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China Daily

Chinese state (Chinese Communist Party)

China Daily is China's main English-language newspaper. It is owned by the Chinese Communist Party's Publicity Department and presents the Chinese government's view to foreign readers. Its coverage of the Trump administration follows Beijing's line. It is critical of U.S. tariffs and containment policy, but its tone has been more positive since the September 2026 Trump-Xi summit and the related tariff-cut agreement.

Owned byOwned by the Publicity Department (Propaganda Department) of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee. It is a state-party media organ, not an independent company.

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1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

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6 China's Revised National Defense Mobilization Law Takes Effect Oct. 1, Its First Overhaul Since 2010
5 North Korea Commissions Destroyer Kang Kon at Wonsan; U.S., South Korea and Japan Begin Freedom Edge Drills the Next Day
3 China's Official Manufacturing PMI Rises to 49.8 in August, a Second Month Below 50
6 U.S. and Japan Confirm Joint Yen-Buying Intervention; Dollar Index Falls to Seven-Week Low