''The China Press'' (), commonly called ''Qiaobao'', is a Chinese-language newspaper published in the United States. ''The China Press'' was founded in 1990 by personnel dispatched to the U.S. from the

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and its

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to counter negative perceptions of the

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following the

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. ''The China Press'' is formally owned by Asian Culture and Media Group, which also owns

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. Former China News Service journalist, Xie Yining, served as chairman of ''The China Press'' until his killing by another newspaper employee in 2018. According to academic Wanning Sun, ''The China Press'', along with ''

The Epoch Times ''The Epoch Times'' is a far-right international multi-language newspaper and media company affiliated with the Falun Gong new religious movement. The newspaper, based in New York City, is part of the Epoch Media Group, which also operates New ...

'', ''

World Journal ''World Journal'' () is a Pan-Blue Taiwanese broadsheet newspaper published in North America. It is the largest Chinese language newspaper in the United States and one of the largest Chinese language newspapers outside of Greater China, with a ...

'', '' Sing Tao'', and ''

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'', are the major newspapers serving

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communities in the United States and Canada. Unlike other newspapers linked to Chinese

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, ''The China Press'' has been noted as not having registered under the

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(FARA).

Reception

Chinese Communist Party Influence

A 2001 report on Chinese media censorship by the

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cited ''The China Press'' as one of four major overseas Chinese newspapers directly or indirectly controlled by the Chinese government.

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 ''World Journal'' () is a Pan-Blue Taiwanese broadsheet newspaper published in North America. It is the largest Chinese language newspaper in the United States and one of the largest Chinese language newspapers outside of Greater China, with a ...
'', ''
Sing Tao Daily The ''Sing Tao Daily'' () (also known as ''Sing Tao Jih Pao'') is Hong Kong's oldest and second-largest Chinese language newspaper. It is owned by Sing Tao News Corporation, of which Kwok Ying-shing () is chairman. Its English language sister p ...
'', ''
Ming Pao Daily News ''Ming Pao'' () is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, ''Ming Pao'' established four overseas branches in North America; each provides independent reporting on local news and colle ...
'', 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-

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content in ''The China Press''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:China Press, The Newspapers published in New York City Non-English-language newspapers published in New York (state) Chinese-language newspapers published in the United States Chinese-language newspapers (Simplified Chinese) Organizations associated with the Chinese Communist Party United front (China)

Reception

Chinese Communist Party Influence

See also

References

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