Huang Kunming (L), member of the Communist Party of China Central Committee political bureau and head of the publicity department of the CPC Central Committee, shakes hands with Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (R), chief executive of Hong Kong, during the Media Summit of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area in Guangzhou on May 19, 2019. (Photo source: chinadaily.com.cn/Zheng Erqi)
Huang, also head of the CPC Central Committee's publicity department, encouraged media organizations to tell stories about the Bay Area's economic development, as well as its diverse and rich culture.
Other leading officials also called on media outlets to deepen collaboration with one another and "think outside the box" in their coverage.
Li Xi, secretary of the Guangdong provincial committee of the CPC, said the media is an important force in boosting people-to-people bonds within the Bay Area.
