On the afternoon of August 15, the press conference for the second season of the documentary "China on the Move" jointly created by Shanghai Radio and Television and Discovery was held at Shanghai Radio and Television.
The documentary series "China on the Move" is a major outreach project of "Recording China" by the International Communication Bureau of the Central Propaganda Department, and has been included in the key topic selection of the "14th Five-Year Plan" documentary by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

"China on the Move" Season 2 Poster

The second season of "China on the Move" is jointly produced by SMG and Discovery, and produced by Chen Yinan Studio of Shanghai Radio and Television Documentary Center.
The series consists of 5 episodes of 35 minutes each, focusing on five major themes of China's system, economy, technological innovation, ecology, and people's livelihood, trying to explore and answer the following questions: "How does China's system work? Can China inject vitality into the world economy? How is science and innovation changing China? Can China fulfill its commitment to ecological governance? Can the Chinese share the fruits of development?" The whole series aims to present a real, three-dimensional and comprehensive China to the international community and help the world better understand China, while providing Chinese solutions, Chinese models, and Chinese wisdom with reference value.

Stills of the second season of "China on the Move"

Through the in-depth observation and interview of British director Arthur Jones, the film spans the north and south of China, from Beijing to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, from southeastern Guizhou to Xishuangbanna in Yunnan, from Tieling in Liaoning to Hainan National Park, and from Jiangxi From Poyang Lake to the new area of Shanghai Lingang Free Trade Zone, with vivid stories and vivid cases, it brings together the views of Chinese government officials, experts and scholars at home and abroad, and all sectors of society, and tells about the development process of China, the government, people, and enterprises. and how to deal with various difficulties and challenges from all walks of life. The whole film creates a new way of dialogue between China and the world with a distinctive style and a brisk rhythm.

Stills of the second season of "China on the Move"

As a Sino-foreign co-production documentary that uses international audio-visual languages to reflect a grand theme, the second season of "China on the Move" interviewed a group of overseas experts on China issues, such as Graham Allison, founding dean of Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Robert Kuhn, China expert and author of "China 30 Years", Martin Jacques, Senior Visiting Researcher of the Centre for Asian Studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, Bell Daning, an internationally renowned political scientist and author of "Politics of Merit", Economics and Business, London, UK Luo Siyi, former director of the Policy Department, Nicholas Vonotas, professor of economics and international affairs at George Washington University, etc. In addition, Liang Zhenying, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Zhu Min, former Global Vice President of the IMF and Dean of the National Institute of Financial Studies of Tsinghua University, Lv Benfu, Vice Chairman of the National Institute of Innovation and Development Strategy, and China Rural Revitalization Foundation Director Liu Wenkui, President and Chairman of the Council of IUCN, Chairman of Hainan National Park Research Institute Zhang Xinsheng, Deputy Director of Development Planning Department of National Energy Administration Song Wen, Deputy Secretary General of Shanghai Municipal People's Government, Director of Shanghai Urban Operation Management Center Xu Huili and other Chinese officials and relevant persons in charge also gave their solutions to related issues.
It is worth mentioning that the second season of "China on the Move" also reflects the achievements of the mainstream media in the Yangtze River Delta region under the guidance of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television to jointly promote the high-quality development of documentaries in the new era. With the help of the media in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places, the program team selected many cases of construction and development governance in the Yangtze River Delta region, including the social security system involving flexible workers in Jiangsu, the clinical application of brain science in Zhejiang, and the building of new domestic brands. And so on, fully reflects the in-depth cultural exchanges and cooperation under the Yangtze River Delta integration strategy.
At the press conference, the editor-in-chief of Discovery East Asia Wei Keran sent a video message, and the heads of major broadcast TV stations in the Yangtze River Delta region also sent a video message.
It is reported that the Chinese version of the second season of "China on the Move" will land on Dragon TV's "New Documentary" period at 22 o'clock every Tuesday night from August 16, and major TV stations in the Yangtze River Delta will also broadcast it. At the same time, the program is currently being translated into various languages, and it is planned to be broadcast in many major countries and regions on the Discovery platform in September 2022.