The year 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Belgium. A series of micro documentaries entitled "In Their Eyes 50 years China-Belgium", jointly presented by China Media Group (CMG) Europe and URTI (International Radio and Television Union), and co-produced by CMG Film, Drama and Documentary Programming Center, are released on this occasion on screens in both countries.

On October 25,2021，the anniversary date of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the documentary is officially broadcast on more than 30 mainstream media platforms in China and Belgium, including CCTV Documentary Channel CCTV9, CGTN French Channel, CGTN English New Media in China and BX1, RTC Télé Liège, TVCom, Brussels Information Press and Decamps Media in Belgium.

The relationship between countries lies in people's affinity, and people's affinity lies in heart to heart communication. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Belgium on October 25, 1971, the people of the two countries have been interacting in a sincere, tolerant and mutually rewarding manner. People to people and cultural exchanges between the two countries have been booming and unfolding. Behind this achievement are the persistence, contribution and efforts of ordinary people from both countries.

"In Their Eyes 50 years China-Belgium" Video of Episode 1

Founder of the cultural institutions, leader of the catering industry and "Tiktok" blogger... 3 Belgians in China and 3 Chinese in Belgium, 6 vivid descriptions and 6 extraordinary experiences in foreign lands were unfolded and displayed in "In Their Eyes 50 years China-Belgium". As lively individuals, the 6 protagonists made different choices, but they all chose to take root in each other's country, chose integration, understanding and tolerance. Their stories may look small, but through details of their real daily lives one could see the reason why China-Belgium relationship has made substantial development step by step. As an ancient Chinese poem says, “Despite the distance between them, true friends always feel close,” the stories of these six people are also a true reflection of 50 years of cooperation between China and Belgium.

Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck once said, "Thus are we led by the past and the future." Looking ahead, an even greater number of people from both countries, such as the six characters from "In Their Eyes 50 years China-Belgium", are bound to sail to the other side on “a boat of friendship”with passion and sincerity, thus contributing to the deepening of relations between the two countries.        

(CMG reporter : Jiang Qiudi  Jin Jing  Zheng Zhi  Song Chengjie)