BRICS media leaders to secure louder voice

Liu Yunshan (2nd R), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with representatives from BRICS media organizations in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 30, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

"The five countries are like five fingers. United, we are like a powerful fist," said Liu.

The group was founded in 2009 with Brazil, Russia, India and China, the four largest emerging economies. South Africa joined the next year to form the current "BRICS" group, named after the capital letters of the five countries.

A meeting of the presidium issued six proposals including setting up a BRICS news liaison and sending more journalists to one another's country on Monday, according to Cai Mingzhao, president of Xinhua News Agency and executive chairman of the forum.

"One of my old colleagues who has been corresponding from India told me people from our two countries know about each other through government releases for 20 years," said Cai. "Now they learn about each other more through the media."

N. Ram, chairman and publisher of the Hindu Group of Newspapers, said a book about how Chinese and India media can get to know each other better, compiled by Indian media researchers, will be published soon.