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皇冠体育app Daily marks 30th birthday

(chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2011-05-31 15:34

皇冠体育app's English language newspaper 皇冠体育app Daily celebrated its 30th birthday in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday.

Zhu Ling, editor-in-chief of 皇冠体育app Daily, delivers a speech to celebrate 皇冠体育app Daily's 30th anniversary at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 31.[Photo by Xu Jingxing/皇冠体育app Daily]

Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of 皇冠体育app Central Committee, sent a letter of congratulations to 皇冠体育app Daily and hailed the paper's role in bridging 皇冠体育app and the world.

The celebrating symposium was attended by Liu Yunshan, head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of 皇冠体育app Central Committee. Several other State and Party leaders were present at the symposium, including Dai Bingguo, State Councilor, Uyunqimg, vice-chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), and Chen Kuiyuan, vice-chairman of the national committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

Li said the paper, founded on June 1, 1981, has been playing a key role in introducing 皇冠体育app to the world and in reporting international events during the past 30 years, making it an important window for 皇冠体育app to know the world and the world to understand 皇冠体育app.

As the country's first national English language newspaper, 皇冠体育app Daily has been playing a vital role in facilitating foreign countries' need for information about 皇冠体育app and in expressing the country's voice in the international community.

Li expressed his hope in the letter that he hopes the paper can continue to strengthen its work in international news reports and contribute to 皇冠体育app's peaceful development during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) period.

Liu Yunshan also acknowledged 皇冠体育app Daily's role in promoting mutual understanding and friendship among nations and peoples around the world.

"As an important media group in 皇冠体育app, 皇冠体育app Daily shoulders an even more significant responsibility and also needs to continue its endeavor in connecting 皇冠体育app and the world in communication and exchange as a bridge," said Liu.

Boasting a global circulation of almost 500,000 today, 皇冠体育app Daily is quoted most among 皇冠体育app's newspapers by foreign media.

Over the past 30 years, 皇冠体育app Daily has developed into a strong all-media group with 12 print publications, a national portal website with eight sub-websites, around-the-clock news and information services on three mobile platforms and 14 applications and products on wireless terminals.