China in 45 billion yuan global media expansion
China’s three major state media companies, China Central Television (CCTV), Xinhua and the People’s Daily could each receive about US$2.2 billion from the Ministry of Finance to fund their global expansions. Plans include Xinhua launching an Asia-based television network modeled on Qatar’s Al-Jazeera, and increasing the number of its foreign bureaus from 100 to about [...]
