On January 8th, the newspaper office of "The Beijing News" officially launched the initiative of offering 3,000 free copies to RUC students. The free newspaper copies will be delivered to every dormitory building and every classroom. This initiative has gained support from enterprises such as China Ping An Insurance Group, Beijing Long for Properties and China National Petroleum Corporation.

Dai Zigeng, General Director of "The Beijing News", Wang Yuechun, Executive Chief Editor of "The Beijing News", Wang Aijun, Editorial Board Member of "The Beijing News", Chen Xiangjiang, Deputy Manager of the Issuing Center of "The Beijing News", and Wang Liming, Vice President of RUC attended the opening ceremony for the initiative. Li Jinmiao, Deputy Manager of the brand management department of China Ping An Insurance Group, Cao Xiaoling, Deputy Manager of Beijing Long for Properties, and Gong Kai, Director of the news office of China National Petroleum Corporation presented newspaper copies to student representatives at the ceremony.

Zheng Shuiquan, Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the Party Committee of RUC hosted the launching ceremony. More than 100 student representatives and teaching staff were in attendance.

Dai Zigeng, General Director of "The Beijing News", noted in his speech that RUC, with a distinct focus on humanities and social sciences, is one of the most prestigious universities in China, and he is proud to be being an alumnus of RUC. "The Beijing News" has faithfully adhered to the quality, obligation and commitment of delivering unbiased reporting to the public. The cooperation between "The Beijing News" and RUC aims to provide the latest information to RUC students and disseminate good values.

Li Jinmiao, Deputy Manager of the brand management department of China Ping An Insurance Group noted in the speech that "The Beijing News" is a respectable newspaper with great social influence, and RUC is a university that has cultivated many social elites. Since China Ping An has always committed to serving the society, it would spare no effort to promote the cooperation between RUC and "The Beijing News" and thus create a good environment for students to get in touch with top media.

Shi Yiqi, a student from the School of Journalism and Communications delivered a speech at the launching ceremony. He noted that "The Beijing News" has presented such a beautiful picture of Beijing and China that he has been inspired by the optimism and energy it conveys. Reading newspapers is a crucial way for college students to learn about society, and "The Beijing News" with its high brand value has always been popular among college students.

Wang Liming, vice president of RUC extended his gratitude to “The Beijing News" and the supporting enterprises for their devotion and support of such an initiative.

As a loyal reader of "The Beijing News", he highly praised "The Beijing News" for its focus on civic life and its devotion to spreading humanistic spirits. He noted that "The Beijing News" is a respectable newspaper that has made great contribution to social progress in China. He hopes that RUC students could take in the good values conveyed by "The Beijing News" and thus promote their self-development.