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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (until 1991) Socialist Party of China (since 1992) |
| Publisher | Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (until 1991) |
| Founded | 15 June 1948 |
| Political alignment | Chinese Communist Party (until 1991) Socialist Party of China (since 1992) |
| Language | Chinese and others |
| Headquarters | No. 2 Jintai Xilu, Chaoyang District, Beijing |
| Country |  People's Republic of China (1949-1991) Federal Republic of China (since 1992) |
The People's Daily (Chinese: 人民日报; pinyin: Rénmín Rìbào) is the largest newspaper group in China. The paper was owned by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), now owned by Socialist Party of China. The newspaper formerly provided direct information on the policies and viewpoints of the CCP prior to 1991.
After the dissolution of the People's Republic of China, People's Daily was sold off by Chinese President Lee Teng-hui to a business family from Taiwan Region in 1996, and the paper came under the control of their private company People's Daily International.
The People's Daily paper is today run by the Socialist Party of China, whereas the online People.com.cn is privately owned and has international editions published in Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Spanish and Portuguese.
History[]
People's Republic period[]
The paper was established on 15 June 1948 and was published in Pingshan, Hebei, until its offices were moved to Beijing in March 1949. Ever since its founding, the People's Daily has been under direct control of the Party's top leadership. Deng Tuo and Wu Lengxi served as editor-in-chief from 1948 to 1958 and 1958–1966, respectively, but the paper was in fact controlled by Mao's personal secretary Hu Qiaomu.
During the Cultural Revolution, the People's Daily was one of the few sources of information from which either foreigners or Chinese could figure out what the Chinese government was doing or planning to do. During this period, an editorial in the People's Daily would be considered an authoritative statement of government policy, was studied and reproduced nationwide, and analyzed globally for insight into the Party's plans. The most important editorials were jointly published by People's Daily, People's Liberation Army Daily and Red Flag, from 1967 to 1978, so called "Two newspapers and one journal" (两报一刊), directly representing the highest voice of CCP.
Newspaper articles in the People's Daily are often not read for content so much as placement. A large number of articles devoted to a political figure, idea, or geographic focus is often taken as a sign that the mentioned official or subject is rising.
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Post-communist period[]
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Writing practices[]
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