On May 6, during Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to France, the China Media Group (CMG) held a ceremony in Paris, France, to launch the international version of "Xi Jinping's Favourite Classic Stories". Laurent Fabius, Chairman of the French Constitutional Committee and former French Prime Minister, and Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former French Prime Minister and Chairman of the French Foundation for Vision and Innovation, expressed their congratulations on the launch. This programme was broadcast online on French mainstream media such as DailyMotion and Euronews
The international version of "Xi Jinping's Favorite Classic Stories" focuses on the themes of shared prosperity and ecological development. It selects original soundtracks of President Xi Jinping's speeches and uses the words he uses to interpret Chinese ideas and wisdom from an international perspective. Illustrates President Xi Jinping's outstanding political wisdom and deep historical and cultural insights, as well as the cultural origins and fruitful achievements of Chinese-style modernization.
Former French Prime Minister and President of the French Foundation for Vision and Innovation Jean-Pierre Raffarin expressed his appreciation to CMG for its contribution to the promotion of French-Chinese friendship. Jean-Pierre Raffarin said that the international version of "Xi Jinping's Favorite Classic Stories" shows the results of the exploration of the Chinese-style modernization journey in several dimensions, allowing the French to understand China's development achievements more intuitively.
Vice-Chairman of the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Director of the CMG Shen Hai-sung said in his speech that President Xi Jinping pointed out that the courage to be first and to keep up with the times are important magic weapons to keep China-France relations always at the forefront of China's relations with Western countries. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France 60 years ago, the ship of China-France friendship has been steadily sailing forward under the leadership of the two heads of state. Cultural exchanges are about the intersection, collision and attraction of ideas and cultures. The international version of "Xi Jinping's Favorite Classic Stories" was broadcast in France, opening a window of thought for everyone to understand President Xi Jinping's thoughts, Chinese culture and Chinese wisdom. We invite everyone to appreciate the wonderful Chinese civilization and the unique charm of China in the new era.
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