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An award ceremony for the 3rd Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Short Video Competition, co-hosted by China Public Diplomacy Association, SASAC News Center and Global Times Online, was held in Beijing on Tuesday.
With the theme of "Sharing opportunities for a splendid future," the contest involved a China division and overseas subdivisions for the first time, inviting participants to tell stories from along the Belt and Road (B&R) in the post-pandemic world. It showcased stories from people in different countries, and recognized the development and opportunities brought by the BRI.
Luo Linquan, Vice President of the China Public Diplomacy Association, delivered a speech at the ceremony, saying that the China-initiated B&R is an opportunity for the whole world. This year's competition had been warmly welcomed by friends from all walks of life since its official launch, drawing more constructors and witnesses from different ages, regions and cultural backgrounds to participate, he noted.
Ma Zheming, Deputy Director of SASAC News Center, said works from this competition not only presented impressive moments and touching stories from Chinese state-owned enterprises when building projects along the B&R, but also showed the support of local people for B&R construction.
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As the "national team" of China's biological product industry, China National Biotec Group (CNBG) developed vaccines at the critical juncture of the coronavirus outbreak, showcasing China's responsibility as a major power, Zhu Jingjin, President of the Biological Product Division of Sinopharm Group, said in his speech. The company is dedicated to the fair and reasonable distribution of vaccines and has safeguarded the lives of people all across the world. CNBG has so far supplied 2.6 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines, of which 790 million have been provided for B&R countries.
Since its launch in June, the contest received nearly 1,000 submissions from 89 countries and regions. As of press time, the total views of these works exceeded 500 million. Overseas views reached more than 70 million.
Based on a preliminary review by the organizing committee, public voting and expert evaluation, the winners were decided for 12 awards: Best Videos on fighting COVID-19; Diversity of Civilization; Most Welcomed Videos in China; Most Welcomed Videos Overseas; Best Videos by Sub-Divisions; Hottest Gen-Z Videos; Public Benefit Activity Award; Beautiful BRI Co-Constructor Award; Best Creativity Award; Best Picture Award; Honorable Mentions and Outstanding Organizer Award. A total of 70 works including I Love You, Wan Cun Tong and Diego and son's Children's Day in Shanghai along with two organizers won the awards.
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Kuaishou was the exclusive voting platform for this competition and StarTime was the media partner. CNBG provided support for the contest. Leaders of the International Communication Bureau of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and Internet Communication Bureau of the Cyberspace Administration of China also attended the ceremony.
