China

Media and publishing

Dozens of daily newspapers are published in China, nearly all of the major ones in Beijing. The principal national paper is Renmin Ribao" class="md-crosslink">Renmin Ribao (“People’s Daily”), the organ of the Chinese Communist Party; other papers with large circulations include Guangming Ribao (“Brightness Daily”) and Gongren Ribao (“Workers’ Daily”). China Daily is the leading English-language paper. The chief news service is the government-run New China News Agency (Xinhuashe). Beijing remains the centre of China’s publishing industry.

Broadcasting is state-run. Domestic radio broadcasting is provided by China National Radio, while China Radio International is the foreign service. China Central Television broadcasts on several channels, each of which offers a distinct feature (e.g., news or sports programming). Government-operated companies also offer cable and satellite television service. Kenneth J. DeWoskin The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica