Beijing Review
 Peking Review front page from 13 October 1959 | |
| Type | Weekly |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 1958 |
| Political alignment | Chinese Communist Party |
| Language | English, Japanese, French, German and Chinese[1] |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
| Website | www |
Beijing Review (Chinese: 北京周報; pinyin: Běijīng Zhōubào; Wade–Giles: Pei-ching Yu-pao), previously Peking Review, is China's only national news magazine in English, published by the Chinese Communist Party-owned China International Publishing Group. In 2006 it claimed a per-issue circulation of 70,000 and distribution "throughout China and 150 countries and regions worldwide."[2]
Overview
Founded in March 1958[3] as the weekly Peking Review, it was an important tool for the Chinese government to communicate to the rest of world. The first issue included an editor's note explaining that the magazine was meant to "provide timely, accurate, first-hand information on economic, political and cultural developments in China, and her relations with the rest of the world."[4] The U.S. Postal Service initially restricted distribution of the magazine but the U.S. Supreme Court overturned this policy in Lamont v. Postmaster General.
In October 2020, the United States Department of State designated Beijing Review as a "foreign mission" of China.[5][6]
References
- ^ "About BEIJING REVIEW". Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- ^ "Beijing Review: Introduction". Beijing Review. 20 December 2006. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis Group. 2004. p. 1142. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Peking Review" (PDF). Marxists. 4 March 1958. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
- ^ "Pompeo says U.S. designates six more Chinese media firms as foreign missions". Reuters. 2020-10-21. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
- ^ "Designation of Additional PRC Propaganda Outlets as Foreign Missions". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.