Outlet track record
Xinhua / China Military
Chinese state / PLA-controlled
Xinhua is China's official state news agency, directly controlled by the Chinese Communist Party and State Council; China Military is its PLA-linked sister site targeting international audiences on defense topics. Both outlets promote Chinese government and military positions as a matter of institutional mandate. Their coverage consistently criticizes U.S. policy — including Trump-era tariffs, Taiwan arms sales, and Indo-Pacific military posture — while amplifying Beijing's narratives.
Owned byXinhua News Agency is owned by the People's Republic of China and operates as a ministry-level institution of the State Council. China Military (chinamil.com.cn) is the official English-language website of PLA Daily, owned and operated by the Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission.
LeaningChinese state / PLA-controlled
On the administrationbroadly critical
7average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun