The ''Economic Information Daily'' (), also translated into English as ''Economic Reference Paper'' or ''Economic Reference Daily'', is a Chinese state-run

newspaper A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports a ...

specializing in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and intera ...

, based in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

. ''Economic Information Daily'' is sponsored and supervised by

Xinhua News Agency Xinhua News Agency (English pronunciation: )J. C. Wells: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd ed., for both British and American English, or New China News Agency, is the official state news agency of the People's Republic of China. Xinhua ...

, and is directly contacted and directed by the Central Policy Research Office of China. Inaugurated in

on 1 July 1981, ''Economic Information Daily'' is the first national economic professional newspaper born during China's Reform and opening up. On 7 December 1990,

Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary leader, military commander and statesman who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989. After CC ...

wrote the name of the ''Economic Information Daily'' in his own

handwriting Handwriting is the writing done with a writing instrument, such as a pen or pencil, in the hand. Handwriting includes both printing and cursive styles and is separate from formal calligraphy or typeface A typeface (or font family) is ...

. On July 17, 2013, Wang Wenzhi (王文志), the principal reporter of the ''Economic Information Daily'', reported in his

Sina Weibo Sina Weibo (新浪微博) is a Chinese microblogging ( weibo) website. Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is one of the biggest social media platforms in China, with over 582 million monthly active users (252 million daily acti ...

that the chairman of China Resources Group,

Song Lin "Charley" Song Lin (; born February 3, 1963) is a former Chinese business executive. At the pinnacle of his career, he served as the Board Chairman and Party Committee Secretary of China Resources, a state-owned conglomerate (company), conglomer ...

, was suspected of huge corruption. Chris Buckley. Wang accused Song Lin of intentionally overpaying for a coal-industry acquisition, resulting in the loss of billions of state property.

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