BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping said Monday that China will build several new-type media groups that are strong, influential and credible.

Xi made the remarks when presiding over the fourth meeting of the Leading Group for Overall Reform.

He called on the nation to integrate traditional and new media to diversify its communication system.

Traditional media and new media must complement each other and their integration should cover content, channels,platforms, operations and management, Xi said. Integration should be supported by technology and follow the rules of news communication and laws governing the development of new media.