Xinmin Evening News

Xinmin Evening News (Chinese: 新民晚报; pinyin: Xīnmín Wǎnbào), formerly known as Xinmin Po, is a state-owned newspaper published since September, 1929 in Shanghai, China.

It is now owned by Shanghai United Media Group. Its current editorial mission is the socialist-inspired "promote the policies from the government, spread the knowledge, change the culture, satisfy the life" (「宣傳政策，傳播知識，移風易俗，豐富生活」; Pinyin: xuānchuán zhèngcè, chuánbō zhīshi, yífēng yìsú, fēngfù shēnghuó).[citation needed]

In 1990, Xinmin Evening News personnel were dispatched to the U.S. to found an American edition to counter negative perceptions of the Chinese government following the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.[1]

In October 2020, the United States Department of State designated Xinmin Evening News as a foreign mission of the Chinese government.[2][3][4]

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  2. ^ "Pompeo says U.S. designates six more Chinese media firms as foreign missions". Reuters. 2020-10-21. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  3. ^ "Designation of Additional PRC Propaganda Outlets as Foreign Missions". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. ^ Markay, Lachlan (2022-03-24). "Propagandists funnel foreign talent through "high-skilled" visa program". Axios. Archived from the original on 2022-04-13. Retrieved 2022-04-13.