CTi News

CTi News
Country Republic of China
NetworkChung T'ien Television
HeadquartersTaipei, Taiwan
Ownership
OwnerChina Times Media Group
Sister channelsCTi Variety, CTi Entertainment, CTi International
History
Launched1 September 1994
Closed12 December 2020 (cable TV channel)
Links
Websitewww.ctitv.com.tw Edit this at Wikidata
Availability
Streaming media
YouTubeLive streaming
中天新聞
Personal information
Nationality Republic of China (Taiwan)
YouTube information
ChannelsCTITV NEWS
Years active24 February 2015—Now
GenreNews
Subscribers1.5M
(8 October 2021)
Total views1,644,473,245
(8 October 2021)
NetworkYouTube
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers2020

CTi News (Chinese: 中天新聞臺; pinyin: Zhōng Tiān Xīnwén Tái; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄨㄣˊ ㄊㄞˊ) was a Taiwanese 24-hour online news outlet and, until December 2020, cable television channel, operated by Chung T'ien Television.

CTi News was known for its support of Kuomintang politician Han Kuo-yu, who attracted a huge wave of supporters and led the opposition party to a sweeping victory in the 2018 Taiwanese local elections when he was elected mayor of Kaohsiung. It is alleged to be a "China-friendly"[1][2] or "pro-Beijing"[3] media outlet due to its constant referral to Taiwan as the Republic of China.

In 2023, The Wire China reported that CTi News on YouTube produced 10 segments containing anti-American misinformation about a "plan to destroy Taiwan."[4] The segments were subsequently echoed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.[4]

  1. ^ "Taiwan Pulls Plug on China-Friendly News Channel". Yahoo! News (Singapore). Agence France-Presse. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Taiwan to Shut Down China-Friendly Tycoon's News Channel". Reuters. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Taiwanese Pro-Beijing Television News Channel Taken Off Air". South China Morning Post. Associated Press. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b Apostoaie, Ella (2023-03-26). "'The Plan to Destroy Taiwan'". The Wire China. Retrieved 2023-03-27.