China issued the 16th China Journalism Awards and the 7th
Changjiang Taofen Awards on Wednesday, to celebrate the 7th China
Journalist Day.
Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee
of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political
Bureau, attended the gathering and handed out the top awards.
Liu Yunshan, member of both of the Politburo and Secretariat of
the CPC Central Committee, delivered a key-note speech at the
gathering, calling on journalists to give top priority to studying
the essence of the recent Sixth Plenary Session of the 16th CPC
Central Committee.
He called on journalists to "give powerful ideological and
public support for building a harmonious society."
Present at the meeting were State-councilor Chen Zhili and
Vice-Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's
Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Chen Kuiyuan.
Tian Congming, president of the Xinhua News Agency and chairman
of the All-China Journalists Association, also delivered a
speech.
(Xinhua News Agency October 9, 2006)
