The Nanfang Daily (traditional Chinese: 南方日報; simplified Chinese: 南方日报; pinyin: Nánfāng rìbào), also known as Southern Daily[1] and Nanfang Ribao,[2] is the official newspaper of the Guangdong provincial committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[3]
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Print, online |
| Owner(s) | Guangdong provincial committee of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Founded | 23 October 1949 |
| Language | Chinese |
| Website | epaper |
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| Simplified Chinese | 南方日报 | ||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 南方日報 | ||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Southern Daily | ||||||||||||
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History
The paper was established in Guangzhou on 23 October 1949.[4]
Eight days prior, Ye Jianying arrived in Guangzhou, surrounded and disarmed all speculators, and arrested more than ten journalists for re-education.[5] The premises and equipment of the Kuomintang's Central Daily were immediately seized and taken over. The paper was changed to Nanfang Daily, first published on 23 October.[6]
The newspaper is eponymous to the more lively and commercial Southern Metropolis Daily and part of the giant Nanfang Daily Newspaper Group.[7] In March 2018, Nanfang Daily won the Third National Top 100 Newspapers in China.
An article from Brown University pointed out that Nanfang Daily has superior reporting and a somewhat higher level of frankness than many mainstream press outlets in China.[8]
See also
- Hua Shang Daily – predecessor of Southern Daily