China's major news organisations: the People's Daily and Guangming Daily, China Daily and the Global Times in English, Caixin for business, CCTV and CGTN broadcasting, the Xinhua agency, and Hong Kong's South China Morning Post.
Top news portals
National editions of the big news aggregators — the day’s headlines, all in one place.
National Newspapers
Business and Finance
National securities daily, authoritative market news
Digital Portals and TV
TV and Radio
Sports
News in English
Hong Kong-based, Asia's most respected English paper
Major Regional Papers
News Agencies
Chinese newspaper profiles
In-depth pages for individual papers — background, history and the official site.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the main newspaper in China?
- The People's Daily, founded in 1948, is the official newspaper of the Communist Party and the country's most influential title.
- Which Chinese newspapers publish in English?
- China Daily and the Global Times are the main state-run English dailies, while the South China Morning Post covers China from Hong Kong.
- What is China's official news agency?
- Xinhua, founded in 1931, is China's state news agency and one of the largest news organisations in the world.
China has the world's largest newspaper industry by number of publications, serving a population of 1.4 billion readers across a vast country spanning five time zones and extraordinary geographic, cultural, and economic diversity. The Chinese media landscape operates in a unique environment — with a powerful state media sector led by the Communist Party's official outlets alongside increasingly sophisticated business journalism, regional press, and massive digital platforms that serve hundreds of millions of news readers daily.
China's media is anchored by the People's Daily and Xinhua — the official organs of the Communist Party and state respectively. China Daily is the main official English-language paper. CGTN is China's major international TV network. For independent business journalism, Caixin and its English outlet Caixin Global are highly respected internationally. China's massive internet portals — Sina, Tencent QQ, NetEase and Phoenix ifeng — serve hundreds of millions of readers. South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) is Asia's most respected English-language newspaper covering China.
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