Xinhua (via Manila Times)

Xinhua is China's official state news agency, owned by the Chinese government and editorially controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. Content that appears in the Manila Times under the Xinhua byline is syndicated from this state outlet as part of a free content-sharing arrangement, giving Beijing's messaging a platform in the Philippine press. Its stance toward the Trump administration has been mixed: critical of U.S. tariffs and security postures that conflict with Chinese interests, but positive when framing diplomatic summits between Xi Jinping and Trump.