The State Administration of China promotes the creation of "Belt and Road" themed documentaries

The strategic concept of the "Belt and Road" is rich in connotation and of great significance. The launch of several large-scale documentaries will faithfully record, profoundly reflect and artistically reproduce the great changes of the magnificent era. It can enhance the ideological content of the "Belt and Road" propaganda and benefit people. Deepening the cognitive understanding of the "Belt and Road" will help people deeply perceive the rich connotation and lasting charm of the Silk Road spirit, thus building a bridge for the Silk Road connection dream.

On October 22, the coordination meeting for key projects of the "Belt and Road" themed documentary was held in Xi'an. Tian Jin, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, delivered a speech.

The meeting was attended by relevant personnel from radio, television and television bureaus and television stations in 23 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities across the country. CCTV's key work "Belt and Road" introduced the progress. The meeting also invited experts to specially interpret the "Belt and Road" strategic concept. Currently, there are nearly 20 related works in the country are being filmed.

Tian Jin explained the importance of the national "Belt and Road" strategy and emphasized that promoting the "Belt and Road" is a political, historical and social responsibility that mainstream media must shoulder. The media was allowed to deliver this speech as soon as possible. The following is the content of the speech:

Tian Jin, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television,

Xi'an is the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, the starting point for Chinese civilization to move towards the world, and the place where diverse cultures blend and meet. More than 2100 years ago, Zhang Qian set out from here for Central Asia, opening up the Silk Road that traverses east and west and connects Europe and Asia. Today, Shaanxi is striving to create a new starting point for the Silk Road Economic Belt around the strategic concept of "One Belt, One Road". We chose to hold the creation coordination meeting for key documentary projects of the "Belt and Road" here today, which is of special significance. Below, I would like to talk about a few thoughts:

1. Unify thinking, raise awareness, and attach great importance to the creation of documentaries with the theme of the "Belt and Road"

Two years ago, General Secretary Xi Jinping successively proposed the construction of the "Silk Road Economic Belt" and the construction of the "21st Century Maritime Silk Road" cooperation initiative. Promoting the construction of the "Belt and Road" is a major decision made by the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as General Secretary to coordinate the overall domestic and international situations. It is a major strategy proposed with a view to upholding and developing socialism with China characteristics and realizing the China dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The concept is of great significance to creating a new pattern of my country's all-round opening up to the outside world and promoting regional and world peace and development.

This strategic concept meets the development needs of China, countries along the route and the world, conforms to the trend of regional and global cooperation, and has received active response and enthusiastic participation from more than 60 countries along the route and international organizations, and has attracted great attention from the international community. Promoting the implementation of this strategic concept will surely open up new situations and create new opportunities for the realization of the China Dream, and will surely inject more new momentum and new vitality into the world dream.

Promoting the "Belt and Road" and promoting the "Silk Road Spirit" are political, historical and social responsibilities that mainstream media must shoulder. Promoting the construction of the "Belt and Road" requires both active actions by government and enterprises, as well as in-depth participation by mainstream media.

You may have noticed that the "Vision and Actions to Promote the Joint Construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road" authorized by the State Council announced five cooperation priorities, namely "policy communication" and "facility connectivity","smooth trade","financial integration", and "people-to-people bonds". There is a common keyword here that is "pass". In fact, no matter which kind of "communication" is achieved, the media needs to build bridges, increase trust and dispel doubts.

The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television attaches great importance to the publicity work of the "Belt and Road". While actively guiding radio and television media to do a good job in news reporting, it has also carefully planned a number of key film and television works on the theme of the "Belt and Road", including many "Belt and Road" documentaries. Today, creative teams from several key documentary projects also came to the conference. In addition to CCTV's large-scale documentary "Belt and Road", there were also two key projects, including Shanghai Radio and Television's "Maritime Silk Road" and Central New Film Group's "Silk Road".

Leading comrades of the Central Committee, the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Party Leadership Group of the General Administration of the Communist Party of China attach great importance to the creation of "One Belt, One Road" themed documentaries, requiring coordination and focus on key points, and requiring strong support in terms of policy funds, overseas filming, and creative guidance. The reason why the "Belt and Road" themed documentaries are so valued is inseparable from the unique role of documentaries. I think that in promoting the construction of the "Belt and Road", the role of documentaries in the following aspects should not be underestimated:

First, it is a powerful driving force for deepening theme publicity. In the promotion of major themes, large-scale documentaries are both the focus and the highlight. Not long ago, in the propaganda commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of the China People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, a large-scale documentary "The Main Battlefield of the Orient" was launched, pushing the propaganda commemorating the Anti-Japanese War to a climax and depth. Documentaries have strong policy and ideological nature, and have incomparable advantages in revealing themes, demonstrating significance, and explaining principles.

The strategic concept of the "Belt and Road" is rich in connotation and of great significance. The launch of several large-scale documentaries will faithfully record, profoundly reflect and artistically reproduce the great changes of the magnificent era. It can enhance the ideological content of the "Belt and Road" propaganda and benefit people. Deepening the cognitive understanding of the "Belt and Road" will help people deeply perceive the rich connotation and lasting charm of the Silk Road spirit, thus building a bridge for the Silk Road connection dream.

The second is an important carrier for gathering joint construction forces. At that time, our ancestors used wisdom, tenacity and courage to open up the ancient Silk Road in the vast ocean and desolate desert. Today, when we build the "Belt and Road" at a new starting point, we still face various difficulties and obstacles, and we still need to inspire a fearless strength and courage.

Documentary films set the trend and sing the wind, which can best show the style of an era and lead the atmosphere of an era. They can muster spirit and condense positive energy, and inspire people to use high spirits and forge ahead in the new Silk Road. Chasing dreams and letting go of hope.

The third is an effective way to enhance cognitive identity. Documentary films have "objectivity" in communication and "commonality" in culture, so they play a pivotal role in international communication and external publicity activities. The international community welcomes and supports the Belt and Road Initiative, but there are also misunderstandings and concerns.

Launching several documentaries with international influence can respond to the concerns of the international community, spread the voice of China, eliminate cognitive errors, eliminate doubts and interference, enhance cognitive identity, promote relevant parties to create a new pattern of cooperation, and create a good international public opinion environment for the construction of the "Belt and Road".

In short, deepening the publicity of the "Belt and Road" theme is an important task on the propaganda and ideological front, and it is also a responsibility that we must shoulder in radio, film and television. Radio and television media should give full play to the unique role of documentaries, be true recorders and active promoters of the construction of the "Belt and Road", and gather a powerful force for consultation, joint construction and sharing.

2. Strictly control the direction of creation, improve the quality of creation, and create a high-quality masterpiece that organically integrates ideological, artistic, and ornamental qualities.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that "the creation and production of excellent works must be regarded as the central link of literary and artistic work, and strive to create and produce more thoughts. Excellent works that are organically integrated with sex, artistry, and ornamental qualities." A high-quality work can be worth many general works.

The creation of "One Belt, One Road" themed documentaries must establish a sense of excellence, strive to improve the quality and artistic level of creation, ensure that the works "can stand, shout loudly, spread, and stay", and achieve both social and economic benefits. Let me talk about a few ideas around creating high-quality products:

First, we must grasp the correct direction. We must conscientiously study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speeches and instructions on the construction of the "Belt and Road", conscientiously study the series of measures and important documents taken by the central government to promote the construction of the "Belt and Road", deeply understand the essence of the strategy, accurately explain the strategic connotation, and grasp the "Belt and Road" The background of the times, co-construction principles, and framework ideas for the construction of the "Belt and Road" highlight the concepts of community of interests, community with a shared future, and community of responsibility, emphasize openness, equality, tolerance, and highlight mutual benefit, Develop together.

Second, we must strengthen value guidance. Documentary films are a kind of value dissemination. The core lies in values, and the charm lies in values. The "Belt and Road" themed documentaries must consciously strengthen value guidance, reflect the distinctive value background, continuously improve the ideological level, and use spiritual power to infect and inspire people. It is necessary to discover the values contained in the process of exploring the history of the Silk Road, and draw spiritual resources that nourish and cultivate core values in the long river of history.

Vigorously promote the Silk Road spirit of "peaceful cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit, mutual benefit and win-win results", and integrate the correct concept of justice and benefit, concept of honor and disgrace, and the concepts of "affinity, sincerity, benefit, and tolerance" into the works. Spread China's concepts and attitudes, demonstrate China's morality and sentiments, guide the international community to comprehensively and objectively understand the "Chinese Dream", and respect the Chinese people's paths, beliefs and values.

Third, we must tell the story of the Silk Road well. General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out,"Telling a good story will get twice the result with half the effort." Along the "Belt and Road" is a "rich story mine". To create "One Belt, One Road" themed documentaries, we must innovate the discourse system and creative concepts, and use story-based expression to enhance the appeal of the work.

The Silk Road has a long history. It is necessary to tell the story of traditional friendship on the Belt and Road Initiative well and let history inject confidence and motivation into reality and the future; we must explore the vivid stories that are happening along the Belt and Road Initiative and show the Silk Road from ordinary life. New style; we must tell the story of the joint construction and sharing of the Belt and Road Initiative by all Chinese and foreign parties, and fully explore the touching stories of representative projects, representative enterprises and ordinary individuals. By telling these Silk Road stories well, we can create a good image of China as an advocate and practitioner, and convey the positive energy of exchanges and cooperation between countries and regions along the route.

Fourth, we must enhance cultural heritage. The ancient Silk Road spanned thousands of miles and spanned thousands of years. It was not only a channel for commercial trade between China and European, Asian and African countries, but also a bridge connecting Eastern and Western civilizations. The history and culture accumulated by the two Silk Roads of the Land and Sea provide fertile cultural ground for the creation of the "Belt and Road" documentary.

The creation of the "Belt and Road" themed documentary must deeply explore the cultural resources of the ancient Silk Road. It must not only inherit the excellent traditional Chinese culture, but also present the achievements of different civilizations, fully reflecting the cultural content, cultural pursuits and cultural tastes.

Fifth, we must expand our international horizons. The "Belt and Road" strategy is the connection between China and the world. It is a China plan to promote global development cooperation. It is not only a domestic strategy, but also an international strategy. Documentaries with the theme of "Belt and Road" must not only target domestic audiences, but also strive to go overseas.

It is necessary to combine international vision with local vision, observe China and understand the world with a mind that embraces all rivers. It is necessary to have both a China style and an international style. We must actively learn from the beneficial achievements of foreign civilizations, fully consider cross-cultural communication, actively adapt to the viewing habits and cultural psychology of mainstream foreign audiences in terms of story selection, plot design, and detail presentation, and strive to integrate Chinese and foreign countries and be eclectic, so that "Belt and Road" themed documentaries have become the highlight of radio, film and television going global.

3. Strengthen coordination and gather forces to ensure the smooth advancement of key "Belt and Road" themed documentary projects."Belt and Road"

themed documentary filming involves many provinces and many countries. It is difficult, heavy tasks, tight time, and high requirements. Coordination and cooperation must be strengthened. Gather the strength of all parties to form a joint force of work to ensure that key projects are completed on time and in good quality.

The Propaganda Department and the International Department of the General Administration of China must do a good job in dispatching guidance and coordinating services. The Propaganda Department must keep track of the progress of the project in a timely manner, guide and solve problems arising in the creation, control the guidance, content, and style, and actively allocate resources to support the creative work. The International Department should actively assist the project creation team in handling relevant procedures for overseas interviews and filming, and provide support for the broadcast of documentaries in mainstream TV organizations in countries and regions along the route.

Key provinces and cities along the route should provide convenience for shooting work. The construction of the "Belt and Road" provides historical opportunities for foreign cooperation, development, opening up, innovation and transformation of provinces and cities along the route, which is conducive to prospering the economy along the route and promoting regional cooperation. The key projects of the "Belt and Road" themed documentary will showcase new ideas, new measures, and new actions of various places in the construction of the "Belt and Road", which will be very beneficial to improving the international reputation of the provinces and cities along the route and promoting enterprises along the route to "go global". All localities should actively participate in the creation of key projects, coordinate interviews, provide image materials, etc., and provide convenience for shooting as much as possible.

The project creation team must strive for excellence and go all out. All key projects must gather elite soldiers, form high-level writing, filming, and production teams, carefully polish scripts, repeatedly demonstrate and discuss, and implement the project with high standards. During creation, it is necessary to strengthen overall arrangements, do a good job in project management, cost control, and progress scheduling, formulate detailed work plans and schedules, clarify time nodes and responsible persons, ensure that every step of work does not deviate, and go all out to complete the shooting and broadcasting tasks.

Comrades, documentaries shoulder the historical responsibility of "writing the times and serving the people". They should feel the changes in the country's destiny, set the tide of the times, and give the voice of the times, leave an image for the country and make an annual ring for history. The arduous exploration and great practice of the people of China and the people of countries and regions along the route in promoting the construction of the "Belt and Road" has provided extremely rich treasures for documentary creation and provided an extremely broad stage for documentary workers to display their talents.

We must deeply understand the great significance of the key documentary projects of the "Belt and Road" from the perspective of serving the national strategy, use a stronger sense of mission and responsibility, forge ahead, and create solid creations to lead the trend of the times, respond to social expectations, and leave a historical mark. The high-quality documentary provides strong public opinion support for the construction of the "Belt and Road", and makes positive contributions to coordinating and promoting the "Four Comprehensives" strategic layout and realizing the China dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Editor: vian