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A total of 24 radio and television entities from countries along the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road have signed a memorandum on broadcast cooperation.
The countries include China, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Tajikistan.
Cooperation will feature visits by institution leaders, as well as program and personnel exchanges.
China encourages media cooperation along the "Belt and Road", and called for the creation of a collaboration mechanism.
China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television said audiences will be exposed to varied information and culture, and increase understanding through broadcasting cooperation.
Proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, the "Belt and Road" Initiative aims to revive the ancient trade routes between Asia and Europe, break infrastructure bottlenecks and boost efficient allocation of resources
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China will hold photo exhibitions in more than 150 countries and regions throughout August and September to mark the 70th anniversary of its World War II victory on Sept. 3.
More than 300 historical pictures will be on display in order to underline the oriental battleground's contribution to the victory of the world anti-fascist war.
The exhibitions will be translated into six languages.
Meanwhile, between July 15 and September 15, the People's Liberation Army will stage an exhibition on the important role the Communist Party of China played in the war. The exhibition will be held in the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing.
This year marks the 70 anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Japan signed its formal surrender on Sept. 2, 1945, and China celebrated its victory the following day.
A major military parade will be held on Sept. 3 at Beijing's Tian'anmen Square to commemorate the event.
China's silver screens and theater stages will be dominated by war stories about Japan's invasion of China in the early half of last century.
War-themed stage performances, including symphonies, concerts, traditional operas and puppet shows will be staged nationwide from this month.
