Global Times

Global Times, an English-language Chinese newspaper with an international reach

Global Times is an English-language newspaper published in China and launched in April 2009. Its editorial line presents itself as an alternative that avoids both the local journalistic tradition reluctant to address conflict and confrontation and the deliberate provocation that, according to its own description, is common in Western media coverage of China. The outlet defines itself as a tool for readers to interpret China's policies and development trends.

News coverage and sections

Content is organized into areas such as China, World, Business, Life and Opinion. Topics covered include national and international political affairs, trade, antitrust regulation, technological innovation, the environment, culture and people-to-people exchanges. The publication combines news, features and opinion articles signed by its editorial board.

Editorial line and positioning

The newspaper presents itself as an informative, influential and innovative outlet, with an audience both inside and outside China. Its editorial approach seeks to fill the information gap that, in its view, exists abroad regarding China's reality, offering facts and viewpoints that facilitate understanding. The publication notes that coverage of China now has a greater presence in headlines than in earlier times.

Platforms and reach

Since its founding, Global Times has developed various platforms to reach its readers and audiences, a process it describes as successful. The outlet maintains its purpose of serving as an instrument to digest China's policies and development trends, in a context of growing global interest in the country.

Context and outlook

The publication frames its activity at a time of China's social and economic transformation, with a greater international presence and a more active public opinion. Global Times expresses its willingness to expand opportunities for cooperation with other actors.