Chinese Media

China State TV's Distinctive Headquarters

AP | DIDI TANG | Posted 05.16.2012

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BEIJING (AP) — The futuristic building — with two leaning towers linked with a 90-degree twist at the top — has attracted much controversy since...

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China Places Strict Limitations On Broadcasters

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 04.15.2012

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SHOWS CAPPED: China's broadcasters can no longer show any foreign TV series during prime time or let such shows make up more than 25 percent of daily ...

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Chinese State TV Launches American Service

AP | Posted 04.09.2012

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BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state broadcaster CCTV is launching its American service this week as part of a major overseas expansion aimed at boosting Ch...

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Presidential 'Contest' Pales Beside China Challenge

David Tereshchuk | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: China Daily, Chinese Media, Henry Kissinger, Jon Huntsman, U.S. China Relations, U.S.-China Military Relations, Military Budget, Obama Military Spending, Politics News

Defense Department correspondents and commentators did not have to read between the lines much to pass on the twin message that our armed forces will be managed in a leaner fashion and with a decided tilt strategically toward countering threats in Asia.

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Another China Rail Accident... Another Cover-Up?

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: China Subway, China Metro Crash, Shanghai Subway Crash, Chinese Media, China Subway Crash, Chinese Subway Crash, China Media, China Subway Crash Coverup, Shanghai Subway Crash Cover Up, Shanghai, China, World News

is a new website that delivers English editions of the best foreign-language news and journalism. SHANGHAI - A crash this week on the city's Metro...

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China Media Amps Up Latin America Coverage

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: China, China Latin America Relations, Chinese Media, China Latin American Media, Global Economic Crisis, World News

China's version of dollar diplomacy is helping to insulate Latin economies from the crisis. But it's also creating disputes over dumping, energy policy and technology.

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Beijing Papers Taken Over

The Diplomat | Jason Miks | Posted 11.05.2011

Read More: Beijing Media, China Post, Chinese Media, China Media, Beijing News, China Post Beijing News, China, World News

By Jason Miks, The Diplomat Two of Beijing’s most popular and outspoken newspapers have been taken over by the Chinese Communist Party in a...

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Advertising in China: What's New, What's Not

Tom Doctoroff | Posted 08.02.2011

Luxury goods are a tool for career advancement in China. In the PRC, the key benefit of shower gel is "an energizing shower experience that helps me start the day with a kick."

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China Eases Censorship On Food Safety Muckraking

AP | By ALEXA OLESEN | Posted 07.16.2011

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BEIJING -- Toxic bean sprouts, filthy cooking oil, drug-tainted pork: The relentless headlines in Chinese media have churned up queasy feelings for mo...

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China Tries To Pass Off 'Top Gun' Footage As Military Drill

Posted 05.25.2011

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Broadcast by China Central Television, the footage was said to have been passed off as an air force training drill showing a Chinese J-10 fighter plan...

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Unhappy With International News Coverage, China Exports Its Own

Daniel Hernandez | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: The Onion, Chinese Media, Clayton Dube, Hu Jintao, Cnn International, US-China Institute, Usc, Xinhua News Agency, China, Bbc, World News

If you are eager for an alternative to Western coverage of world events, you can now find China's perspective on international news in parts of Africa, Europe and Asia -- in English.

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China's Waist-High Fence

Gilliam Collinsworth Hamilton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Word this week that the Chinese civil-rights activist Liu Xiaobo was awarded this year's Nobel Peace Prize had zero coverage in Beijing's traditional media. The Internet had the story, however.

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Chinese Boy Rescued From Underground Pipe After 20 Hours (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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A seven-year-old boy was rescued after being trapped in an underground pipe in China's Jiangsu province for over 20 hours, Chinese media reported. I...

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Chinese Newspapers Make Rare Criticism Of Govenrment

AP | CARA ANNA | Posted 05.25.2011

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BEIJING — More than a dozen Chinese newspapers took a rare stand this week against a Mao Zedong-era system blamed for the wide gap between the c...

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Hu Shuli, Chinese Maverick Editor, Takes Reins At News Magazine New Century News

Guardian | Jonathan Watts in Beijing and Agencies | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of China's most independent editors today announced that she had taken the reins at a prominent general news magazine two months after splitting w...

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'The Onion' Sold To 'The Chinese' (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sporting a snazzy redesign and new corporate logos, "The Onion" announced today that it has been sold to the Chinese--specifically Yu Wan Mei Amalgama...

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China's Laughable Men's Soccer Team The Butt Of Beijing Media Jokes

Variety | Clifford Coonan | Posted 05.25.2011

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While Beijing's scowling policemen have made headlines, the Olympic Games have prompted plenty of humor in the Chinese capital, especially online. Mo...

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Five China Myths to Watch and Listen for During the Olympics

Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Kate Merkel-Hess | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Great Wall, Internet, Hu Jintao, Beijing Olympics, Myths, Little Emporers, China, Tiananmen Square, Ccp, Olympics, Chinese Media, China Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Bloggers, Censoship, Politics News, Politics News

We debunk five enduring myths about China, most of which linger because they are partly true while still being misleading, and some of which are kept alive by Chinese and foreign commentators alike.

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Digital China: Ten Things Worth Knowing about the Chinese Internet

Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Kate Merkel-Hess | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet, Chinese Media, Beijing Olympics, Chinese Culture, China Olympics, China Internet Access, China Bloggers, Censorship, China, Internet China, Chinese Censorship, Politics News

Thanks largely to the Olympics, 2008 will go down in history as a turning point year for China -- or, rather, one when the country passed several milestones, including for the Chinese Internet.

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