Unexpected Beijing ---- from the Perspective of International Friends Source: BRTV Youth Channel

What is new Beijing like in the eyes of people from other countries? Ten international friends who have developed an interest in Beijing will share their views. In the golden Autumn, the eagerly-anticipated 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will kick off in the ancient capital of Beijing, which will also embark on a new journey for development. The BRTV Youth Channel, in concert with Beijing People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, launched the second season of the 10-episode feature program Unexpected Beijing to welcome the 20th CPC National Congress, which sees a new era of the capital’s development from an international perspective.

The program focuses on Beijing from the three perspectives of culture, science and technology, and green development. International friends and experts from the United States, Britain, France, Canada and other countries are invited to narrate their stories. It shows the world the “unexpected” Beijing in their eyes through international expressions that contain Beijing local color.

Witness the rapid development of the capital in the new era from an international vision

Beijing, a city steeped in culture, appeals to people from all over the world. Expats living in Beijing have an experience of Beijing that is open, inclusive, and friendly and that touches them, and have also perceived the momentous changes that have occurred here. The ten international friends invited include those who have lived in Beijing for a long time, and also well-known experts and scholars from all walks of life. They are integrated into different urban scenarios, feeling the extraordinary stories from an international perspective and witnessing the rapidly developing capital in the new era.

Let the world see unexpected Beijing via video link

To adopt an international vision, expand the influence of international communication, and allow people all over the world to feel the rapid changes in Beijing, the program launches a global dialogue via video link. Expats communicate with their family members and friends around the world in the program via video link to keep them abreast of Beijing that is the most beautiful and best, and also allow them to see the new charm of Beijing and discover the “unexpected Beijing” online.

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October 10-21, 2022

At 20:40, Monday to Friday BRTV Youth Channel

The second season of Unexpected Beijing

Together with international friends

We witness the development and changes of the capital in the new era

People from other countries do not regard themselves as outsiders. The more they find out, the more they love it