President Xi Visits National Media Headquarters

Описание: President Xi Jinping, also the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, visited the headquarters of three major national news organizations in Beijing on Friday morning and extended greetings for the upcoming Lantern Festival to people across China.

At around 8:40, Xi arrived at the headquarters of the People's Daily newspaper and sent holiday greetings through its social media platforms and the paper's own news app.

"Hello, everyone. With the Lantern Festival around the corner, I wish you all happy, healthy and successful new year," said President Xi in a short audio message recorded at the newspaper. Xi pressed the keyboard and sent the greetings on the three platforms, generating warm response.

As of 11:20, the greetings have been forwarded nearly 10,000 times and liked by more than 17,000 people on the Weibo account of People's Daily, about two hours after it was published at 9:36.

Many netizens thanked Xi and extended an early Lantern Festival greeting to him. One netizen named "What she does not know" said, "Hi, uncle Xi, I wish you a happy Lantern Festival in advance."

Xi also visited the headquarters of the Xinhua News Agency and China Central Television (CCTV) later in the day.

At the state news agency Xinhua, Xi used a remote news reporting command system to talk with an agency correspondent currently reporting from a village in Lankao County, Henan Province.

During the conversation, he said that the work style of grassroots cadres is integral to the Party's rule and is directly linked to the people's interests. He noted that journalists should undertake more in-depth investigative reporting on this work style.

While at Xinhua, Xi was also briefed on the news agency's reporting procedures. After listening to journalists' experience of reporting during the Spring Festival holiday, he encouraged them to be more down to earth in their approach and to report on topics that would be well received by the public.

After leaving the Xinhua News Agency, Xi headed for China Central Television (CCTV).

At the CCTV headquarters, Xi held a video conference with Washington D.C.- based CCTV America, asking staff there about their daily life.

Xi was also briefed on the CCTV business and its media integration, learned about CCTV's transmission capacity, and the production process of the widely-watched Xinwen Lianbo program.

On the Friday afternoon, Xi presided over a working meeting on mass media, urging media organizations to increase their influence and credibility.

National media are an important part of the work of the Communist Party of China and concerns about the governance of the state and the stability of the country, Xi said.

News media should adhere to the right orientation of public opinion, keep pace with the times, respect the regulations of mass media, and encourage innovation, Xi said.
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