4K film on China's National Day parade premieres in Greece

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A 4K live-broadcast film on China's National Day military parade was released in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) in Greece on Friday, which is the global premier of the film's Greek version.

Produced by China Media Group (CMG), the film presents the wonderful celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. It demonstrates the extraordinary achievements and the spirit of national unity of the open and confident China in the past 70 years.

Teacher and students watch the Greek version of the 4K film on China's National Day military parade at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) in Greece, November 8, 2019. /CCTN Photo

Besides the Greek version, the film has been translated into more than 40 languages and released around the world.

The NKUA, founded in 1837 is the first national university in Greece. It now has more than 14,000 graduate students and 40,000 undergraduate students in registration.

Konstantinos Grivas watches the film at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) in Greece, November 8, 2019. /CCTN Photo

Konstantinos Grivas, who teaches at the Department of Turkish and Modern Asian Studies of the NKUA and the Hellenic Military Academy, has long studied China's path of peaceful development.

"In recent years, China has led the world in many fields, and has become an important country with world influence. China's military strength is conducive to maintaining world peace," he said after watching the film.

He added that China's foreign policy is to lead countries to cooperate rather than confront, which can be seen from China's Belt and Road Initiative. It is of great significance for maintaining global stability and promoting global development, he said.

The film is premiered at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) in Greece, November 8, 2019. /CCTN Photo

Several postgraduate students at the university said that after watching the film, they were deeply touched by the sense of organization and discipline of the Chinese soldiers reflected in the uniformed marching formation.

One Geopolitics graduate student Katerina Xenaki said that the discipline reflected in the military parade is a good example for other countries.

Another law student said that he hopes that China and Greece will deepen cooperation in more fields in the future, and see more Chinese people visiting Greece and conducting cultural exchanges.

(Cover image: Military parade celebrates the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, October 1, 2019. /VCG Photo)