From February 21 to 23, 2011, spokespersons from the CCP Committee and their working team members gathered in Beijing to attend a training course. It was the first course of its kind organized by the International Communications Office of the CCP Central Committee and the State Council Information Office. The purpose was to train CCP spokespersons on handling issues such as how to organize a press conference, how to respond to reporters’ questions, and what to learn from Western governments’ press conferences on events that occur unexpectedly.
Source: Xinhua, February, 23, 2011
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