Cai Mingzhao (R), president of China's Xinhua News Agency, meets with Reuters news agency interim head Sue Brooks in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 19, 2018. Cai said since the signing of a news exchange agreement in 1957, cooperation between the two news agencies in the fields of news exchange and photo sales had been continuously deepened. He expressed the hope that the two sides will further innovate cooperation methods and expand the cooperation on the basis of each other's advantages, so as to better meet the needs of users in the new media era. He also briefed Brooks on the progress made by Xinhua in such fields as new media and artificial intelligence, expressing hope to deepen cooperation with Reuters in the above-mentioned fields. Brooks spoke highly of Xinhua's innovative moves in new media in recent years, saying that Reuters valued the cooperation between the two sides and will expand cooperation with Xinhua in areas including new media to realize common development. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Cai Mingzhao, president of China's Xinhua News Agency, met on Friday with Reuters News Agency interim head Sue Brooks.

Cai said since the signing of a news exchange agreement in 1957, cooperation between the two news agencies in the fields of news exchange and photo sales had been continuously deepened.

He expressed the hope that the two sides will further innovate cooperation methods and expand the cooperation on the basis of each other's advantages, so as to better meet the needs of users in the new media era.

He also briefed Brooks on the progress made by Xinhua in such fields as new media and artificial intelligence, expressing hope to deepen cooperation with Reuters in the above-mentioned fields.

Brooks spoke highly of Xinhua's innovative moves in new media in recent years, saying that Reuters valued the cooperation between the two sides and will expand cooperation with Xinhua in areas including new media to realize common development.