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Media: More than 100 journalists, including Africans, build skills in China

From Fraternité Matin · () French

Translated from French and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • More than 100 journalists from all continents, including African journalists, began a four-month training program in Beijing on Sept. 4, 2026.
  • The program is organized by China’s International Center for Communication and Press, with sessions held at Renmin University of China’s School of Journalism and Communication.
  • Project supervisor Hu Qifan said the initiative aims to help foreign journalists discover China and promote deeper cooperation between China and other countries.

More than 100 journalists from across the world, including Africa, are in Beijing for a four-month professional training program organized through a Chinese media and communication initiative.

The journalists arrived in the Chinese capital on Aug. 31, 2026, at the invitation of the Chinese Association for Public Diplomacy. They began training on Sept. 4 at the School of Journalism and Communication at Renmin University of China.

The program forms part of the second session organized by China’s International Center for Communication and Press. Hu Qifan, the project’s general supervisor, described the training as an opportunity for foreign journalists to stay in China and discover the realities of the country.

He said the main objective was to promote a more comprehensive form of cooperation between China and other countries. The supplied article ends during his explanation of the initiative.

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