China to improve media feed on key policies

China's State Council Information Office (SCIO) plans to hold regular media briefings on key policies to address public concern, a senior official said Tuesday.

From January, the SCIO will hold weekly briefings on important decisions by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council as well as economic and social policies, said Cai Mingzhao, director of the SCIO.

Cai urged the voices of Party and government departments to be more helpful to the media in terms of information and interviews.

The SCIO held a total of 87 news conferences and briefings this year, the most in its history.

Central government departments held more than 1,000 news conferences and briefings, he said.

As of November this year, overseas media organizations had made 540,000 reports about China, he said.