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Xinhua News Agency

China · founded 1931

xinhuanet.com
Editorial leanState-controlled

The official state wire. Reporting reflects Chinese government positions; dissent is not carried.

State-controlled — reporting reflects government positions rather than an independent editorial line.

Who owns it

Owner

State Council of the People's Republic of China

Ownership type

State

Funding

Chinese government

Who runs it

Chief executive

Fu Hua (President)

Track record

Factuality

Mixed

Reach

Over 180 overseas bureaus

Worth knowing

Registered as a foreign agent in the United States since 2020.

Ownership, leadership and funding are drawn from public filings and the outlet's own disclosures. The editorial lean is an editorial judgement, not a measurement — read it as a starting point, not a verdict.