CGTN

CGTN (China Global Television Network) is the international, multilingual arm of China's state broadcaster, China Media Group. It produces English-language television and online news aimed at global audiences. As a state-controlled outlet, its coverage of Chinese and international affairs reflects the perspectives of the Chinese government and the Communist Party.

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CGTN at a glance

Country: China
Region: East Asia · Asia
Kind of outlet: Television news channel
Editorial leaning: Right-leaning
Founded: 2016
Owner: China Media Group (state)
Published from: Beijing
Website: cgtn.com ↗
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How Crosswire groups CGTN

Crosswire groups CGTN as Right-leaning for comparisons within China's directory. This is an approximate Crosswire label, not a verified rating of its individual articles or a claim that every journalist shares one position. In China, South China Morning Post and China Daily are listed as Centrist — so you can open CGTN beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where CGTN sits in China's press

CGTN was founded in 2016, is published from Beijing and is owned by China Media Group (state). It is one of 6 outlets tracked in China and the only television news channel tracked there. By outlets tracked, China ranks first of the 33 countries on Crosswire's Asia hub, which lists 169 outlets in all.

Across Asia, Crosswire tracks 12 of the 66 television news channels in the directory. The nearest counterparts to CGTN outside China, starting with East Asia, are Ariana News (Afghanistan), Astro Awani (Malaysia), Channel NewsAsia (Singapore) and GMA News (Philippines). Opening one of them beside CGTN is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.