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Global Times

Chinese state media (nationalist)

Global Times is a Chinese state-run tabloid published under the Communist Party's People's Daily, giving it direct ties to party leadership rather than editorial independence. It's known for nationalist, combative commentary defending Chinese government positions and criticizing Western governments. Its coverage of the Trump administration mixes sharp criticism on trade, Taiwan, and China policy with occasional praise when U.S.-China relations show signs of easing.

Owned byPublished under People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee; ownership is split roughly 60–40 between People's Daily Online and Global Times Press, both ultimately under the CCP Central Committee

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7.8average bias score across 34 stories
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun

Stories

5 U.S. and China Name About $30 Billion Each in Goods for Possible Tariff Cuts; No Rates or Start Date Set as of Oct. 27
2 Witkoff Meets Putin in St. Petersburg a Day After Oslo Talks With Zelensky; Russia Frees American Stephen Hubbard, 74
7 Nasdaq Falls 2.1% Friday and 4.5% for the Week, Its Worst Week Since June; Chip Index Ends Week Down 11.4%
5 China's September Exports Rise 36.3% From a Year Earlier; Monthly Trade Surplus Reaches $133.5 Billion
7 South Korea's Kospi Closes Down 5.46% After Falling as Much as 7.4%, Led by SK Hynix and Samsung; Micron Fell 3.9% in U.S. Trading the Day Before
7 China's Revised National Defense Mobilization Law Takes Effect Oct. 1, Its First Overhaul Since 2010
8 Trump Signs Law Authorizing Tariffs Up to 100% on the Five Largest Buyers of Russian Oil and Gas
9 Takaichi Meets Trump and Zelensky at U.N., Two Days Before Trump-Xi Summit in Washington
8 Chip and AI Stocks Fall in Seoul, Tokyo and U.S. Premarket After Amodei, Altman and Musk Call for Slowing Frontier AI Development
9 Philippine Defense Chief Reads Chinese Note Aloud at Seoul Forum; Beijing Calls It "Grandstanding"
8 Kyodo News Reports China Told U.S. It Could Cancel the Sept. 24 Trump-Xi Summit if a New Taiwan Arms Sale Is Approved
9 Taiwan's Air Force Budgets NT$6.88 Billion for 26 Hardened Aircraft Shelters in Hualien and Taitung
8 IEA Report Estimates $6.5 Trillion in Non-China Production Exposed if Beijing's Suspended Rare-Earth Rules Take Full Effect
8 U.S. Weighs About 7.5% "Overcapacity" Tariff on Chinese Goods Before Sept. 24 Trump-Xi Meeting
9 Cross-Party Japanese Delegation Meets Chinese Communist Party Officials in Beijing, First Such Visit Since Takaichi's Taiwan Remark