide has a critical role. It's knowable for us to believe that "One Belt and One Road" strategy offer an inclusion and commitment, with the world media explain, and then inspire the listeners and observers of those possibilities."

10 organizations including media from Brazil, Russia and Thailand have become the second group to join the media cooperation organization.

1 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

2 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

4 highland   

n.(pl.)高地，山地

参考例句：

• The highland game is part of Scotland's cultural heritage.苏格兰高地游戏是苏格兰文化遗产的一部分。
• The highland forests where few hunters venture have long been the bear's sanctuary.这片只有少数猎人涉险的高山森林，一直都是黑熊的避难所。

5 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

6 coordination   

n.协调，协作

参考例句：

• Gymnastics is a sport that requires a considerable level of coordination.体操是一项需要高协调性的运动。
• The perfect coordination of the dancers and singers added a rhythmic charm to the performance.舞蹈演员和歌手们配合得很好，使演出更具魅力。

7 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

8 publicity   

n.众所周知，闻名；宣传，广告

参考例句：

• The singer star's marriage got a lot of publicity.这位歌星的婚事引起了公众的关注。
• He dismissed the event as just a publicity gimmick.他不理会这件事，只当它是一种宣传手法。

9 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

10 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

11 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

12 consensus   

n.(意见等的)一致，一致同意，共识

参考例句：

• Can we reach a consensus on this issue?我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗？
• What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么？

13 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

14 interpretations   

n.解释( interpretation的名词复数 )；表演；演绎；理解

参考例句：

• This passage is open to a variety of interpretations. 这篇文章可以有各种不同的解释。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The involved and abstruse passage makes several interpretations possible. 这段艰涩的文字可以作出好几种解释。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》