''International Daily News'' (), also known as ''Guoji Ribao'', is a major

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newspaper in

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and

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. It is a pro-

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newspaper, sold in several major

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s. The newspaper was founded and owned by Lee Ya-ping (李亚频) and Chen Tao (陈韬) in 1981 in the city of

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. On October 1, 1995,

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n-born

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, and his

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bought the ''International Daily News'', paying between $3 and $4 million for the paper. This purchase was consummated on July 1, 1996. In contrast to its competitor, the ''

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'', the ''International Daily News'' appeals to mainland Chinese immigrants in

due to its much less hostile attitude toward mainland China/Chinese (although in the mid/late-1990s, the ''

'' significantly moderated its anti-China line). Lee Ya-ping, a

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businesswoman and the owner and publisher of ''International Daily News'', was jailed by the Taiwanese government under the

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regime on 17 September 1985 during a visit to

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, charged with spreading

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for the

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,David Holley. because she was suspected of publishing articles supporting Beijing's overtures for reunification of Taiwan with

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. Eventually, Lee was released nine days later, under pressure from the

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. On September 2, 2001, ''International Daily News'' and '' Java Post'' collaborated to bundle and publish the ''

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(Southeast Asia Edition)'', an 8-page daily edition, which was launched simultaneously in

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, and

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