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The DVD set given as state gifts to Argentina and Brazil A scene from Beijing Youth starring (from left) Du Chun Cheap Jean Segura Jersey , He Gang, Ren Zhong and Li Chen

However small they may be, state gifts have the grandiose task of representing the attitude and diplomatic intentions of the leaders of a country when they visit or receive their foreign counterparts. During his recently concluded visit to four Latin American countries, Chinese President Xi Jinping presented small tokens of China's friendship to the leaders of these countries. Interestingly enough Cheap Randy Johnson Jersey , the gifts given to the leaders of Argentina and Brazil ended up becoming the center of media attention; not because of their rarity or value, but because of what they were.


Consisting of one film and two TV series, a set of DVDs appeared among the state gifts Xi presented to Argentina and Brazil. Compared to the typical gifts of porcelain, tea and the occasional panda Cheap Ken Griffey Jersey , gifts traditionally seen as best representing Chinese culture, this new DVD set was certainly a breath of fresh air.


Youth, age and love


TV series Beijing Youth (2011) and To Elderly with Love (2012) - directed by Zhao Baogang, one of China's most influential soap opera directors - along with the domestic film Love is Not Blind (2011) are all familiar names among audiences in China. Each focusing on different current social issues Cheap Edgar Martinez Jersey , Beijing Youth and Love is Not Blind mainly examine the concerns young people have about life, work and love in China today, while To Elderly with Love deals with issues related to the country's aging population.


"We received a notice from relevant agencies in late June asking us to select several film and TV works that President Xi could give to those Latin American countries," said Ling Di Cheap Felix Hernandez Jersey , brand department manager for Perfect World Pictures - the producer of the three above works. "We chose dozens of works for them to select from," he added. A leading domestic TV drama producer, Perfect World produces about 10 percent of the country's annual TV series.


Including Chinese, English Cheap Nelson Cruz Jersey , Spanish and Portuguese subtitles, Ling explained that it took about two weeks to translate all three works. "We believe the final selection of these three works was based on their realistic reflection of current Chinese society," Ling told the Global Times.


Considering the different broadcasting formats in Latin American countries, two different editions were produced with each including about 100 DVDs; one for the national TV stations in Brazil and Argentina and the other edition for home DVD players.


"My work was once given as a present to foreign guests by an official at the vice premier level Cheap Robinson Cano Jersey , but this time it was presented by the president himself!" said Zhao Baogang, who didn't know that his works had been given as diplomatic gifts until he read it in media headlines.


Cultural ambassadors


The three works' familiarity among audiences in China, added to the status of being given by the country's top leader has caused quite a stir. However, this is actually not the first time TV and film works were given as state gifts.


In March 2013 Cheap Ichiro Suzuki Jersey , when President Xi paid a visit to Tanzania, he mentioned in his speech that the popularity of Chinese TV drama Beautiful Daughter-in-Law in the African country offered a new channel for the Tanzanian people to learn about the lives of ordinary Chinese people. "In May, when Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao paid a visit to Russia, he also brought a set of DVDs including the popular TV drama Let's Get Married! as a gift to foreign leaders Cheap Mariners Hats ," Ling explained