China, Russia to use new media to boost exchanges

Alexey Volin, deputy minister of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, delivers a speech on Oct 29, 2016 during the China-Russia Internet Media Forum & China-Russia New Media Youth Leadership Summit being held in Tianhe, Guangzhou city. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

China-Russia Internet Media Forum & China-Russia New Media Youth Leadership Summit opened in Tianhe district in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong province, on Saturday.

Alexey Volin, deputy minister of Telecom and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, said both China and Russia are paying more attention to media development and media safety.

"In online media, the two countries can cooperate on more projects, such as the choice of internet platform, technical support, internet information security control, media data storage as well as big data," said Volin.

He said: "Russia will hold a series of events during the 2016-2017 Sino-Russian Media Exchange Year, to further promote cooperation. We look forward to more media representatives to get involved in the events to discuss how to enhance internet security and improve the quality of internet content."

"As new media develop rapidly, traditional media nowadays are facing new challenges, including how to use the internet technology to develop traditional media and how to achieve better communications with media audiences," he said.

Volin said he is very interested in the devices and products developed by leading internet and innovative companies that he visited during a press tour in Tianhe district on Friday.

"Some of those devices can be applied in Russia's internet media," Volin said.