Mao Xinyu, the only grandson of China’s former leader Mao Zedong, has been elevated to major general in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Reports have been circulating since last September that 39 year old Mao had become the youngest officer to reach major general rank, but officials have refused to confirm them – dodging suspicions [...]
10 state-run news websites, including those run by People’s Daily, Xinhua and China Central Television, have been approved to seek listings on the A-share market. The decision allows the websites to raise capital and compete against China’s most popular internet portals – Sina, Sohu and Netease – which are all foreign-funded and trade on NASDAQ. [...]
The next step in relieving the central government’s six-month blackout on communication in Xinjiang occurred on Sunday with the restoration of some text-messaging services. Following mass riots that killed 197 people and injured in excess of 1,700 in the city of Urumqi last July, restrictions on internet and international telephony services were imposed. The measures are [...]
The People’s Daily, the official daily newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, and CCTV both plan to expand their coverage as part of a US$6.6 billion government plan to upgrade and expand state media. The People’s Daily will upgrade its 72 foreign and domestic bureaus. CCTV has announced plans to revamp its news broadcasts and [...]
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 [...]
