{"id":33582,"date":"2025-06-12T09:12:05","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/?post_type=news&#038;p=33582"},"modified":"2025-06-12T09:41:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:41:26","slug":"cultural-ties-mnu-hosted-the-launch-of-a-festival-showcasing-chinese-tv-projects-for-central-asian-audiences","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/news\/cultural-ties-mnu-hosted-the-launch-of-a-festival-showcasing-chinese-tv-projects-for-central-asian-audiences\/","title":{"rendered":"Cultural Ties: MNU Hosted the Launch of a Festival Showcasing Chinese TV Projects for Central Asian Audiences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Maqsut Narikbayev University hosted the launch of the Cultural Ties \u2013 2025 project \u2014 a festival featuring television programmes and films produced by the China Media Group for audiences in Central Asian countries. This initiative aims to foster humanitarian cooperation, enhance mutual understanding, and promote cultural connections between China and the nations of Central Asia.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The project\u2019s inauguration took place on the eve of the second <strong>Central Asia\u2013China Summit<\/strong>, scheduled for 17 June in Astana. As part of the festival, over ten documentaries and television programmes are set to be broadcast on Central Asian television channels. These productions highlight key dimensions of national life, including socio-economic development, cultural heritage, and everyday life stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u201cFor thousands of years, the peoples of China and Central Asia jointly established the Silk Road, which connected East and West, Asia and Europe, and made a historic contribution to the exchange, mutual enrichment, and development of world civilisations. Today, cinema and television are becoming bridges that compose a new symphony of friendship and mutual understanding between our peoples,\u201d<\/em> stated <strong>Shen Haixiong<\/strong>, President of the China Media Group, in a video message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"33578\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-25-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-25-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-25-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-25-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-25-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-25-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" data-id=\"33575\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-76-1024x819.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-76-1024x819.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-76-300x240.webp 300w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-76-768x614.webp 768w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-76-1536x1229.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-76-2048x1638.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"33572\" src=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-64-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-64-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-64-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-64-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-64-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/mnu.kz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/11.06-cmg-64-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The launch ceremony was attended by representatives of the Eurasian Bureau of the China Media Group, heads of national media organisations, members of the diplomatic corps, staff of Maqsut Narikbayev University, and invited media experts. MNU Provost Sergey Pen noted that the initiative marks the beginning of a new format of cultural and media collaboration between China and the countries of Central Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>\u201cThis project is not merely an exchange of media content, but a vibrant dialogue between societies. Viewers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan relate to the characters in Chinese stories and discover a new language of empathy. At the same time, Chinese audiences, by engaging with Central Asian cultures, take a step towards genuine respect and mutual trust. We believe that Cultural Ties \u2013 2025 will serve as a solid foundation for future joint initiatives,\u201d<\/em> said <strong>Sergey Pen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">It should be noted that Maqsut Narikbayev University acted as a partner of the event, providing the venue for the festival\u2019s launch and reaffirming its commitment to the principles of international dialogue, academic cooperation, and cultural exchange.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":33571,"template":"","news-cat":[],"news_tag":[394,393],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cultural Ties: MNU Hosted the Launch of a Festival Showcasing Chinese TV Projects for Central Asian Audiences - MNU<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mnu.kz\/en\/news\/cultural-ties-mnu-hosted-the-launch-of-a-festival-showcasing-chinese-tv-projects-for-central-asian-audiences\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cultural Ties: MNU Hosted the Launch of a Festival Showcasing Chinese TV Projects for Central Asian Audiences - MNU\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Maqsut Narikbayev University hosted the launch of the Cultural Ties \u2013 2025 project \u2014 a festival featuring television programmes and films produced by the China Media Group for audiences in Central Asian countries. 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