China: Joint Statement On The 5th World Media Summit

December 2023
The event was attended by more than 450 representatives of nearly 200 institutions, including media outlets, think tanks and international organizations, from over 100 countries and regions. With the theme of "Boosting Global Confidence, Promoting Media Development," we conducted extensive and in-depth discussions on four topics, namely, "Bolstering Confidence: Media's Role in Promoting Human Development and Security," "Embracing Changes: Media's Response to New Technological Opportunities and Challenges," "Pioneering Innovation: Media's New Markets in the Digital Age," and "Seeking Growth: Media's Worldwide Cooperation for a Better Future." The aim of the discussions is to explore ways for the media industry to address global challenges.
We note that the world today is undergoing accelerated changes unseen in a century. Uncertainties and unforeseen factors are on the rise, posing unprecedented challenges for human society. The international community needs to strengthen unity and cooperation more than ever before. Global media should build a bridge of communication to answer question posed by the world, by the times and by history.    
We hope that global media will pay more attention to the pressing demands of developing countries in areas such as poverty reduction, food security, financing for development, and industrialization, and help resolve imbalances and inadequacies in development. We believe that amid the rapid development of new technologies in the information age, global media should adhere to joumalistic ethics and meet professional standards while actively carrying out innovation, and make rational use of emerging technologies.

We should disseminate factual, objective, comprehensive and unbiased news to our audience, resist misinformation, and oppose rumours and prej...