Outlet track record
PRC Foreign Ministry / state media
Chinese Communist Party state
China's Foreign Ministry and its state media ecosystem — including Xinhua, CGTN, People's Daily, Global Times, and China Daily — are owned and controlled by the Chinese Communist Party and funded by the state. Their coverage consistently reflects and advances CCP diplomatic and ideological priorities rather than independent journalism. Toward the Trump administration's second term, coverage has been mixed: sharply critical during the 2025 tariff escalation, but more cooperative and positive in framing U.S.-China diplomatic engagement, including Trump's May 2026 state visit to Beijing.
Owned byOwned and controlled by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Chinese central government. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is a State Council body. Major state media fall under the CCP's Central Propaganda Department: China Media Group (which includes CGTN, CCTV, and China Radio International) was consolidated under direct CCP control in 2018. People's Daily Group owns the Global Times. Xinhua News Agency is a ministry-level institution of the State Council.
LeaningChinese Communist Party state
On the administrationmixed
7average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun