The COVID-19 pandemic changed the Russian audience's understanding and requirement for video products, said Denis Perepelitsyn, head of communications of SPB TV, at the 2021 China-Russia Internet Media Forum via video link on Nov 22.
According to statistics, Russian audiences expressed great interest in Chinese programs, he said, adding many Russians have started to watch Chinese documentaries about fighting COVID-19. China's light amusement programs are also popular in Russia.
Over the past 15 to 20 years, China-Russia media cooperation created new chapters in history, said Andrey Kirillov, Beijing bureau chief of Russia's ITAR-TASS News Agency, at the 2021 China-Russia Internet Media Forum in Beijing, on Nov 22.
For the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, emerging technologies will help media report this event. We will put more efforts into preparations for this event during future Sino-Russian media cooperation, he said.
The international diversified cooperation between media in content communications and joint projects lays a solid foundation for a connected information space, said Vasily Pushkov, director of the Directorate for International Cooperation MIA "Russia Today", at the 2021 China-Russia Internet Media Forum via video link on Nov 22.
The Russian media attach great importance to international media cooperation, and our major partner has been, and will be, China, Pushkov said. There are numerous cooperation projects between the two sides, he added.
Russian people pay extensive attention to news about China, especially in artificial intelligence, investments and e-commerce areas, where top stories come from, said Lika Gergedava, head of the Special Projects Department of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Editorial Office of the Rossiyskaya Gazeta", at the 2021 China-Russia Internet Media Forum via video link on Nov 22.
The friendly relations between China and Russia are helpful in launching cooperative projects, making Russian consumers know more about Chinese culture, economy and technologies, she said.
As the year 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the signing of the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation, Russian-related topics have enjoyed great popularity on the Chinese news portal Netease, according to Li Li, CEO of NetEase Media Group, at the 2021 China-Russia Internet Media Forum in Beijing, on Nov 22.
Netease has published more than 450,000 articles and videos to date related to the China-Russia relationship since the beginning of the year, drawing a total of 600 million cumulative views. Russian tourism, cuisine, and China-Russia economic and trade cooperation are among the hottest keywords in user searches, Li said.
Online media serves as a key channel to boost China-Russia people-to-people exchanges, as residents of the two countries should know more about each other, said Fan Jianping, president of China Radio International, at the 2021 China-Russia Internet Media Forum held online as well as offline in venues located in Beijing and Moscow on Nov 22.
As local media remains the primary source of news about the rest of the world for people in China and Russia, online media can serve as a bridge for the two countries by sharing a variety of information in a timely manner, Fan said, adding that online media of China and Russia could dive even deeper into certain topics to spark public interest.
Deepening media cooperation is an important part of Sino-Russian strategic cooperation and people-to-people exchanges, said Zhang Weili, counsellor of the Department of European-Central Asian Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the 2021 China-Russia Internet Media Forum on Monday.
Colorful, real and vivid stories about the two countries should be widely publicized through online media, Zhang said, adding it will give the international community a better understanding of China-Russia relations and provide a more objective view of China-Russia cooperation.
Chinese and Russian internet media outlets should promote multilateralism, combat false information, safeguard equity and justice in cyberspace, and contribute more to the friendly ties between the two countries, a forum was told on Monday.
The 2021 China-Russia Internet Media Forum, with the theme of "Promoting Exchanges and Mutual Learning, Deepening Practical Cooperation", was held online via video link as well as offline at venues in Beijing and Moscow.
Chinese and Russian internet media outlets should promote multilateralism, combat false information, safeguard equity and justice in cyberspace, and contribute more to the friendly ties between the two countries, a forum was told on Monday.
The 2021 China-Russia Internet Media Forum, with the theme of "Promoting Exchanges and Mutual Learning, Deepening Practical Cooperation", was held online via video link as well as offline at venues in Beijing and Moscow.
The 2021 China-Russia Internet Media Forum — with a theme of "Promoting exchanges and mutual learning, deepening practical cooperation" — will be held online via video link as well as offline in branch venues located in Beijing and Moscow on Nov 22.
Officials, experts, scholars, and representatives of internet media and internet enterprises of the two countries will attend the event and discuss a series of topics about internet media development, including trends, innovations and cooperation.
BEIJING - Vice-Premier Han Zheng on Wednesday called for enhanced energy cooperation with Russia at the 18th meeting of the China-Russia Energy Cooperation Committee.
Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks when co-chairing the meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak via video link.
Editor's note:
The 2020 China-Russia Online Media Webinar was held on Friday, centering on the role of online media in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Russians are very interested in Chinese media content, said Bella Cherkesova, deputy head of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia, during the 2020 China-Russia Online Media Webinar in Beijing on Friday.
The integration of Eurasia, or even the whole world, is accelerating, and the architecture of international relations has changed dramatically, Cherkesova said, adding media were playing a unique role during this important historical period.
Real and heartwarming stories and innovative cooperation are key for China-Russia online media cooperation and development during the pandemic era, said Han Lei, editor-in-chief of China Daily Website, at the 2020 China-Russia Online Media Webinar in Beijing on Friday.
"The pandemic restricted face-to-face interaction between people, but provided wider application scenarios and more possibilities for online media," Han said.
The pandemic has brought many obstacles to people's lives and work worldwide, but internet technologies have given full play to their unique advantages in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, said Ma Li, president of the China Internet Development Foundation, at the 2020 China-Russia Online Media Webinar on Friday.
"Today's world also is more wonderful because of the internet," Ma said.
Online media in China and Russia should deepen cooperation and jointly enhance international discourse power, China Daily publisher and editor-in-chief Zhou Shuchun said at the 2020 China-Russia Online Media Webinar on Friday.
"We should conform to the times, grasp development trends, deepen all-round cooperation with innovative thinking and shoulder the responsibility of the media in the epidemic period," Zhou said.
Online media from both China and Russia should accelerate innovation driven development, said Niu Yibing, deputy director of the Cyberspace Administration of China, at the China-Russia Online Media Webinar in Beijing on Friday.
"A new information technology revolution is gaining speed around the globe," Niu said, noting that online media from the two countries should follow up on cutting-edge, strategic and disruptive technologies and enhance technological communication and coordination.