Renmin Ribao
Renmin Ribao ( Chinese 人民日報 / 人民日报 , Pinyin Rénmín Rìbào , IPA ( standard Chinese) [ ʐənmin ʐɨpɑo̯ ], English People’s Daily - “ People’s Daily ”, on the German-language website “Chinese People’s Newspaper”) is a party organ of the Communist Party of China and has a large circulation of about 2.5 million copies next to Cankao Xiaoxi one of the two largest newspapers in the People's Republic of China .
The first edition appeared on June 15, 1948 in Pingshan ( Hebei ) as a regional party publication of the Communist Party. The newspaper's office moved to Beijing in March 1949 , where it eventually became the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party. As an organ of the party, it contains the information that the party has intended for the public and presents the view of things from the perspective of the CP.
During the Cultural Revolution , the newspaper was the only way for foreigners and Chinese to know what the party was up to.