New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) China's envoy to India, Luo Zhaohui, has urged the Indian media to report on India-China relations in a "more balanced way", while also praising the media for helping foster bilateral ties.
Addressing a gathering of the Indian media invited for a Holi reception at the Chinese embassy here on Thursday evening, Ambassador Luo said: "I humbly request the media here to report on China-India relations in a more balanced way."
Luo said in the six months since his posting as envoy, he has been very impressed by the "big progress of the media" in India compared to when he was in the country 28 years ago.
He said the media in India has developed very fast, and the traditional media, social media and the 24-hour TV with a lot of breaking news, shows there is an "information explosion, and freedom of speech in India".
With the media also covering foreign affairs news shows that India is an open society, integrated deeply with the world.
"Thirdly, India media pays more attention to China and China-India relations. It promotes better understanding between our two peoples, and also helps China to understand Indian perspectives. I appreciate what you have done to bridge China-India interactions and friendship. As a diplomat and reader, I read almost 10 newspapers and watch TV programmes and get a lot of valuable information every day," the envoy said, according to a statement from the Chinese embassy.
He then requested the Indian media for a "more balanced" coverage of the bilateral ties and for more coverage on news related to China.
His comments come as the Indian media has focused on Beijing repeatedly blocking the move to slap a UN ban on Jaish-e-Mohamed chief Masood Azhar, who India blames for the Uri and Pathankot terror attacks, and also for styming India's bid for the Nuclear Suppliers Group membership.
Speaking on his country's progress, the envoy said: "Last year China's economy has registered a slower but stable performance. The economic growth scored 6.7 per cent and the GDP totalled 11 trillion USD and the GDP per capita reached 8,000 USD. This year we set a target of around 6.5 per cent. India's GDP growth last year is estimated at 7.1 per cent. China and India are the fastest growing economies."
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