China Internet Information Center

China Internet Information Center
Native name
中国互联网新闻中心
Type of site
Government web portal
FoundedDecember 12, 2000; 23 years ago (2000-12-12)
Owner
EditorWang Xiaohui
URLwww.china.org.cn Edit this at Wikidata
CommercialNo

China Internet Information Center (Chinese: 中国互联网新闻中心; pinyin: Zhōngguó Hùliánwǎng Xīnwén Zhōngxīn) is a state-run web portal of the People's Republic of China of the State Council Information Office and the China International Communications Group.[1][2] The site was launched on December 12, 2000.[3]

Its editor-in-chief is Wang Xiaohui, who also serves as a vice minister of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party.[4][5]

During the Israel–Hamas war, the China Internet Information Center was accused of repeating disinformation about Israel from Iran's Tasnim News Agency.[6]

The China Internet Information Center regularly purchases ads on Twitter under the "China Says" mantra.[2]

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  2. ^ a b Colville, Alex (2024-10-31). "Cloaking What China Says". China Media Project. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  3. ^ "重点新闻网站发展历程" [Development history of key news websites]. Sina Corporation (in Chinese). August 2, 2010. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  4. ^ "China Mosaic – China.org.cn". china.org.cn. Archived from the original on 2019-08-23. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  5. ^ Frater, Patrick (2018-05-25). "China Appoints Wang Xiaohui as Film Bureau Chief". Variety. Archived from the original on 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
  6. ^ McCartney, Micah (2023-10-11). "China's state media accused of spreading anti-Israel disinformation". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2023-10-11. Retrieved 2023-10-11.