Xi Jinping sends a letter to congratulate Xinhua News Agency on the 90th anniversary of the establishment of Xinhua News Agency

Continuing the red bloodline, insisting on keeping integrity and innovation

Strive to build a world-class new all-media organization

To extend holiday greetings to journalists across the country on the occasion of the Chinese Journalist's Day

  Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, November 6. Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, President of the State and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, sent a letter to congratulate the 90th anniversary of the establishment of Xinhua News Agency. On behalf of the Party Central Committee, he extended warm congratulations to all comrades of Xinhua News Agency. On the occasion of the Chinese Journalists’ Day, I would like to extend holiday greetings to journalists across the country.

  Xi Jinping pointed out in his congratulatory letter that for 90 years, Xinhua News Agency has unswervingly followed the party, propagated the party’s propositions, reflected the voice of the people, recorded the spirit of the times, and spread the voice of China. It has played an important role in revolution, construction, and reform in various historical periods.

  Xi Jinping emphasized that on the new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way, Xinhua News Agency must, under the leadership of the party, grasp the correct political direction, strengthen ideals and beliefs, adhere to the feelings of the people, maintain the red bloodline, adhere to integrity and innovation, accelerate integration and development, and strengthen External communication, strive to build a world-class new all-media organization, and make new and greater contributions to realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and promoting the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

  On the morning of the 6th, a meeting to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the establishment of Xinhua News Agency was held in Beijing. Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter was read out at the meeting.

Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of the Propaganda Department Huang Kunming attended the conference and delivered a speech.

He said that we must conscientiously study and implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important instructions, adhere to Xi Jinping’s new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics as the guidance, adhere to the principle of politicians running a company, inherit the red gene, stick to the original aspiration, and have a "big country" in mind. In-depth publicity of the party’s innovative theories, widely disseminate the party’s propositions, actively reflect the aspirations of the people, paint the picture of the times with heart, play the strong voice of the times, better fulfill the party’s news and public opinion duties and missions, and strive to create a worthy of the party and the people , Worthy of the new performance of the times.

  At the meeting, the person in charge of Xinhua News Agency, retired veteran comrades, young journalists, and representatives of foreign employees made speeches.

  On November 7, 1931, the Red China News Agency, the predecessor of Xinhua News Agency, was established in Ruijin. In January 1937, it was renamed Xinhua News Agency in Yan'an.

After 90 years of development, Xinhua News Agency now has more than 200 branches at home and abroad, providing news information to 8,000 users worldwide in 15 languages, covering more than half of the world's population.