9th CPEC Media Forum brings together leaders

Pakistan-China Institute (PCI), in collaboration with China Economic Net and Embassy of Peoples Republic of China organised the 9th CPEC Media Forum, bringing together senior Pakistani and Chinese officials, diplomats, media leaders, and representatives of Chinese enterprises to reinforce media collaboration around CPEC 2.0, promote fact-based narrative building and respond to rising challenges of misinformation, disinformation, and "fake news" targeting Pakistan–China cooperation.

PCI Executive Director Mustafa Hyder Sayed opened the forum by welcoming dignitaries and underscored that the CPEC Media Forum has been a flagship Pakistan–China media platform "every year since 2015," initiated in the wake of President Xi Jinping's April 2015 visit. Recalling that the first forum was held in Beijing in November 2015 with PCI's partner China Economic Net, he highlighted continuity even during COVID-19 through virtual formats. He said the forum's core purpose is to "shape the narrative," regarding CPEC specifically one "rooted in facts" and grounded in "exemplary Pakistan–China cooperation," adding that this edition carried "special significance".