Xinmin Evening News Explained

Xinmin Evening News, formerly known as Xinmin Po, is a state-owned newspaper published since September, 1929 in Shanghai, China.

It is now owned by Shanghai United Media Group. Its current editorial mission is the socialist-inspired "promote the policies from the government, spread the knowledge, change the culture, satisfy the life" (「宣傳政策,傳播知識,移風易俗,豐富生活」; Pinyin: xuānchuán zhèngcè, chuánbō zhīshi, yífēng yìsú, fēngfù shēnghuó).

In 1990, Xinmin Evening News personnel were dispatched to the U.S. to found an American edition to counter negative perceptions of the Chinese government following the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.[1]

In October 2020, the United States Department of State designated Xinmin Evening News as a foreign mission of the Chinese government.[2] [3] [4]

References

  1. Book: Diamond . Larry . China's Influence and American Interests: Promoting Constructive Vigilance . Schell . Orville . 2019-08-01 . . 978-0-8179-2286-3 . 106, 107, 120 . en . 1104533323 . Larry Diamond . Orville Schell . September 4, 2022 . 2020-05-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200528122006/https://www.hoover.org/research/chinas-influence-american-interests-promoting-constructive-vigilance . live .
  2. News: 2020-10-21 . Pompeo says U.S. designates six more Chinese media firms as foreign missions . en . . 2020-10-21 . 2021-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109034558/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-pompeo-idUSKBN2762D0 . live .
  3. Web site: Designation of Additional PRC Propaganda Outlets as Foreign Missions . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201021173438/https://www.state.gov/designation-of-additional-prc-propaganda-outlets-as-foreign-missions/ . 21 October 2020 . 21 October 2020 . U.S. Department of State.
  4. Web site: Markay . Lachlan . 2022-03-24 . Propagandists funnel foreign talent through "high-skilled" visa program . 2022-04-13 . . en . 2022-04-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413145635/https://www.axios.com/propagandists-plumb-high-skilled-visa-program-62b4672a-fba3-4b34-8ee0-6cffeb947486.html . live .