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| Publisher | Xinhua News Agency |
|---|---|
| Launched | 7 November 1931; 94 years ago (1931-11-07) |
| Political alignment | Chinese Communist Party |
| Language | Chinese,Uyghur,Kazakh,Korean, andMongolian |
| Country | China |
| Website | www |
Reference News (Chinese:参考消息;pinyin:Cānkǎo Xiāoxī) is a Chinese newspaper published byXinhua News Agency. Founded in 1931, it is ranked7th in the world by circulation and 1st in China.[1][2]
Reference News was first published on 7 November 1931.[3] The early editions of the newspaper were published under different titles inRuijin until it was renamed Reference News in 1942.[4] It is published byXinhua News Agency (formerly Red China News Agency, 1931–1937). As the Chinese government's official news agency, Xinhua translates and re-publishes articles by foreign news agencies. Before the 1980s, it was the only official channel for the Chinese public to have a glimpse of the outside world.[5] The paper is also published in theUyghur,Kazakh,Korean, andMongolian languages forethnic minority groups in China.
On 2 January 1985,Reference News was approved to cancel its "internal publication" designation and switched to public distribution.[6][7]
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