The Guiyang Foreign Affairs Office – based in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province – beefed up its external publicity considerably throughout the course of 2021.
It is understood to have developed its official websites in Chinese and English, its Sina Weibo and Wechat accounts into important platforms for foreign affairs publicity.
The office edited and published the 19th to 22nd issues of the English newspaper Guiyang Today, to promote the development achievements of Guiyang and the nearby Guian New Area and to expand their international reputation.
The reports in the newspaper focused on the achievements of Guiyang in the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20).
They also showcased the key tasks set out for Guiyang and the Guian New Area during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), highlighted the achievements of the 2021 China International Big Data Industry Expo, as well as celebrated the development of sister cities.