The FOCAC Summit may be over, but the building of a shared future between China and Africa is just beginning. The information office of the State Council held a symposium on Monday where Chinese and African journalists who covered the Beijing summit discussed their roles in forming this future. CGTN's Tang Bo has more.

Over 60 African and Chinese reporters gathered to enhance cooperation between their respective medias. The conference was held a week after the Beijing Summit of the Forum On China Africa Cooperation. The aim? Figuring out the media's role in building the much-talked-about shared future between China and Africa.

ZHANG YE, DIRECTOR GENERAL INTERNATIONAL LIAISON BUREAU STATE COUNCIL INFORMATION OFFICE "First of all, we need to expand cooperation channels and build up a China-Africa media cooperation network. Secondly, Chinese and African media should work together to build an objective, just, and balanced circumstance of international public opinion. And thirdly, China will continue to support the development of young journalists from China and Africa and enhance their exchanges and training."

China-Africa media cooperation dates back over 5-decades. Many fruitful achievements have been made, especially in implementing the 2015 Johannesburg summit's media cooperation plans. Last week's Beijing summit of China-Africa Cooperation Forum concluded with the issue of the Beijing Declaration, which mapped out plans for deepening cooperation over the next three years. It reportedly consists of higher requirements for media cooperation.

All participants agree it is their duty to identify all important issues discussed at the forum, and more importantly ensure the facilitation of local platforms in the building of a shared future for China and Africa. Tang Bo, CGTN.