Foreign media given peek behind gala
 |
|
Foreign reporters gather on Tuesday in front of the National Speed Skating Oval, which is under construction and will be used during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. [Photo by Chen Zebing/China Daily] |
Foreign journalists who registered to report on celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China began a series of field interviews in Beijing on Tuesday.
They will visit areas including a mobile center to experience the 5G network, the Zhongguancun innovation demonstration park and Qianmen district to better understand Beijing's achievements in cutting-edge technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, high-end manufacturing and other areas.
 |
|
Reporters visit the National Aquatics Center, on Sept 24, 2019. [Photo by Chen Zebing/China Daily] |
The media members were also given a close-up look at facilities to be used when Beijing hosts the Winter Olympics in three years.
Over 100 reporters from 68 countries representing 82 media outlets - including Agence France-Presse, Russia Today, TV Asahi and the The Straits Times - joined Tuesday's first interview tour at the National Speed Skating Oval, the National Aquatics Center and the National Stadium.
 |
|
A reporter takes a photograph in the National Stadium, on Sept 24, 2019. [Photo by Chen Zebing/China Daily] |
Karim Badolo, a reporter from Burkina Faso, said the interviews enabled him to better understand how China is preparing for the 2022 Games, adding that the new skating facility looks "impressive and extraordinary".
"I think China is going to do marvels in terms of its preparations and arrangements for the next three years and the world will be shocked by how China is going to pull this task off," said Seddiq Hussainy from Afghanistan Times.
As a registered reporter for Tuesday's 70th anniversary celebrations, Hussainy also said he is really looking forward to witnessing the "amazing day".
