Liu Qibao, China's publicity chief [Photo by Namkung Jinwoong]
China's publicity chief Liu Qibao said Monday that Chinese and South Korean media should bolster their co-operation based on mutual trust in the international community despite differences in their ideology and standpoint.
The call was the backbone of Liu's speech at a forum involving senior Chinese and South Korean journalists that took place in Seoul before the Chinese official wrapped up his four-day visit to South Korea.
"If South Korea and China trust each other and cooperate at a time when there is a stride forward in their relations, the voice of their people will be sung more loudly in the international community," he said, admitting South Korean and Chinese journalists have "different ideology and perspective".
He said Seoul and Beijing have bolstered their "strategic partnership" following Chinese President Xi Jinping's proposal for closer Sino-Korean relations during his trip to Seoul in 2004.
Liu also stressed the need for the role and importance of traditional media, saying newspapers, news agencies and TVs are still regarded as the "crucial provider and disseminator" of information despite an upsurge in the number of new media groups and Internet-based news outlets.
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