Media should follow philosophy of sharing

Italy has been working with China to promote free trade and economic globalization, even under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, albeit unofficially. Italy joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as a founding member in April 2015, and has been helping in sectors such as port construction and third-party market development.

In August 2018, Italy established a special work group on China in its Ministry of Economic Development, which became a new, important platform for bilateral cooperation in trade, investment and research. In fact, Italian leaders have been voicing their willingness to co-work with China, even under the Belt and Road Initiative framework.

The two countries, however, have to strengthen mutual understanding and mutual trust to promote cooperation among their media outlets. To do so, China has to promote the philosophy followed by its media outlets, which basically have four characteristics.

The first is the focus on the people. The Chinese government has always believed and followed a people-centric philosophy, a philosophy which the Chinese media outlets also follow. As a result, Chinese media outlets express the will of the people so as to provide them with news that serves their needs and meets their demands.

The second characteristic is truthfulness. Truth is the basis of journalism. China stresses that media outlets follow social and moral ethics to enrich people’s knowledge about what has been happening in the country and around the world.

The third is the sense of social responsibility. Media outlets should act as platforms for exchanging social opinions, and China stresses that they perform this job with a sense of responsibility.

And the fourth characteristic is inclusiveness. Thanks to the rapid economic development of China and its policy of inclusive global development, Chinese media outlets are gaining influence across the world by interacting with people overseas.

I hope the Chinese media outlets will improve their sharing experience with their Italian counterparts, and wish the dialogue between them yields positive results.