Global Times
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| Type | Daily newspaper (Weekdays with a weekend edition) |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | People's Daily |
| Publisher | People's Daily |
| Editor |
Chinese Edition - Hu Xijin English Edition - Zhang Yong |
| Founded | 1993, (Chinese edition) 2009, (English Edition) |
| Political alignment | Pro-Communist |
| Language | Chinese and English |
| Headquarters | No.2 Jintai Xilu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100733, People's Republic of China |
| Circulation |
1,500,000 (copies printed Mon-Sat), Chinese edition 200,000 (copies printed Mon-Sat), English edition |
| ISSN | (English Edition) 2095-2678 (English Edition) |
| Official website |
www.globaltimes.cn (English) |
The Global Times (simplified Chinese: 环球时报; traditional Chinese: 環球時報; pinyin: Huánqiú Shíbào) is a daily Chinese tabloid under the auspices of the People's Daily newspaper, focusing on international issues.[1] Although its parent is owned by the Communist Party of China, the tabloid's opinion pieces are not indications of government policy.[2] The Global Times differentiates itself from other Chinese newspapers in part through its more populist approach to journalism, coupled with a tendency to court controversy rather than suppress it.[3]
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[edit] History
Established as a Chinese language publication in 1993, an English language version was launched on the 20 April 2009[4] as part of a Chinese campaign costing 45 billion yuan ($6.6 billion) to compete with overseas media.[5]
While the Chinese language version strongly focuses on international issues, the English language version reports more on China's domestic events.
Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of both Chinese and English versions, stated that he expected it to make a loss of 20 million yuan in the first year.[6]
The English-language version of the newspaper also has launched two local sections, Metro Beijing since September 2009 and Metro Shanghai since April 2010, in the two largest Chinese metropolises, in an effort to provide more information to local readers.
[edit] Editorial stance
Although the Chinese-language version has been accused of having a strong pro-government slant,[6] and of attracting a strongly nationalistic readership,[3][7] the English-language version has been described as taking a less strident approach.[8]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Beijing-based newspaper Global Times launches English edition, People's Daily, 20 April 2009
- ^ Wee, Sui-Lee; Mao, Sabrina (2012-01-06). "China must assert itself despite new US strategy-paper". Reuters. Beijing. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/06/usa-military-asia-idUSL3E8C60BR20120106. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- ^ a b Christina Larson, China's Fox News, Foreign Policy magazine, 31 October 2011.
- ^ "About Us", Global Times
- ^ Sky Canaves, Global Times Breaches China’s Official Media Silence on Tiananmen, Wall Street Journal, 4 June 2009
- ^ a b Tania Branigan, China defies media cuts and closures with new newspaper launch, The Guardian, 20 April 2009
- ^ “Patriotic” Voices? Comments from the Global Times Online Forum, China Digital Times, 4 May 2008
- ^ Richard Burger on being a foreign editor at the Global Times Danwei.org, 8 May 2009
[edit] External links
- Global Times (in English)
- Huanqiu Online (in Chinese)
- A cocktail of conspiracies delivered daily John Garnaut December 18, 2010
- Chinese-language newspapers (Simplified Chinese)
- English-language newspapers
- Newspapers published in the People's Republic of China
- English-language newspapers published in the People's Republic of China
- Communist newspapers
- Publications established in 1993
- 1993 establishments in China
- Publications established in 2009
- 2009 establishments in China
