CCG hosts senior editors from India's leading media outlets
The two-hour exchange highlighted a shared view on the need for closer China-India engagement, particularly among media professionals, experts, and scholars.
On the afternoon of Wednesday, 22 April 2026, the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) hosted a delegation of ten senior editors from India’s leading media outlets for a discussion in Beijing.
The delegation was organised and accompanied by the Press and Public Affairs Office of the Chinese Embassy in India. An official from All-China Journalists Association also accompanied the visit.
Over the course of the two-hour exchange, participants engaged in a warm and candid discussion. They agreed on the necessity and importance of strengthening China-India exchanges among media professionals, experts, and scholars.
The session was moderated by Zichen WANG, Deputy Secretary-General of CCG, who conveyed greetings from Henry Huiyao Wang, Founder and President of CCG, and Mabel Lu Miao, Secretary-General of CCG, who are visiting Europe at the moment.
Chinese participants included
Larry Xiaobing LI, former Minister for Economic and Commercial Affairs, Chinese Embassy in India
MAO Keji, Deputy Division Director, International Cooperation Center, National Development and Reform Commission
DU Wenrui, Editor (South Asia & Middle East), World Affairs Magazine
CHEN Zhuo, PhD Candidate, School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University
Yuxuan JIA, Research Associate, CCG
CCG also invited several foreign guests currently in Beijing, including:
Pallavi Aiyar, author and journalist
Jostein Hauge, Assistant Professor in Development Studies, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge
KJM Varma Mokanda, China Correspondent, Press Trust of India (PTI)
Noel Jackson Therattil, Research Analyst, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP), and Schwarzman Scholar
Richard Yarrow, Fellow at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School
In addition, several journalists from Chinese media outlets also took part in the discussion.
The visiting delegation brought together senior Indian editors and journalists from some of India’s most influential media organisations, including:
Varghese K. George, The Hindu
Sachin Parashar, The Times of India
Rezaul H. Laskar, The Hindustan Times
Jayanth Jacob, The New Indian Express
Devirupa Mitra, The Wire
Sharan Poovanna Codanda Chengappa, The Print
Manash Pratim Bhuyan, Press Trust of India (PTI)
Snehal Tulsiram Satghare, Asian News International (ANI)
Asawari Jindal, News X
Gaurie Dwivedi, New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV)
They were accompanied by YANG Zhen of the Press and Public Affairs Office of the Chinese Embassy in India, WANG Chuanjun, Division Director of the International Department of the All-China Journalists Association, and two other staff members.
CCG colleagues and interns also sat in on the discussion.
