A delegation of US newspaper editors are on a study tour in
China to gain a better understanding of its fast-growing economy
and its culture.
At the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China,
The American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) has sent a
delegation to visit Beijing and Shanghai, Thursday's China
Daily reported.
They are also seeking more complete and insightful coverage to
their large and interested audience of readers, the newspaper
said.
The ASNE is the oldest and largest organization of American
newspaper editors, representing nearly all of the largest American
dailies.
The delegates visited China Daily's headquarters on
Tuesday and met Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan on Wednesday.
(Xinhua News Agency March 16, 2006)
