China News Service, Beijing, September 23 (Reporter Liang Xiaohui) "For 70 years, China News Agency has adhered to the patriotic reporting policy, insisted on serving overseas Chinese, and played an active role in telling Chinese stories and spreading Chinese voices." September On the 23rd, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of China News Agency, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the State and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, sent a congratulatory letter to all comrades of China News Agency.

General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter aroused enthusiastic responses among the cadres and workers of China News Agency.

　　In the afternoon of the same day, China News Agency held an enlarged meeting of the social committee to convey the spirit of learning from General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter.

On the afternoon of September 23, China News Agency held an enlarged meeting of the social committee to convey the spirit of learning from General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter.

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　　"On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of China News Agency, General Secretary Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter, fully affirming the work of China News Agency, and pointing out the way forward for the international communication work, which makes us very excited and encouraged." Chen Junjun, the president of the news agency, said, "Standing at a new starting point, China News Agency will innovate the international communication discourse system with a high degree of historical consciousness, accelerate the integration and development, improve the international communication ability, tell Chinese stories well, and spread Chinese voices well. We will welcome the Party's 20th National Congress with practical actions."

　　"Looking back at the road that China News Agency has traveled, it can be said that 70 years of ups and downs have led to 70 years of glory." Zhou Bingde, the former vice president of China News Agency and Zhou Enlai's niece, said that China News Agency started from 47 people and has a team of more than 2,000 people. A team of specialized talents, generations of new and middle-aged people with ideals, not forgetting the original mission, and willing to make sacrifices, have achieved today's international communication career.

"After reading the congratulatory letter, I am very pleased, and I am also very proud and proud!"

　　The 70-year development of China News Agency is inseparable from the care and guidance of the Party Central Committee.

In 1952, with the care and support of Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoqi, Zhou Enlai, Chen Yun and other central leaders, and under the direct leadership of Xi Zhongxun, Liao Chengzhi, Wang Jiaxiang and other comrades, China News Agency was founded.

On October 1 of that year, China News Service issued its first broadcast press release overseas, "The Capital Holds a Grand Military Parade to Commemorate the National Day", which marked October 1 as the anniversary of China News Service.

The course of the past 70 years has proved that the strong leadership of the party has always been the foundation of China News Agency's origin, growth and transformation.

　　Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China News Agency has always focused on comprehensively interpreting Xi Jinping's thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era and showing the image of the general secretary as a leader of a great country. In the column of the general secretary's activities, the core report products rich in Sino-Singapore style, differentiation and recognition will be launched, which fully demonstrates the role of leaders of major parties and countries in leading the way.

The series of reports on "Great Changes, China Governance" planned and launched by "A Closer Look at China" won the first prize of the China News Award.

　　Guo Jinchao, deputy director of the Political and Cultural Department of China News Service, said that we must continue to strengthen our sense of responsibility and mission in fulfilling our duties. We will take the reports on General Secretary Xi Jinping's activities and the party's innovative theory publicity as the top priority, and closely follow the major issues of China's development in the new era. , use Chinese theory to explain Chinese practice, use Chinese practice to sublimate Chinese theory, put out more news works that show the style of the new era and the Chinese temperament, tell the story of China in the new era well, and do a good job in Xi Jinping's new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics International dissemination of ideas.

　　In the long-term practice of external communication, China News Agency pays attention to following the laws of international communication and cross-cultural communication, establishes the agency with news, and develops the agency with characteristics.

"Over the past 70 years, China News Agency has become a "special soldier" in the Chinese press with its unique "China-Singapore style", playing the role of a bridge connecting China and foreign countries," said Zhang Hong, director of the editor-in-chief of China News Agency. At the new starting point, we must implement the important instructions given by General Secretary Xi Jinping to China News Agency in the congratulatory letter, innovate in the expression of words, and be a good "national team" for international communication.

Especially in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we will adhere to "China's position and international expression" to help the outside world better understand China and the Chinese Communist Party.

On the afternoon of September 23, China News Agency held an enlarged meeting of the social committee to convey the spirit of learning from General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter.

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　　China News Agency was born to serve overseas Chinese media.

On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the agency, General Secretary Xi Jinping proposed that China News Agency should "actively contact overseas Chinese media".

Huang Yaobai, director of the Overseas Center of China News Agency, said that the general secretary's entrustment implied a high emphasis on international communication and a deep friendship for overseas Chinese media.

"I quickly shared the contents of the general secretary's congratulatory letter to the overseas Chinese media industry. They expressed their congratulations to our agency and were also very excited. They praised this as the best encouragement for overseas Chinese media."

　　In his congratulatory letter, General Secretary Xi Jinping affirmed China News Agency's adherence to the patriotic reporting policy, and put forward the requirement of "promoting the great unity of Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad".

Wei Qun, director of the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Department of China News Service, said that we will do a good job of publicity and reporting in various fields at home and abroad with heart and soul, and extensively unite Chinese sons and daughters at home and abroad to work together to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

　　Since its inception, China News Service has been given the position of introducing China to the world.

Dong Huifeng, director of the Commentary Theory Department of China News Service, said that the general secretary proposed to "promote the exchanges between Chinese and foreign civilizations and people-to-people bonds", and gave China News Service an important mission.

China News Agency's special column "East and West Questions" focuses on mutual learning between civilizations, relying on Chinese and foreign experts, focusing on the combination of learning and media, and has been read by more than 1 billion people on the Internet.

"Implement the spirit of the general secretary's congratulatory letter, and promote exchanges between Chinese and foreign civilizations and people-to-people bonds. Our exploration is always on the road and requires more arduous efforts."

　　In Fujian, a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in China, Xu Dejin, director of the Fujian branch of China News Agency, said that during his work in Fujian, General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly proposed that Fujian should enhance the awareness of overseas Chinese affairs and opportunities, and pay more attention to overseas Chinese capital, overseas Chinese power and overseas Chinese wisdom.

This time, General Secretary Xi Jinping affirmed China News Agency's "persistence in serving overseas Chinese" in his congratulatory letter.

In the future, we will continue to use overseas Chinese as a bridge to unite the hearts of overseas Chinese, give full play to the strength of overseas Chinese, safeguard the interests of overseas Chinese, and do a good job of reporting overseas Chinese-related news in a more proactive manner.

　　Heads of the Hebei, Zhejiang, Shanghai and other branches have expressed that they should earnestly study and understand the spirit of the general secretary's congratulatory letter, combine the local reality, enhance the affinity and effectiveness of the report, and improve the ability of international communication.

　　Yang Chengchen, a young reporter from China News Agency who has been an advanced individual in the country's fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic and has been employed for 7 years, said that I just walked one-tenth of the time scale of China News Agency.

As a new generation of Chinese and Newcomers, we must follow the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's congratulatory letter, continue the red blood, keep in mind the mission and entrustment, and tell Chinese stories in a more lively and lively manner with a confident attitude, high enthusiasm, and professional standards. Chinese voice.

　　"We must deeply understand and grasp the core essence and spiritual essence of the congratulatory letter, maintain integrity and innovation, and accelerate integrated development." Zhang Mingxin, editor-in-chief of China News Agency, said that China News Agency is building an all-media communication matrix, focusing on forming a multi-level, multi-channel, multi-level The three-dimensional propaganda and reporting pattern of the style will more fully and vividly show the Chinese story and the ideological and spiritual power behind it, show a true, three-dimensional and comprehensive China, and strive to create a credible, lovely and respectable image of China.

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