China supports reform and development of media

Home>>China

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Monday, November 03, 2003

China supports reform and development of media

DISCUSSION

CHINESE

SEND TO FRIEND

The Chinese government will create conditions and adopt preferential policies for the media sector to achieve development and growth through self-reform, a senior official with the State Administration of Press and Publication said Sunday in Boao.

Liu Binjie, deputy director of the administration, made the remark at a meeting on the power and responsibilities of the mediaduring the 2003 annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia, which is being held in south China's Hainan Province.

He said the government supports the opening-up of the Chinese media and encourages the Chinese media to cooperate with foreign counterparts and to compete on the international market.

Liu said he was convinced that China would have its own nation-wide media groups in several years.

Meanwhile, China would gradually open its distribution market for publications to the outside.

Currently, China's mainland has 2,119 newspapers, 9,038 magazines, 568 publishing houses and more than 290 audio-visual producers. China also has 1,969 radio and television stations and over 150 news websites on the Internet.

Sending short messages through mobile phones has become increasingly popular in China, especially among young people.

Questions?Comments? Click here

China pushes print media reform

Bold Media Reform Sets Sail in China

China's Media, Publishing Sector to Speed up Reforms

Global survey: Chinese women sexiest ( 11 Messages)

Business Week: Is China's boom in danger? ( 3 Messages)

Chinese gov't opposes Taiwan's separatism, referendum ( 7 Messages)

China pays last tribute to Madame Soong Mei-ling ( 3 Messages)

China expects to see trade deficit in near future: official ( 2 Messages)