Wang Huning (R), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and also member of the CPC Central Committee Secretariat, meets with representatives attending the ceremony celebrating the 80th anniversary of the All-China Journalists Association (ACJA) and awarding ceremony of the 27th China Journalism Awards, in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 8, 2017. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
A ceremony was held Wednesday morning to celebrate the anniversary of the ACJA. Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, addressed the ceremony.
Wang urged all people working in news media to carefully study and understand the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and to publicize the spirit of the CPC congress in a clear and intelligible manner.
He also asked the ACJA to deepen reform and organize Chinese journalists to firmly follow the Party.
Vice Premier Liu Yandong read Xi's congratulatory letter at the event, which was attended by about 300 people.
Under CPC leadership, the ACJA is a national association of China's journalism profession. It now has 217 member organizations and connections with staff at over 6,800 news media nationwide.
