Xinhua News Agency
Source Passport
CN-M-00001-1
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- Legal name
- 新华通讯社
- Country
- China
- Type
- News agency
- Founded
- 1931
- Editor-in-chief
- 吕岩松 Lü Yansong (总编辑, editor-in-chief); 傅华 Fu Hua (社长, president)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
3 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number not disclosed
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix not disclosed
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- State-owned
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Who is it?
Origin
Not yet verified
- Brand names Pending check
- 新华社
- 新华通讯社
- Company registration number
- Not disclosed
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- Xinhua, 基本情况 (basic information) page, undated, read 2026-10-20 (calls itself 中国国家通讯社和世界性通讯社; founded 1931年11月7日 in Ruijin, Jiangxi as 红色中华通讯社, renamed in Yan'an in January 1937; headquarters Beijing; 社长 傅华, 总编辑 吕岩松; 184 overseas bureaus incl. 7 regional bureaus)
- Xinhua, 新华通讯社社会责任报告（2025年度）, published 29 May 2026, read 2026-10-20 (active in 2026; national and world news agency founded 7 Nov 1931, headquartered in Beijing)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type 国务院 (State Council of the People's Republic of China) Direct State or public body - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- 国务院 (State Council of the People's Republic of China) (新华通讯社 is a 国务院直属事业单位, public institution directly under the State Council)
Who pays?
Money
Nothing disclosed
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix
- Not disclosed
- Named funders
- Not disclosed
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Not yet verified
- Sister outlets in the same group Pending check
- 新华网
- 参考消息
- 中国证券报
- 上海证券报
- 经济参考报
- 新华每日电讯
- 瞭望
- 半月谈
- 新华出版社
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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