To further the outcomes of the 6th Ministerial Conference and enhance Macao’s role as “One Center, One Platform, One Base”, the Permanent Secretariat of Forum for Economic and Trade Co-operation between China and Portuguese-speaking Countries (Macao) (hereinafter referred to as Forum Macao) will strengthen co-operation in the audiovisual sector between China and PSC to promote cultural exchange. Building on last year’s successful collaboration with mainland Chinese authorities, the “2025 Collective Exhibition of Audiovisual Mechanism Works and Broadcasting from China–Portuguese-speaking Countries” will be held during the 17th Cultural Week of China and Portuguese-speaking Countries. The event will include offline screenings of Inspiring Greater Bay Area China: A French Sinologist’s Investigation of Southern China and a meet-and-greet with the creators.

On 26 September, the offline screening launch of the “2025 Collective Exhibition of Audiovisual Mechanism Works and Broadcasting from China–Portuguese-speaking Countries”—organized by the Forum Macao and the International Cooperation Department of the National Radio and Television Administration of the People’s Republic of China, and co-hosted by Guangdong Radio and Television (GDRT) and the Teledifusão de Macau, S.A.—took place at the Movie Hall of the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), with the first screening held there. Attendees included Ji Xianzheng, the Secretary-General of the Forum Macao; Rodrigues Vitorino Muebe, the Consulate-General of Mozambique in Macao; Manuel Ricardo da Silva, the Counselor of Consulate General of Portugal in Macao and Hong Kong; Che Weng Keong, the President of the Administrative Committee of the Macao SAR’s Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM);  Zhang Guanyu, Deputy Director General of the Economic Department of the Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in the Macao SAR; Professor Zhang Hongming, Dean of the International College of MUST; Zheng Yuanjun, Deputy Director of the GDRT External Communication Centre; Vong Vai Hung, Member of the Executive Committee of Teledifusão de Macau, S. A.; Pong Sio Wan, the Acting Department Head of the Cultural and Recreational Affairs and Civic Education Department of the Municipal Affairs Bureau; Leong Lai San, Director of the Centre of Languages (CDL) of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) of Macao; Sinologist David Gosset; Tang Lina, Chief-Director of the documentary Inspiring Greater Bay Area China; members of the Permanent Secretariat; faculty and students of the MUST; and more than 200 others.

The 2025 Collective Exhibition of Audiovisual Mechanism Works and Broadcasting from China–Portuguese-speaking Countries features three outstanding Chinese documentaries: Inspiring Greater Bay Area China: A French Sinologist’s Investigation of Southern China, Sea Turtles, Where Are You Going?, and Ice World. The first offline screening of the documentary Inspiring Greater Bay Area China: A French Sinologist’s Investigation of Southern China, presented to guests and audiences from China and Portuguese-speaking countries a vivid portrayal of cultural, social, and developmental aspects in southern China, particularly the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), showcasing a new landscape of the Bay Area brimming with vitality, opportunities, and hope. It is a work that combines profound cross-cultural observation with humanistic warmth. Simultaneously, the documentary’s creator, Director Tang Lina, and the book’s author, Sinologist David Gosset, were present on site to engage and exchange with the audience. In addition, Sinologist David Gosset presented copies of Inspiring Greater Bay Area China to representatives of relevant institutions. The aforementioned documentary works will be screened offline at the IAM Gallery and at select schools in Macao, provided to television stations in Portuguese-speaking countries for broadcasting, and uploaded to the official website of the Forum Macao, thereby strengthening civilizational mutual learning between China and Portuguese-speaking countries through the medium of documentaries.

The Permanent Secretariat will continue to collaborate with various institutions, fully utilizing the multilateral co-operation mechanism of the Forum to enhance cultural exchanges between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, support Macao’s moderately diversified economic development, and better integrate into the national development landscape.