China Global Television Network (CGTN), a television outlet that the United States defined as a foreign mission for promoting the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) propaganda, recently released a documentary in English “The Lockdown: One Month in Wuhan.”
According to CCTV, this 33-minutes-long documentary covered the development of the novel coronavirus’ from its rapid outbreak in Wuhan through its gradually being brought under control. It fully covered each major measure the Chinese government took under the CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping’s direct leadership; recorded the great sacrifices of the medical staff members; and it depicted the determination of Wuhan’s citizens, including community workers, volunteers, and the delivery staff, to fight the epidemic.
On February 28, CGTN broadcasted it on the CGTN’s English channel and posted it on CGTN’s website, mobile apps, and social media accounts on YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook. By March 4, the documentary had a viewership of 16.89 million, with 1.46 million views from YouTube and 1.16 million from Facebook. 165 TV channels and new media platforms in 21 foreign countries and regions utilized the video.
The CCTV article stated, “As an English documentary with story and depth, ‘The Lockdown: One Month in Wuhan’ used the format that Westerners are accustomed to, to describe a touching epidemic-fighting story of the medical staff and of normal Wuhan citizens.”
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Excerpt in Chinese:
日前，CGTN（中国国际电视台）推出英语新闻纪录片《武汉战疫纪》，这是新冠肺炎疫情暴发以来，首部全景展现武汉“抗疫”历程的英文纪录片。
《武汉战疫纪》用33分钟时间，回顾了过去一个多月，在这座千万级人口的城市里，疫情是如何从快速暴发到逐渐被遏制的全过程。充分展现了在习近平总书记的亲自领导下，中国政府对防控疫情采取的各项重大措施；记录了一线医护人员的伟大牺牲和奉献；同时还讲述了社区工作者、志愿者、快递员等普通武汉市民，在封城状态下坚守并携手抗击疫情的顽强精神。
该纪录片于2月28日在CGTN英语频道播出，同时在CGTN官网、App, CGTN各海外社交平台账号（YouTube、Twitter、Facebook）全网推送。截至3月4日，《武汉战疫纪》已获得视频观看量1689万，互动量45.8万。纪录片在CGTN海外社交平台上观看量已超过260万，其中CGTN YouTube 账号上视频观看量达146万，脸书账号上视频观看量达115万。 在Twitter平台获得中华人民共和国常驻联合国代表团、中国驻英国大使馆，以及中国驻德国大使馆等官方账号转发。
该片一经播发，便引起海外媒体高度关注，相继被美国广播公司（ABC）、英国Channel4电视台、法国TV5 MONDE电视台、意大利TGCOM24电视台、加拿大广播公司、日本朝日电视台等21个国家和地区的165家境外电视频道和新媒体平台采用，反响热烈。
作为一部有故事、有深度的英文纪录片，《武汉战疫纪》用西方受众习惯的表达方式，讲述了前线医护人员和普通武汉市民众志成城、英勇抗击疫情的感人故事。
Source: CCTV, March 4, 2020
http://m.news.cctv.com/2020/03/04/ARTI50pQiROSVRBa9KT95Mqv200304.shtml