| International Daily News | |
| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Format: | Broadsheet |
| Foundation: | 1981 in Monterey Park |
| Owners: | Java Post Group |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Circulation: | 50,000 (National) |
| Headquarters: | Jl. Gunung Sahari XI no. 23, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Website: | [1] [2] |
International Daily News, also known as Guoji Ribao,[3] is a major Chinese-language newspaper in North America and Indonesia. It is a pro-mainland newspaper,[4] sold in several major Chinatowns.
The newspaper was founded and owned by Lee Ya-ping (李亚频) and Chen Tao (陈韬)[5] in 1981 in the city of Monterey Park, California.[6] On October 1, 1995, Ted Sioeng, an Indonesian-born entrepreneur, and his family bought the International Daily News,[7] paying between $3 and $4 million for the paper. This purchase was consummated on July 1, 1996.[8]
In contrast to its competitor, the World Journal, the International Daily News appeals to mainland Chinese immigrants in North America due to its much less hostile attitude toward mainland China/Chinese (although in the mid/late-1990s, the World Journal significantly moderated its anti-China line).
Lee Ya-ping, a Chinese American businesswoman and the owner and publisher of International Daily News, was jailed by the Taiwanese government under the Kuomintang regime on 17 September 1985 during a visit to Taiwan, charged with spreading propaganda for the Chinese Communist Party,[9] because she was suspected of publishing articles supporting Beijing's overtures for reunification of Taiwan with mainland China.[9] Eventually, Lee was released nine days later, under pressure from the United States Congress.[10]
On September 2, 2001, International Daily News and Java Post collaborated to bundle and publish the Wen Wei Po (Southeast Asia Edition), an 8-page daily edition, which was launched simultaneously in Jakarta, Surabaya, Pontianak, and Medan.[11]