国内英语新闻:Xinhua launches social network accounts in Spanish

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- China's Xinhua News Agency officially launched its Spanish accounts on social networks Twitter, Facebook and Youtube here Saturday.

The launch ceremony took place in Xinhua's Latin American regional headquarters in the Mexican capital and was attended by China's Ambassador to Mexico, Qiu Xiaoqi, and the Director-General of International Media at the President's Office, Carla Sanchez Armas, among other special guests who all congratulated the agency.

Xinhua's Director-General for Latin America's Regional Office, Wang Jinye, said that China is strengthening its cooperation with Latin American countries and with the formal launch of its social network accounts in Spanish, Xinhua is providing Spanish-speaking countries with an uNPRecedented opportunity to learn more about China, Latin America and the world.

"We will also promote understanding and friendship between the Chinese and Latin American populations," Wang said.

Ambassador Qiu said that social networks are a new form of media and a means to reach large international audiences. Along with the development of cultural exchanges between China and Latin America, Xinhua's social network accounts in Spanish will serve as an important bridge between the countries and boost bilateral ties.

Xinhua's Spanish accounts can be found by typing in the following account names: "@Xhespanol" on Twitter, "Agencia de Noticias Xinhua" on Facebook and "China Xinhua Espanol" on Youtube.

The information published on Xinhua's Spanish social network accounts will mainly focus on Chinese news, international news related to China, and important international events, especially those in Latin America.

Xinhua News Agency, founded in 1931, is China's national news agency as well as a global news and information provider.

Headquartered in Beijing, Xinhua has 31 domestic provincial bureaus and 180 branches overseas, which forms an extensive news gathering network that covers almost all corners of the globe..

The Latin American regional office, founded in 1985, currently publishes 300 articles, 500 photos and 50 videos on a daily basis.