CNC World () is a majority state-owned 24-hour global

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news channel, launched on July 1, 2010. It is 51% owned by the state-run

China Xinhua News Network Corporation The China Xinhua News Network Corporation (CNC, ) is a state-owned television network subsidiary of Xinhua News Agency. CNC owns and operates a TV news network and new media services. They are regarded as an attempt by China to enhance its globa ...

, and 49% by private investors, including Chinese home appliances maker

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. The venture is part of Beijing's effort to "present an international vision with a Chinese perspective," Xinhua President

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said at the press conference announcing the launch of CNC World. Xinhua has leased a newsroom in

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on top of a

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to provide CNC World with prominent exposure in the

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. On December 16, 2010, CNC World agreed a deal with

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for coverage on

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, 36B and

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from January 1, 2011. CNC World launched on the

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satellite television platform in the United Kingdom and Ireland on July 21, 2011, from Eutelsat 28A. In 2020, the

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designated Xinhua, along with other Chinese

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outlets, as foreign missions. By 2021, the network's

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affiliates in the United States had all disaffiliated with the network.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cnc World Xinhua News Agency English-language television stations International broadcasters Television channels and stations established in 2010 24-hour television news channels in China Government-owned companies of China State media