China International Publishing Group (CIPG)
CIPG commands seven subsidiary publishing houses, including Foreign Languages Press, New World Press, Sinolingua, and China Pictorial Publishing House, and oversees the publication of over 3,000 books annually as well as around 50 journals in more than ten languages. Its well-known periodicals include Beijing Review, China Today, China Pictorial, People’s China, and China Report.
Beyond publishing, CIPG operates the China Internet Information Center, manages the national translation‑testing system under the Ministry of Human Resources, and runs branded social media platforms like China Matters and Third Eye on China. It also maintains about 20 overseas branches, including offices in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, Belgium, Egypt, Mexico, and Hong Kong, with a workforce nearing 3,000, including around 100 foreign professionals.
Media assets
News portal: China Internet News Center, China Net, Digital Media Center
Publishing: Beijing Review, China Today, China Pictorial, People’s China Magazine, China Reports
State Media Matrix Typology
Ownership and governance
CIPG operates under the aegis of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party, aligning its operations closely with the Party’s messaging and external propaganda strategy.
Source of funding and budget
While the most recent publicly available figures date to CIPG’s 2020 annual report, which indicated that approximately 78% of its funding came from state budget allocations, with the remainder generated through the sale of its publications, there is no subsequent official report accessible through mid‑2025.
Editorial independence
As a state‑affiliated entity, CIPG’s editorial direction adheres to “central government guidelines and policies on external propaganda,” and is widely viewed, by local journalists and experts, as an arm of the Chinese government’s soft‑power outreach.
No independent oversight or legislative safeguard is currently in place to guarantee editorial autonomy.
July 2025