Founded in 1931, it is sponsored by Xinhua News Agency and edited and published by Reference News Newspaper, mainly publishing articles and news from news agencies and newspapers and periodicals in foreign countries, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan
"Reference News" is a unique newspaper sponsored by Xinhua News Agency, and together with the Global Times, it is the only two newspapers in Chinese mainland that can legally and directly publish foreign news. It mainly publishes articles and news from news agencies and newspapers in foreign countries, as well as in Taiwan, Macao and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. "Reference News" was first published in Ruijin, Jiangxi Province on November 7, 1931.
Every day, the magazine selects the latest news and the essence of commentary from news agencies, newspapers, periodicals, and the Internet in various countries (regions) around the world, and comprehensively reports on the latest political, economic, military, scientific, technological, sports, cultural, and reactions to China in various countries and regions in the world, as well as in Hong Kong, the Macao Special Administrative Region, and Taiwan. "Reference News" is an international and domestic current affairs newspaper featuring providing "voices from abroad". The translation of foreign news and foreign newspapers pays attention to the "original flavor", strives to report international news in an all-round, multi-perspective and three-dimensional way, highlights the characteristics of "reference", and provides a window for Chinese people to see the world and China from the perspective of "outsiders".
Under the personal initiative of Chairman Mao Zedong and the specific chairmanship of Premier Zhou Enlai, the "Reference News" was changed from a book-type internal publication to a newspaper on March 1, 1957. The content of the newspaper mainly comes from foreign telegrams, foreign newspapers, and newspapers and periodicals from Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao. Over the past 40 years, this newspaper has objectively reflected the changes in international politics and diplomacy from different angles. It comprehensively introduces the economic, scientific, technological, and cultural development trends of various countries, opens a window and broadens the horizons for the Chinese people to observe the situation in the outside world, and thus enjoys a high reputation among the broad masses of the people.
