Xie Feng delivers remarks at the 20th Chinese American Film Festival

The 20th Chinese American Film Festival and the Chinese American Television Festival has kicked off in Los Angeles on Friday, Nov. 8. Chinese Ambassador to the U.S., Xie Feng, delivered a video speech at the opening ceremony.

“Film is an art of light and shadow, and a mirror of the reality. It is also a medium for exchanges and mutual learning among cultures, and a bridge that brings people closer,” Xie said.

China and the United States are the world’s top two film markets, and our film and TV cooperation has yielded fruitful outcomes and enjoys bright prospects, Ambassador Xie said, noting that in the first nine months of this year, 34 American films were screened in China, grossing $674 million.

Xie emphasized that at the third Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, plans were set for China to enhance the institutional framework for high-standard opening-up, and open up wider sectors including culture, telecommunications and the internet in an orderly way. This will unleash tremendous market opportunities for high-quality cultural products from around the world, he added.

"'There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people’s eyes.' If we demonize each other, we would be preoccupied by paranoia and caught in a spiral of enmity. But when we perceive each other correctly, we will find a right path for China and the United States to get along based on mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation," Xie said.

Over 80 years ago, American journalist Edgar Snow travelled all the way to Yan’an, shared the true story about China to the world, and dedicated his whole life to helping the two countries better understand each other.

In his speech, Xie highlighted the China-U.S. co-produced documentary Snow: The Unfinished Journey, saying that it pays tribute to the Snow spirit of holding on to the truth and rejecting ideological biases. 

“The people are both the protagonists and screenwriters of history. The foundation of the China-U.S. relationship was laid by our peoples, and its future will be created by our peoples. I hope there will be more Edgar Snows of the new era in the film and TV industry of our two countries, who will present a true, multi-dimensional and panoramic view of China and tell the stories of China-U.S. goodwill and cooperation to the world,” Xie said.

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