''Xinmin Evening News'' (), formerly known as ''Xinmin Po'', is a state-owned

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published since September 1929 in

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, China. It is owned by

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History

In 1990, Xinmin Evening News personnel were dispatched to the U.S. to found an American edition to counter negative perceptions of the

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following the

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. In March 2018, ''Xinmin Evening News'' won the Third

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in China. In October 2020, the

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designated ''Xinmin Evening News'' as a

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of the Chinese government.

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* {{Official website Newspapers established in 1929 Chinese Communist Party newspapers Newspapers published in Shanghai Culture in Shanghai Chinese-language newspapers (Simplified Chinese) State media Chinese propaganda organisations 1929 establishments in Shanghai Shanghai United Media Group National Top 100 Publications