CRI-2 China Radio International Beijing China, 100040 86-10-68891676 86-10-68891580 Vol. 15 No. 5 Http://www.crienglish.com Sep. – Oct., 2004
[email protected] A Long Journey to Bring CRI Closer to Listeners t was a cool rainy morning in mid June also complaints, mostly about the quality of carry 30 minutes of interviews with Chinese when we started our trip to Europe. There our programs, such as the selection of news experts and business people. The programs I were three of us: Madam Liu Hui, Director and music. But thanks to these complaints, will be co-produced by CRI and BFM, but will of Overseas Projects, Madam Xu Huazhen, we have a better picture of what our listeners be hosted by BFM staff. Only two weeks after deputy director of the English Service, and want to hear. the launch, the station told us they were very yours truly. We were going to visit some local satisfied with the program and their audiences radio stations to arrange further cooperation, To celebrate the first anniversary of the enjoy it. specifically, for relays of CRI programs. launch of the program, a Chinese Cultural Day was organized in mid-June, and the While cooperation with these stations is a new Beijing had been scorching hot for several three of us were there. way of reaching listeners in foreign countries, days, and this cool morning seemed to indicate CRI also keeps abreast of new broadcasting that our trip would be a successful one. And so We could feel the Finnish people‟s enthusi- technologies to meet the needs of future audi- it turned out! Our first stop was Finland, where asm for Chinese culture.