According to the new code, journalists are required to be "loyal in heart and soul to the homeland and party" • Yes, a Chinese journalist must present their country "in a good image to the world"

• Chinese President Xi Jinping // Photo: Getty Images

How do journalists in China feel? The Chinese Press Association has updated its code of ethics for journalists. The new code replaces a code that was drafted before President Xi Jinping came to power, and he recommends to journalists how to review the news in China. As far as this is concerned, it is stated that "a journalist should be loyal to the homeland, to the principles of the Communist Party, and to act on the various issues in the right mood outlined by President Xi Jinping's philosophical conceptual approach, whose thinking creates a connection between socialism and China in the new age."

The code covers 7 sections and covers various areas of personal conduct and political thinking. According to the code, a Chinese journalist should be "faithful in heart and soul to the homeland, the people and the party", yes, a Chinese journalist should be representative and "present China in a good image to the world, with the media man building a bridge between the world and China."

In this context, the journalist must "interpret the world in a special way the special form of Chinese socialism to explain the theory and the way in China." Of course, the code encourages Chinese media people to use any technology tool to bring the world to China. Here, at least in technology, the journalist is called to "freely use every possible and new tool to promote China's propaganda and its knowledge of the world."

At the same time, it should be noted that in the past 12 months alone, 48 journalists have been arrested in China for various offenses against the code. This was reported by the Committee for the Protection of Journalists. In general, the Chinese regime does not like independent free communication and most or almost all of the country's media is owned and guided by the Chinese party. Beyond this, the promotion option within the party is closely linked to the discovery of proficiency in the president's ideology, which is considered the strongest in the country since its founding by Chairman Mao.