China, UAE join hands to bolster film, TV sectors
Xinhua, November 13, 2016 Adjust font size:
The China Intercontinental Communication Center (CICC) and Image Nation Abu Dhabi, part of the Media Zone Authority of Abu Dhabi, said here on Sunday they entered into a long-term strategic partnership across the film and television industry.
The agreement was signed and announced Sunday in Abu Dhabi, in the presence of Mohammed Al-Mubarak, Chairman of Image Nation and Jing Shuiqing, Vice President of CICC.
Al Mubarak said when he visited China with a delegation from the UAE that "I saw first hand the impressive developments in the Chinese film and television industries. We are honored to extend Abu Dhabi's relationship with China into the media industry, a sector of great importance to both countries."
Jing said China and the Arab countries have fostered great friendship through the ancient Silk Road. "Today, the 'Belt & Road' Initiative proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, have brought new opportunities for the collaboration between China and the UAE."
The partnership is comprised of three core initiatives. The first initiative will be launched of a weekly factual entertainment series titled USILK to air in January 2017.
The partnership between CICC and Image Nation marks "a new breakthrough" in cultural cooperation between China and the UAE, extending that relationship into the media industry. Endit