Bishkek (TDI): The 2026 edition of China-Kyrgyzstan Media Cooperation Forum was held in Kyrgyz capital on Wednesday, under the theme “Deepening China-Kyrgyzstan Media Cooperation for a Brighter SCO Future.”
Around 100 participants, including media representatives, government officials, experts, scholars and business leaders from both countries attended the event, and engaged in in-depth discussions on economic and trade development, cultural exchanges, and media cooperation.
The forum was co-hosted by People’s Daily and Kyrgyz Tuusu Publishing House. It featured keynote speeches and roundtable dialogues, alongside the photo exhibition titled “Linked by Mountains and Rivers, Bound by Shared Hearts – China and Kyrgyzstan Hand-in-Hand for the Future,” and the Kyrgyzstan stop of Global Times “Overseas China Week” event.
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Participants noted that ties between China and Kyrgyzstan have continuously enriched and deepened in the new era, emphasizing that media organizations of both countries should shoulder the responsibility.
They agreed that media must work to build consensus on shared values, reflect the shared aspirations of both peoples for a better life, and work together to tell the stories of China-Kyrgyzstan good-neighborliness, friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation.
As this year marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the forum highlighted that by upholding the Shanghai Spirit of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diversity of civilizations and pursuit of common development, the organization has maintained a strong momentum of growth.
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Participants demonstrated an aspiration that the media of SCO member states should fully leverage their role as bridges and bonds, promote the Shanghai Spirit, strengthen pragmatic cooperation and enhance people-to-people connectivity.
During the forum, People’s Daily signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with Kyrgyz Tuusu Publishing House, and Global Times signed a cooperation agreement with Slovo Kyrgyzstana.
At the forum venue, the Secretariat of the Belt and Road News Network (BRNN) and Global Times jointly released a report on interest trends among youth in SCO member states.
The report points out that youth in these countries generally endorse the concepts and actions of the SCO, highly appreciate its positive role in global governance, and hold high expectations to deepening cooperation across various fields among member states.
