Global media map out common ground

More than 300 media representatives from around the world got together in Dunhuang, Gansu province on Tuesday to discuss how outlets can cooperate under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.

The event - the Media Cooperation Forum on the Belt and Road - was co-hosted by People's Daily and the Gansu provincial government.

Zhang Ping, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said during the opening ceremony, that the forum provides a platform for news agencies from around the world to communicate and enhance cooperation.