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People’s Daily

People’s Daily is a prominent Beijing-based state-run media outlet, and the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCP). Its primary mission is to report on national and international news, reflecting governmental perspectives and disseminating CCP policies and viewpoints. The institution focuses on public information and propaganda, operating across various platforms, including a significant multilingual online presence. Recognised as the largest newspaper in the PRC and among the world’s top 10 by UNESCO, it serves as an authoritative voice for official government policy.

People ride bicycles on a street in Beijing. China’s leadership is looking to avoid an overreliance on strong policy stimulus while striving to reach economic growth goals. Photo: AP

China's economic recovery

‘Policy addiction’ warning signals Beijing’s preference for targeted stimulus

With an eye on long-term stability, People’s Daily says officials have tools to respond amid weak demand, property risks and local-government debt.

24 Aug 2026 - 4:23PMvideocam

China economy

People’s Daily defends China’s economic resilience, says annual targets on track

23 Aug 2026 - 6:29PMvideocam

China’s Communist Party

Top Chinese general invokes Jiang to highlight importance of loyalty in military

18 Aug 2026 - 8:32PMvideocam

Artificial intelligence

Why is Chinese state media telling people to stop using English AI terms?

People’s Daily commentary is part of broader efforts to bolster China’s ‘discourse power’ in global conversations.

18 Aug 2026 - 12:00PMvideocam

Standardising Chinese terminology should not mean a blanket ban on English terms, a People’s Daily commentary has stressed, while proposing a dual-track approach. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images

China’s Communist Party

Communist Party invokes Jiang’s legacy in call to rally round Xi’s leadership

Article in People’s Daily marking the former leader’s centenary stressed the importance of unity when navigating ‘rough waters’.

16 Aug 2026 - 9:00PMvideocam

China’s Communist Party

Over 8,200 detained as China launches year-long crackdown on organised crime

The campaign targets ‘covert’ crimes that have spread online, from ‘soft violence’ to sexual extortion.

11 Aug 2026 - 6:00PMvideocam

China manufacturing

Scholar rebuts claims state subsidies caused China’s industrial overcapacity

In People’s Daily commentary piece, Cui Fan says ‘reasonable industrial subsidies … are a globally recognised and legitimate policy tool’.

11 Aug 2026 - 4:19PM

Chinese-made MG cars await loading for export at Lianyungang Port, Jiangsu province, on August 4. Photo: AFP

Chinese culture

China challenges Western ‘tribute system’ theory in push for narrative control

Article by US billionaire investor Ray Dalio puts spotlight back on English term used to describe Chinese diplomatic and economic posture.

10 Aug 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

China’s Communist Party

Is China’s Communist Party newspaper highlighting women’s role as mothers?

Analysis of 125,000 articles from People’s Daily suggests it is increasingly framing women in a domestic rather than public context.

11 Aug 2026 - 5:12PMvideocam

Chinese culture

VIP, APP, PPT: Are English abbreviations harming China’s cultural confidence?

Commentators worry that loanwords are becoming too common, especially for new tech, leaving no space for Chinese to grow.

5 Aug 2026 - 1:05AMvideocam

As new technologies enter everyday speech, they tend to circulate as an English word and a formal Chinese name without ever settling into common Chinese equivalents. Photo: Shutterstock

Science

China is making a great leap forward in food production – this time for real

Decades after the Great Leap Forward, science is testing the limits of whether China can ever grow ‘3,000 jin per mu’.

31 Jul 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

China’s summer grain harvest this year reached 301 billion jin or about 150 million tonnes, according to the People’s Daily. Photo: Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences

China-Japan relations

Why did Okinawans visit a Beijing cemetery amid China-Japan tensions?

The trip highlights historical ties between China and the Ryukyu Islands that Beijing is leveraging as a counterweight in its row with Tokyo.

30 Jul 2026 - 11:00AMvideocam

China-EU relations

China, EU pushing ahead on joint research despite trade tensions

Joint 2025-2027 research agreement covers climate and agriculture, state media says, signalling will to collaborate in spite of differences.

22 Jul 2026 - 11:21PM

South China Sea

Beijing slams US-led coalition for marking 10 years since South China Sea ruling

US-led moves ‘primary threat’ to peace, China says in fiery statement asserting ‘historic rights’ to contested waters.

12 Jul 2026 - 10:39PMvideocam

Rival claimant the Philippines has adopted a policy of publicising confrontations and highlighting China’s use of water cannons. Photo: AP

South China Sea

People’s Daily joins Beijing’s narrative blitz over 2016 South China Sea ruling

Official Communist Party paper slams verdict as ‘destabilising force’ as it runs twin commentaries in run-up to 10th anniversary of ruling.

10 Jul 2026 - 8:22PMvideocam

A China Coast Guard crew member observes Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea. Photo: Handout via Xinhua

China-North Korea relations

Xi Jinping urges stronger China-North Korea ‘combat friendship forged in blood’

Chinese leader also calls to boost strategic coordination as North Korean premier visits Beijing to mark 65th anniversary of defence pact.

10 Jul 2026 - 9:38PMvideocam

Science

Why China’s technical schools offer both hope and despair for jobless college grads

Young Chinese ‘return to the furnace’ for practical skills but Chinese media reports some students are disappointed by education on offer.

6 Jul 2026 - 4:01PMvideocam

Taiwan

Beijing sends largest patrol ship east of Taiwan after Japan-Philippine talks

Communist Party mouthpiece warns the two countries are becoming a ‘source of trouble’ and putting regional peace at risk.

7 Jun 2026 - 3:40PMvideocam

Haixun 09, Beijing's largest patrol ship, is part of the flotilla sent east of Taiwan. Photo: Handout

2026 Xi-Trump summits

No need for ‘AI Iron Curtain’, China’s Communist Party mouthpiece says

People’s Daily says China and US should work together to advance the development and governance of artificial intelligence.

1 Jun 2026 - 7:00PMvideocam

Taiwan

Why Beijing is outraged over Taiwan’s Lai honouring WWII-era Japanese engineer

Scathing People’s Daily commentary accuses Taiwan’s leader of ‘forgetting his ancestors’ and ‘ingratiating himself’ with Tokyo.

18 May 2026 - 6:00PMvideocam

2026 Xi-Trump summits

‘New historical juncture’: Beijing frames Trump visit as chance for stable ties

China’s top envoy to US and commentaries underscore what is at stake and strike a forward-looking tone despite the two sides’ differences.

13 May 2026 - 7:16PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump’s state visit will include meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday and Friday. Photo: Xinhua

US-China tech war

US crackdown threat could shake out China’s ‘distillation’ AI copycats: analysts

US plans action against AI ‘distillation’, as analysts warn weaker Chinese start-ups could be forced out within a year.

24 Apr 2026 - 11:08PM

Even among more capable developers, distillation is often used to accelerate AI iteration. Photo: EPA

US, Israel war on Iran

Is the US in decline? Why Iran war might be the surest sign

In going from international rule-maker to ‘predatory hegemon’, the US is risking it all, Chinese state media and observers warn.

24 Apr 2026 - 12:18AMvideocam

Science

2 years on: China’s ‘desert wheat farms’ show the seeds of success

Chinese project turns sand dunes into cropland to combat desertification and strengthen food security.

10 Apr 2026 - 2:34PMvideocam

China-Japan relations

Economic ‘poison’? China has strong words for Japan’s ‘Takaichinomics’ strategy

Communist Party newspaper cautions against tying economic growth to ‘militaristic adventurism’, saying Japan’s citizens would shoulder the costs.

24 Mar 2026 - 7:02PM

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions during a plenary session of the House of Councillors, the upper house of the National Diet of Japan, in Tokyo on Monday. Photo: AFP

China consumption

How record F1 crowds are accelerating Shanghai’s bid to be a global sports hub

Setting a near 20-year attendance record, this year’s race strengthened the city’s case as global event venue – and China’s efforts to spur consumption.

16 Mar 2026 - 5:16PM

Ferrari’s British driver Lewis Hamilton greets his supporters prior to the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit. Photo: AFP

Guangzhou

Why ‘ghosts’ are most dangerous foes in China’s cutthroat civil service exams

A bizarre case of inflating applicant numbers to deter potential job candidates has become a national talking point.

20 Feb 2026 - 4:53PMvideocam

Trending in China

Small China pupil praised for carrying large load of luggage home for New Year

Teenager uses skills learned at ‘military-style’ summer camps to pack quilt, mosquito tent, slippers, training shoes; secures items with ropes.

9 Feb 2026 - 9:00AM

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