China and Australia can cooperate to pursue green transition as the former is developing relevant technology and the latter is abundant in minerals and other ingredients, said an expert in an interview with China Global Television Network.

David Morris, president of 1EarthVillage, a new platform for international connectivity and cross-cultural understanding, said China has the potential to play a leading role in advancing green transition and making the global economy more sustainable.

“This puts everything into context, when we think about the climate challenge that the world faces and the potential for China to play a leading role here in the green transition to a more sustainable global economy. China is developing the technology, the ability to roll out electric vehicles, which Australia welcomes. It’s not afraid of them such as the United States and the European Union. And Australia, as you say, has the critical minerals, the lithium and other ingredients that are very important for those supply chains to feed into China’s ability to lead us into this green transition. So there’s a lot of common ground here, potentially between Australia and China. Let’s hope that we can move this forward and we can find more productive cooperation for the green transition,” he said.

Morris said green transition should be accelerated and Australia, with no protectionist agenda, embraces cooperation with China.

“We need to speed up this green transition because actually this is the biggest threat that the world faces, that the disruptions to our economies and to our societies from climate risk are very real. We know this in the Asia-Pacific. We know climate change will impact on China, on Australia very badly unless we act very quickly in this decade to make sure global warming slowed. And so China rolling out the solar panels, the electric vehicles, this is absolutely to be welcomed, and Australia, by the way, has a long tradition of supporting free trade. It’s not a country that is inclined towards protectionism, at least not in the last half century. And so there’s a real opportunity here for China and Australia to collaborate, because Australia has no protectionist agenda, which arguably is what might be partly what’s going on with the United States and the European union, a move away from free trade, which is very dangerous for both China and Australia who benefit from free trade enormously,” he said.

China Movie and TV Night 2024, a special gala at the ongoing 26th Shanghai International Film Festival, was held on Sunday to share stories of China’s film development.

Themed “Worlds of Film, Stories of China,” the gala focuses on promoting original Chinese films and TV series and shares the stories of Chinese practitioners in the industry.

“I think the China Movie and TV Night lets people see the development of Chinese films from different dimensions and see a promising prospect of the film industry. It did a good job in creating a great platform for all of us to communicate and show,” said director Li Shaohong.

The production teams of several upcoming TV series and the classic cartoon Happy Dad and Son 6 participated in the promotional activities at the gala and shared behind-the-scenes stories and their understanding of the characters.

The opening ceremony of the French Film Week was also held at the gala celebrating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France. The event features outstanding recent works from major international film festivals, showcasing the diverse perspectives and societal aspects of contemporary French cinema.

“I think the French Film Week in Shanghai is a very good way to connect the two markets. Hopefully, some of these films can get a more broad distribution. But it’s already great that they’re showing in the festival, because French films usually don’t have that much exposure in China. I think that’s also thanks to the work the festival does, and it’s a great opportunity to share very recent films and some older films,” said French producer Natacha Devillers.