By Shadreck Gurenje in Lanzhou,Gansu Province China

As the Belt and Road initiative deepens China's level of openness has reached a new stage of Cooperation internationally, senior media and political experts has said.

Giving his welcome remarks at the symposium for the key head of media of the Belt and Road countries Mr Liang Chaoyang , President of Gansu Daily and Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of Gansu Daily Newspaper Group said the group have a cultivated media business ecosystem focused on brand communication and comprehensive government affair media services that promote the image of the People's Republic of China in the international space.

"Alongside our core news operations,the newspaper group actively develops cultural industries.

"We have cultivated a new integrated media business ecosystem focused on brand communication, technology output, comprehensive government affair media services,product marketing, exhibition services ,and international communication.

"As the Belt and Road initiative deepens, China's level of openness has reached a new stage,creating a broader platform for exchanges and cooperation between Chinese and International media.

"This symposium will serve as an opportunity to explore more effective approaches and create greater value in deepening media collaboration, strengthening,people-to-people exchanges , innovation cooperation models," said Mr Liang Chaoyang.

Gansu Daily Group was founded in 1949 and is the official newspaper of the CPC Ganzu Provincial Committee.

Mr Liang Chaoyang also further noted that the Gansu Daily serves as the primary source of original content for all new media platforms under the Gansu Daily Newspaper group.

"Ganzu Daily serves as the primary source of original content for all media platforms under the Gansu Daily Newspaper.

"Ganzu Daily Newspaper group is a state owned cultural Enterprise.It publishes seven subsidiary newspapers , including Lanzhou Morning news,Gansu Farmers news,Gansu economic daily, Lanzhou New Media Area news and Reading Friends News," said Mr Liang Chaoyang.

In October 2018 the Gansu Daily established Gansu New Media Group which has since launched two news apps the New Gansu and Benliu which operate five website namely Daily Gansu,Benliu news,Gansu farmers, Gansu economic website and Rule of Law Gansu Website.

The Gansu media group according to Mr Liang Chaoyang President of the Gansu Daily manage a total of 148 diverse media platforms and accounts and it's newspaper division actively develops cultural industries.