Global Times
 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper (Weekdays with a weekend edition) |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | People's Daily |
| Publisher | People's Daily |
| Editor | Hu Xijin |
| Founded |
1993, (Chinese edition) 2009, (English Edition) |
| Political alignment | Communist |
| Language | Chinese and English |
| Headquarters | No.2 Jintai Xilu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100733, People's Republic of China |
| Circulation |
1,500,000 (copies printed Mon-Sat), Chinese edition 200,000 (copies printed Mon-Sat), English edition |
| ISSN | 2095-2678 |
| Website |
www.globaltimes.cn (English) |
The Global Times (simplified Chinese: 环球时报; traditional Chinese: 寰球時報; pinyin: Huánqiú Shíbào) is a daily Chinese tabloid under the auspices of the People's Daily newspaper, focusing on international issues at a communist Chinese perspective.[1][2] The Global Times differentiates itself from other Chinese newspapers in part through its more populist approach to journalism, coupled with a tendency to court controversy.[3]
History
Established as a Chinese language publication in 1993, an English language version was launched on the 20 April 2009[4] as part of a Chinese campaign costing 45 billion yuan ($6.6 billion) to compete with overseas media.[5]
While the Chinese-language version strongly focuses on international issues, the English-language version reports more on China's domestic events.
Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of both Chinese and English versions, stated that he expected it to make a loss of 20 million yuan in the first year.[6]
The English-language version of the newspaper also has launched two local sections, Metro Beijing since September 2009 and Metro Shanghai since April 2010, in the two largest Chinese metropolises, in an effort to provide more information to local readers.
The Global Times launched its US edition on Feb. 20, 2013. It is the first daily newspaper from China to launch a US edition simultaneously in Chinese and English. The US edition of the Global Times has 24 pages in its English version and 16 pages in its Chinese version.[7]
Editorial stance
Although the Chinese-language version has been accused of having a strong pro-government slant,[6] and of attracting a strongly nationalistic readership,[3][8] the English-language version has been described by one of its editors as taking a less strident approach.[9]
Controversies
According to Richard Burger, a former editor at Global Times, in the wake of the arrest of Ai Weiwei, the Chinese staff of the Global Times were ordered[10] to conduct an "astroturfing" campaign against Ai Weiwei in favour of the Chinese government's criticism of Ai as a "maverick".[11]
Despite its official stance some reports and editorials by the Global Times are more neutral and cover more content that other Chinese media typically refrain from touching. The Global Times and Beijing Youth Daily were the only two media that reported the Ferrari car crash of Ling Jihua’s son, though briefly and the online articles soon deleted, in March 2012.
Following Japan’s 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the Global Times published series of comments and advertisements in support of Japan.[12][13] This directly resulted in conclusion by Japanese media that Chinese in favor of Japan were prevailing.[14]
The Global Times also published articles that argue there is no resurgence of Japanese militarism and China is misperceiving Japan.[15] For this reason the Global Times has been repetitively criticized by leftist scholars. The Global Times sometimes hold different stances from other major Chinese media. When the People’s Daily stressed tighter control of the Internet, an editorial of the Global Times denounced acts to impose unreasonable control onto the people, commonly seen as an act of standing up to the People’s Daily.
See also
References
- ↑ Beijing-based newspaper Global Times launches English edition, People's Daily, 20 April 2009
- ↑ Wee, Sui-Lee; Mao, Sabrina (2012-01-06). "China must assert itself despite new US strategy-paper". Beijing. Reuters. Retrieved 2012-01-06.
- 1 2 Christina Larson, China's Fox News, Foreign Policy magazine, 31 October 2011.
- ↑ "About Us", Global Times
- ↑ Sky Canaves, Global Times Breaches China’s Official Media Silence on Tiananmen, Wall Street Journal, 4 June 2009
- 1 2 Tania Branigan, China defies media cuts and closures with new newspaper launch, The Guardian, 20 April 2009
- ↑ "Global Times launches US edition", Global Times
- ↑ “Patriotic” Voices? Comments from the Global Times Online Forum, China Digital Times, 4 May 2008
- ↑ Richard Burger on being a foreign editor at the Global Times Danwei.org, 8 May 2009
- ↑ "Foreign Media Insider Exposes Global Times's Managing Editor's Smearing Of Ai Weiwei". Apple Daily. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ↑ "Foreign Media Insider Exposes Global Times's Smearing Of Ai Weiwei". Appledaily.com.hk. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ↑ "仇恨沒有未來——中日關係新思維". Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ "日在《环球时报》登广告 表达重建决心". The Global Times. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ↑ 日本の大震災：中国で見舞いと「がんばれ！」の声が圧倒的多数 12 March 2011
- ↑ 王占阳：日本已不可能重走军国主义老路, 9 October 2014
External links
- Global Times (in English)
- Huanqiu Online (in Chinese)
- China is complicated, an interview with the editor-in-chief of the Global Times by Southern People Weekly (in English)
- A cocktail of conspiracies delivered daily John Garnaut December 18, 2010