By CHI-CHI ZHANG (AP) – Associated Press - 1 July 2010 'China's biggest national news agency launched its global, English-language television news network on Thursday as part of efforts to expand the communist government's influence abroad.
Experts say China's media expansion also results from unhappiness with much of the international coverage of sensitive events in China such as Tibet and human rights. The government has accused international media organizations of being biased and focused on negative news. China Xinhua News Network Corp. (CNC) began broadcasting its English TV service, CNC World, around the clock, including news segments, feature stories, weather updates and special bulletins in Asia, Europe, North America and Africa, the official Xinhua News agency said. "CNC will present an international vision with a China perspective. It will broadcast news reports in a timely way and objectively and be a new source of information for global audiences," Xinhua quoted its President Li Congjun as saying.'
