People's Daily, Global Times, founded in 1993, is a current affairs news media sponsored by People's Daily, which has been widely reprinted by overseas media, and is one of the most authoritative international news newspapers in China

Founded on January 3, 1993 and sponsored by the People's Daily, Global Times (formerly known as Global Literature) is now published twice a week (Monday and Thursday), with 4 pages and 24 pages per issue, and is printed in color.

The Global Times has 33 special correspondent stations around the world and professional senior writers in 32 countries. They have formed a high-quality and efficient overseas information network to introduce readers to the latest political, economic, scientific, technological, military, sports, and cultural life information in the world in a timely manner.

It is the purpose of the Global Times to report the world's hot news in a fast and detailed manner, to comment on major international events accurately and in a timely manner, and to reflect the colorful world vividly. The articles published by the Global Times are often edited and distributed by the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Kyodo News to broadcast to the world.

Today, the Global Times has more than 350 special correspondents in 90 countries and regions around the world, with a circulation of more than 2 million copies in a single issue. At the same time, the Global Times is also one of the most reprinted Chinese media by overseas media, and its articles are often edited and published by the Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse. In addition, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, the Financial Times, the Ottawa Citizen and The Globe and Mail, the Australian, the Asahi Shimbun of Japan, the Dong-A Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo of South Korea and other world-renowned newspapers have also reprinted the Global Times articles.

Beginning in May 2001, the Global Times began to be distributed on airplanes, and in 2005, the circulation of a single issue of airlines has reached more than 100,000 copies. In the polls organized by Air China, the Global Times was named the first most popular newspaper on the plane.

According to the CCTV Market Research Company Reader Survey (CNRS), the Global Times is dominated by young and middle-aged readers, with civil servants, middle and senior managers, white-collar workers and professionals accounting for 89% of the total readers, showing the characteristics of high education, high income and high spending power. In addition, the Global Times implements aviation distribution on 292 domestic and foreign routes, with an aviation circulation of 100,000 copies per issue. The Global Times airline publication has enhanced the newspaper's reach and exposure to high-end business people.