Li Ruiying (; born 16 July 1961) is a Chinese media personality and politician, best known for being the long-time anchor of the

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(CCTV) program ''

Xinwen Lianbo ''Xinwen Lianbo'' (, literally News Simulcast) is a daily news programme produced by China Central Television (CCTV), a state broadcaster. It is shown simultaneously by all local TV stations in mainland China, making it one of the world's most ...

''. Ruiying is the Vice-President of China Association of Radio and Television and China Hosts Association, and the Chairman of the Broadcast, CCTV. Li was a delegate to the

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and the

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, and a member of the 9th, 10th, 11th National Committee of the

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Biography

Ruiying was born in Beijing in July 1961, with her

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in Nanle County, Henan. Ruiying was graduated from

Communication University of China The Communication University of China (CUC) () is a leading public university in Beijing. It is one of the China's key universities of 'Double First Class University Plan', directly administered by the Ministry of Education of the People's Repu ...

in 1983, majoring in broadcasting. After graduation, Ruiying worked in

Jiangsu Television Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC) () is China's third biggest television network after China Central Television (CCTV) and Hunan Broadcasting System (HBS). The television network is owned by the Jiangsu provincial government. The network is ...

. She was transferred to Communication University of China as a teacher in 1986, then she joined the CCTV. Li anchored the ''

'' since 1989. Li also appeared briefly at the

CCTV New Year's Gala The ''CCTV New Year's Gala'', also known as the ''Spring Festival Gala'', and commonly abbreviated in Chinese as ''Chunwan'', is a Chinese New Year special produced by China Media Group (CMG). It is broadcast annually on the eve of Chinese N ...

in 2008 during the winter storms to read a poem with other television and film personalities. Ruiying and fellow anchor Zhang Hongmin left ''Xinwen Lianbo'' in May 2014. She was subsequently said to have begun pursuing work in television anchor training. Some overseas Chinese-language news outlets have linked Ruiying's departure from Xinwen Lianbo to the corruption case surrounding former official

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, though this has not been confirmed. At CCTV, Ruiying was said to have earned 280,000 yuan a month, which is roughly equivalent to an annual salary of $530,000 a year.

Personal life

In 1987, Ruiying was married to a Chinese scholar, Zhang Yuyan (), who is a researcher in

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) is a Chinese research institute and think tank. The institution is the premier comprehensive national academic research organization in the People's Republic of China for the study in the fields of ...

, the couple have a son.

References

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