President meets with participants in journalists conference

President Xi Jinping met on Wednesday with representatives participating in a conference of the All-China Journalists Association and winners of this year's China Journalism Award, and conveyed his sincere greetings and warm congratulations to them.

At the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, chatted with the representatives and had a photo taken with them.

Addressing the opening ceremony of the conference, Huang Kunming, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, urged journalists across the country to make earnest efforts to publicize the Party's innovative theories to make them well-understood by the public and to take active measures to make the Party's voice heard.

Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, journalists should have the will to get down to the grassroots and improve their ability to observe clearly, think profoundly and write powerfully, Huang said.

They should actively present a reliable, admirable and respectable image of China to the world in order to better serve the cause of the Party and the State, he added.

Huang also urged the All-China Journalists Association to strengthen its political and ideological guidance in the country's public communications work and constantly raise its ability to serve journalists.