Cui Yuying (R), vice head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and vice minister of the State Council Information Office, talks with Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society Policy Institute and former Australian prime minister. [Jiao Fei / China SCIO]

Cui Yuying (R5) poses for photos with the delegation led by Kevin Rudd. [Jiao Fei / China SCIO]

Cui Yuying, vice head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and vice minister of the State Council Information Office (SCIO), met with Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society Policy Institute and former Australian prime minister on Sept. 9, in Beijing. Both sides exchanged in-depth views on strengthening the think tank cooperation, innovating media reports, as well as relevant regional and international issues.