CICG attends 12th China Digital Publishing Expo

The 12th China Digital Publishing Expo was held in Beijing from Feb. 16 to 17.

At the main forum of the expo, Liu Dawei, vice president of China International Communications Group (CICG), gave a speech and said that the competition for global communication in the digital age has intensified, and it is necessary to enhance international communication capacity and build a world-class global communication institution.

Liu Dawei, vice president of China International Communications Group, delivers a speech at the main forum of the 12th China Digital Publishing Expo in Beijing on Feb. 16, 2023. [Photo/CICG]

Liu suggested building a higher-level international cooperation network for digital publishing and strengthen cooperation in technology innovation in the future. Additionally, he called for paying more attention to emerging formats and new user groups to explore the future digital culture market.

At the expo, the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies under CICG released the "2022 Annual Research Report on China's Digital Culture Going Global," which offered the results of in-depth research into six major digital culture forms, including online literature, online animation, online films and television dramas, online gaming, online music, short videos, and live broadcasting. The report analyzes the progress of China's efforts to introduce its digital culture overseas and offers solutions for some of the problems encountered during the process.

The Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies under CICG releases the "2022 Annual Research Report on China's Digital Culture Going Global" at the 12th China Digital Publishing Expo in Beijing on Feb. 16, 2023. [Photo/CICG]

CICG set up a physical exhibition booth at the expo for the first time to demonstrate its efforts in pursuing the integrated development of foreign language publishing and new media technologies, including the China International Virtual Library and the Metaverse Communication Lab.