Xi lauds university's role in cultivating media talent

Communication University of China, a flagship institution that has cultivated generations of media staff members for the country has received congratulations from President Xi Jinping as it marks the 70th anniversary of its founding.

In a reply letter to its faculty and students, Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, called on the university to "cultivate more high-caliber journalism and communication professionals".

Founded in 1954, the institution was first known as a training school for technical staffers for broadcasting. In 2004, its name was changed from the Beijing Broadcasting Institute to the current one.