What they say

Brice Pedroletti

China correspondent for French newspaper Le Monde, based in Beijing

Regarding the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I can see they are making an effort and it is great to have daily news briefings because China is in global news reports every day. We need to know the stance of the Chinese government and I use answers from media briefings. Their job is to maintain China's image, and I think the spokespeople are doing as much as they can.