Xi's letter inspires media to shoulder social responsibilities, promote common values, say media professionals

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the fourth World Media Summit, which kicked off in Beijing on Monday.

Xi's letter expounded on how the world media can better shoulder social responsibilities and build up consensus, which injects fresh impetus into global media exchanges and cooperation, the promotion of the common values of mankind, and the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, foreign media professionals have said.

The congratulatory letter sent by Xi is a significant boost for the media summit, said Narasimhan Ram, director of The Hindu Publishing Group.