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Argentina to train journalists specialized in Chinese affairs

Xinhua, September 15, 2015 Adjust font size:

As part of the China-Argentina comprehensive strategic partnership, two universities in the Latin American country plan to train journalists with a specific focus on China on Sept. 21-28.

Titled "Argentina-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership: Challenges for the future of the bilateral relationship," the course is jointly organized by the National University of Lanus (UNL) and the Metropolitan University for Education and Work (UMET).

With a final class on Oct. 8, the classes will help journalists analyze various facets of the bilateral relationship and provide them with analytical tools to understand its current context.

In an interview with Xinhua, Nicolas Trotta, the rector of UMET, where the course will be held, said that the initiative sought to "incentivize training about the Chinese reality, deepen cultural exchange, and permit better ties between both nations."

Nerio Neirotti, vice chancellor of UNL, placed emphasis on the "phenomenon of a multi-polar world," saying "we must work to strengthen the integration of Latin America with China, an actor that requires much attention."

As part of the week-long training, participants will attend courses on "Looking at the Sino-Argentinean relationship from a media perspective," "Introduction to the characteristics of contemporary China" and "Evolution of the bilateral relationship from an entrepreneurial perspective."

The course is supported by China's Xinhua News Agency and Argentina's Electroingenieria Foundation, as well as by the Chinese Embassy in Argentina, the Federal Network of Universities with Chinese Studies Programs, the Argentinean Ministry of Education and the Latin American Center for Chinese Political and Economic Studies.

In July, the Argentinean Senate and Xinhua News Agency signed an institutional cooperation agreement, which aims to promote cultural exchanges and improve mutual awareness of Chinese and Argentinean societies.

As part of this agreement, Xinhua also signed deals with Argentine state news agency Telam, Infonews portal and Tiempo Argentino newspaper, in order to spread more Chinese news in Argentina. Endi