The China Press (Chinese: 侨报), commonly called Qiaobao, is a pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chinese-language newspaper published in the United States.[1] It covers general interest topics with an emphasis on news about the United States and China, and publishes daily and weekly editions.[2]
| Owner(s) | Asian Culture and Media Group (Ya Zhou Wen Hua Enterprises Limited N.Y.) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1990 |
| Political alignment | Chinese Communist Party |
| Language | Chinese (in Simplified Chinese characters) |
| Headquarters | 15 East 40th Street New York, NY 10016 U.S. |
| ISSN | 1051-0125 |
| OCLC number | 21743712 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe China Press was founded in 1990 by personnel dispatched to the U.S. from the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (OCAO) under China's State Council and its China News Service to counter negative perceptions of the Chinese government following the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.[3]
The China Press is formally owned by Asian Culture and Media Group, which also owns SinoVision.[3] The parent of Ya Zhou Wen Hua Enterprises Limited (N.Y.) is Hong Kong's Ya Zhou Wen Hua Enterprises Ltd, established by OCAO as a front before the 1997 handover of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China.[4] The Hong Kong company also owns Nouvelles d’Europe (歐洲時報), the latter being the largest overseas Chinese media network in Europe linked to the CCP's United Front Work Department (UFWD).[5] All five shareholders of the Hong Kong company are linked to the UFWD or OCAO.[4]
According to Reporters Without Borders, The China Press and SinoVision are "discreetly controlled by the Chinese authorities and use content taken directly from China’s state media."[6][7] According to academics Larry Diamond and Orville Schell, OCAO "set up the firm in the early 1990s but hid its financial role."[3]: 106
Former China News Service journalist, Xie Yining, served as chairman of The China Press until his killing by another newspaper employee, Zhong Qi Chen, in 2018.[8][9]
According to academic Wanning Sun, The China Press, along with The Epoch Times, World Journal, Sing Tao, and Ming Pao, are the major newspapers serving overseas Chinese communities in the United States and Canada.[10] As of 2020, The China Press reached more than 100,000 Chinese readers across at least 15 major cities in the United States, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Houston, Boston, and Washington, DC.[1]
Unlike other newspapers linked to Chinese state media, The China Press has been noted as not having registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).[11]
Reception
editChinese Communist Party influence
editA 2001 report on Chinese media censorship by the Jamestown Foundation cited The China Press as one of four major overseas Chinese newspapers directly or indirectly controlled by the Chinese government.[12]
The dominant Chinese media vehicle in America is the newspaper," wrote the report's lead author Mei Duzhe. "Four major Chinese newspapers are found in the U.S.—World Journal, Sing Tao Daily, Ming Pao Daily News, and The China Press. Of these four, three are either directly or indirectly controlled by the government of Mainland China, while the fourth (run out of Taiwan) has recently begun bowing to pressure from the Beijing government.
Other scholars and journalists have noted pro-Chinese Communist Party content in The China Press.[1][3] Its take on China-related topics tends to align with state media inside China, and its content often appears on mainland Chinese state news sites.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Allen-Ebrahimian, Bethany (December 21, 2017). "Beijing Builds Its Influence in the American Media". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "关于侨报-侨报网". www.uschinapress.com. Archived from the original on 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ^ a b c d Diamond, Larry; Schell, Orville (2019-08-01). China's Influence and American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance. Hoover Press. pp. 106, 107, 120. ISBN 978-0-8179-2286-3. OCLC 1104533323. Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ a b "The influence environment: A survey of Chinese-language media in Australia", ASPI Policy Brief 42". Australian Strategic Policy Institute. December 17, 2020. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Jirouš, Filip; Ševčíková, Petra (July 30, 2021). "Covert propaganda operations in plain sight - The CCP united front system's media network in Europe" (PDF). sinopsis.cz. Charles University. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
- ^ Markay, Lachlan (March 23, 2022). "Propagandists plumb "high-skilled" visa program". Axios. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "China's Pursuit of a New World Information Order (2019)". Reporters Without Borders. 2019. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ Marantos, Jeanette (November 28, 2018). "Yining Xie, 58 - The Homicide Report". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ Gonzales, Rub (2023-03-31). "El Monte man pleads guilty to killing boss in Alhambra newspaper office". San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
- ^ Sun, Wanning (2009-03-04). Media and the Chinese Diaspora: Community, Communications and Commerce. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-26359-2. OCLC 1043554961.
- ^ Groll, Elias (February 6, 2019). "Chinese Media Targeted in Foreign Agent Crackdown". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ Duzhe, Mei (November 21, 2001). "How China's Government is Attempting to Control Chinese Media in America". China Brief. Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
(in Chinese)