Journalists from both sides of Pacific Ocean join hands

Media leaders and workers from China and Latin American and Caribbean countries put their heads together on Tuesday at a media summit to discuss how they could join hands to help facilitate closer and stronger relationships.

At the first China-Latin America Media Summit, held in Chile's capital of Santiago on Tuesday, some 27 media representatives from Latin American and Caribbean countries sat with their Chinese counterparts from more than 30 mainstream Chinese media outlets.

They exchanged views and thoughts on a range of common concerns, from free trade, business development, cultural exchanges and climate change to social inequality, education, and women's and children's rights.