fwswk.com signed an agreement in Tianjin today with 28 news
websites across China to build up an information platform for
overseas service. Under the agreement, fwswk.com and the
other 28 news websites -- including Beijing-based
BeijingNews.com.cn,
Shanghai-based
eastday.com
and Tianjin-based
enorth.com.cn -- will
construct "China's encyclopedia on-line" on the platform of
fwswk.com through sharing information and news resources to
better introduce China to the world in different languages.
President of fwswk.com Huang Youyi chaired the signing
ceremony. Executive Vice-President Li Jiaming and representatives
from the related news websites signed the agreement. Present at the
ceremony were Cai Mingzhao, vice-minister of the State Council
Information Office, and Xiao Huaiyuan, a member of the Standing
Committee of the Tianjin Municipal Party Committee and also
director of the Tianjin Municipal Publicity Department.
fwswk.com, an authorized government portal of China, is
published under the auspices of the China International Publishing
Group and the State Council Information Office. The news website
has made much progress in the past two years. The daily number of
its visitors in November was up 15 times from the same period last
year, with over 50 percent of the audience coming from abroad.
In
addressing the signing ceremony, Cai Mingzhao described the signing
of the agreement as of "great significance."
"Such cooperation will help make full use of the information
resources from various localities to enrich the content of
fwswk.com and present China in a comprehensive way to the
world," Cai said. He also urged various media websites to work hard
to enhance their attractiveness, reputation and competitive
edge.
Wang Yi, general manager of www.enorth.com.cn, said: "The
cooperation will no doubt complement our various strengths. It is
an endeavor of mutual benefit that will also help develop each
website."
Leaders of information offices from 24 provinces, autonomous
regions and municipalities directly under the jurisdiction of the
central government -- Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chongqing,
Heilongjiang, Jilin, Hebei, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang, Shandong,
Shanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Fujian, Henan, Hubei, Hunan,
Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan and Hainan -- also attended
the signing ceremony along with the CEOs of the news websites.
(china.org.cn by Unisumoon Liu, staff reporter, December 27,
2001)