China Central Television's (CCTV) Vice President Sun Yusheng was elected the new vice president of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) on Saturday at the organization's 54th general assembly in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Sun, 57, has more than 30 years’ experience in journalism and public broadcasting. He has supervised major TV projects including Hong Kong's return in 1997 and the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.
He is the first Chinese to hold the position.
Sun expressed his confidence in the future of the ABU, citing "the prospect of Asia-Pacific regional economic development.”
He highlighted China's booming broadcasting industry, which boasts 2,578 radio and TV broadcasting organizations, with an annual revenue exceeding 500 billion yuan (about 75 billion US dollars).
“I believe that the development of China's radio and TV broadcasting industry will surely bring more vitality and opportunities to the development of ABU,” said Sun at the meeting.
The ABU, founded in 1964, is a non-profit organization with 281 members, including major broadcasters in 69 countries and regions across Asia-Pacific and beyond.