The 2026 Media Cooperation Forum on Belt and Road was held in Fuzhou, East China's Fujian province, on Nov 3.

Xian Hui, vice-chairwoman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, attended the opening ceremony and delivered remarks.

Participants said the Belt and Road Initiative has evolved from a Chinese proposal into an international undertaking, becoming a widely welcomed international public good and the world's largest platform for international economic cooperation in terms of scale, reach and impact.

They called on media organizations worldwide to work together to tell Silk Road stories, facilitate policy communication and closer ties between peoples, document and share Belt and Road cooperation stories, and help foster and maintain a favorable public opinion environment.

The forum was jointly hosted by People's Daily and the Fujian provincial government under the theme "Pursuing Common Understanding and Shared Aspiration along the Belt and Road."

More than 200 representatives from 182 media outlets and institutions, as well as 100 countries and international and regional organizations, attended the event.