On June 30, 2020, China Railway Group and China Foreign Language Administration signed a strategic cooperation agreement at the headquarters of the joint stock company. Du Zhanyuan, director of China Foreign Languages Bureau, and Zhang Zongyan, secretary of the China Railway Party Committee and chairman of the board, attended the signing ceremony and held talks. China Railway President Chen Yun presided over the signing ceremony. Liu Dawei, deputy director of the China Foreign Languages Bureau, and Wang Shiqi, deputy secretary of the China Railway Party Committee and executive director, signed the agreement on behalf of both parties.

Secretary of the China Railway Party Committee and Chairman Zhang Zongyan briefly introduced China Railway's corporate strength and overseas business development in his speech, and highly praised the China Foreign Language Bureau for telling Chinese stories, introducing China to the world, and promoting the "going out" of Chinese culture. Important contribution made. Zhang Zongyan said that China Railway and China Foreign Language Bureau have a broad space for cooperation, and the signing of the contract is a good start for the cooperation between the two sides. After the agreement is signed, it is hoped that the China Foreign Languages Bureau will be able to use its advantages in international communication, cultural promotion, and brand building to create a favorable international public opinion environment for China Railway's international development. At the same time, we will make full use of the established international market network and related channels to provide support and assistance to the China Foreign Language Administration's international communication work and international exchange activities, and help the China Foreign Language Administration to become a world-class international communication agency with strong comprehensive strength. We hope that both parties will take this opportunity to sign a contract to deepen cooperation and complement each other's advantages, and work together to create a new situation of mutual benefit and win-win development.

Du Zhanyuan, director of the China Foreign Languages Bureau, said that China Railway Group, as a world-renowned enterprise, has projects in nearly 100 countries around the world, especially the famous Tanzania-Zambia Railway. It is a landmark and far-reaching witness project of China-Africa friendship, which effectively demonstrates China’s responsibility. , China Power. At present, in accordance with the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter, China Foreign Languages Administration is striving to build a world-class international communications agency with strong comprehensive strength. To achieve this goal, it is necessary not only to exert its own professional advantages, but also to consolidate more resources through collaborative collaboration. It is hoped that through strategic cooperation between the two sides, the complementary advantages will be realized, and they will make greater contributions to the construction of the “Belt and Road” and the building of a community of shared future for mankind.

Chen Yun, President of China Railway Group, said that the China Foreign Languages Bureau, as China's oldest and largest comprehensive professional foreign communication agency, has extensive experience in media operations and a professional content production team. It has publicity and multilingualism on the Internet and new media. Significant achievements have been made in translation, service of high-visit publicity, etc., and it is an important force for disseminating Chinese voice and displaying Chinese image in the new era. It is hoped that the two parties will take this opportunity of signing a contract to share various overseas resources, promote and explore each other, and achieve complementary advantages and win-win cooperation.

At the signing ceremony, China Foreign Languages Bureau presented the third volume (Chinese and English version) of "Xi Jinping on Governance and Governance" to China Railway Corporation. The two sides also signed the "China Railway Official Website English Version Service Cooperation Agreement". Editor/Peng Xue