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2017-05-22 Special English<br>This is Special English. I’m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.<br>China will boost the development of online media by encouraging eligible websites to go public and create new mainstream media groups.<br>A government blueprint has been issued by the Party authority and the State Council, China’s Cabinet. The document on cultural development and reform vowed to gradually set up a modern communication system by 2020.<br>This is a major project to "build public opinion fronts" online. Efforts will be made to improve the communication abilities of major news websites and online radio and TV stations. It also aims to develop a system for communication on the mobile Internet.<br>Eligible websites will be encouraged to go public.<br>The authorities will give support to mainstream media institutions in developing their websites and new media. Efforts will be stepped up to guide and standardize investment in the Internet cultural sector with both state a...