Beijing

Media

Two daily national newspapers are published in Beijing: Renmin Ribao (People's Daily), the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, which had a 1998 circulation of approximately three million, and Gongren Ribao (Worker's Daily), which had a 1998 circulation of approximately 2.5 million. Other major daily papers published in the capital (with 1998 circulation figures) are Nongmin Ribao (Peasant's Daily ; one million); Zhongguo Qingnian Bao (China Youth News ; one million); Beijing Ribao (Beijing Daily ; 700,000); Beijing Wanbao (Beijing Evening News ; 800,000); and Guangming Ribao (Guangming Daily ; 950,000). China Daily is an English-language newspaper published by the Chinese government (1998 circulation 150,000), and the Economic Daily is a daily business paper.

Radio broadcasts are under the control of the Central People's Broadcasting Station (CPBS). Programs are aired in the official Chinese dialect of putonghua, as well as local dialects and minority ethnic languages. Two television stations (CCTV 1 and 2) are operated by Chinese Central Television, and three more are operated by Beijing Television (BTV).