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Central News Agency

Central News Agency of Taiwan
中央通訊社
CNA headquarters inTaipei
Abbreviation	CNA
Established	1 April 1924; 101 years ago (1924-04-01)[1]
Founder	Kuomintang
Founded at	Guangzhou,Guangdong[1]
Type	National news agency[2]
Legal status	Non-profit organisation[1]
Location	Taipei,Taiwan
Region served	Worldwide, 30 locations[1]
Products	News
Services	Journalism
Official languages	Standard Chinese, English, Japanese,[1] Indonesian, Spanish (closed 2021[3])
Owner	Government of the Republic of China
Parent organization	Executive Yuan
Employees	300
Website	cna.com.tw focustaiwan.tw

TheCentral News Agency (CNA) is the national news agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan).^[4][2]

The CNA agency was founded 1 April 1924; 101 years ago (1924-04-01), by theKuomintang. Party member Hsiao Tung-tzu separated the CNA from Kuomintang headquarters in 1932.^[5] The agency's headquarters was originally located inGuangzhou inGuangdong province, but had to be relocated toTaipei in 1949, following the defeat of theRepublic of China government inmainland China in theChinese Civil War.^[1]

Despite thecorporatisation of the agency in 1973, it continued to receive heavy government subsidies, and remained the nation's official agency. At the time, CNA journalists received preferential treatment on various occasions, mostly government-related press conferences.^{[citation needed]}

In August 2021, CNA oversaw the launch of theTaiwanPlus streaming platform.^[6]

After democratization, on 1 July 1996, the agency became anon-profit organisation under a bill passed by theLegislative Yuan.^[1] As of 2022, it is still Taiwan's official news agency, and received part of its funding from theExecutive Yuan.

TV anchor and producer Hu Wan-ling was appointed CNA's new president on 30 October, 2023.^[7]

CNA produces content daily in Chinese, English, and Japanese.^[8]

The English language content is presented on CNA's Focus Taiwan website,^[9] which mostly reports government statements, weather updates, and major criminal cases in Taiwan. Focus Taiwan also occasionally reports features on issues of national interest.

In July 2024, an Indonesian language version of CNA's website was released,^[10] with articles translated from Chinese and English via artificial intelligence and a team of Indonesian-speaking editors.^[11]

A Spanish language edition,Enfoque en Taiwán, was closed 31 March 2021.^[3]

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