Western media 'welcome' in China, Xi Jinping tells Murdoch (whose Wall Street Journal website is blocked)

Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Rupert Murdoch that Western media organisations are “welcome” in China, despite the continued blocking of numerous foreign websites for their reporting on the country.

“(We) welcome foreign media and correspondents to cover China stories, introducing China’s development to the world, and helping the world grasp the opportunities (afforded by) China’s development,” Xi said on Friday as he met with Murdoch in Beijing, the Xinhua state news agency reported.

The News Corp chairman was received at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, known as the symbolic heart of the Chinese Communist Party .... http://www.scmp.com