More openness pledged for 2018

State Council Information Office vows greater help for media to get word out

The State Council Information Office will play a better role in connecting China and the rest of the world with more openness and improved services this year, Jiang Jianguo, minister of the office, said on Tuesday.

Last year, the SCIO, various ministries and local governments in China hosted thousands of news conferences to aid the work of media, Jiang said at a New Year's reception hosted by the office in Beijing on Tuesday evening.