Xinhua News Agency
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"Xinhua News Agency" is the official press agency of the China/People's Republic of China. Xinhua is a ministry-level department subordinate to the Chinese central government. Its president is a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

Xinhua operates more than 170 foreign news bureau/bureaus worldwide, and maintains 31 bureaus in China—one for each Chinese province/province, plus a military bureau. Xinhua is the sole channel for the distribution of important news related to the Communist Party and Chinese central government.

Xinhua is the regarded the most influential media outlet in China as almost every newspapers in China relies on Xinhua Data feed/feeds for content. People's Daily, for example, uses Xinhua material for approximately 25 percent of its stories. Xinhua is a publisher as well as a news agency—it owns more than 20 newspapers and a dozen magazines, and it prints in eight languages: Chinese, English, Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese, Arabic and Japanese.

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Both collected intelligence for spy agencies in Taiwan, causing a serious threat to China's national security.

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Initial investigation shows the fire accident was due to malpractice of an electrician, who has been detained by police.

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The mission has accomplished the planned experiments and accumulated valuable technical data and experiences for the development of China's manned space program.

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China needs to develop regional air transport because of the country's size and population.

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We must sternly warn that those with ill-gotten wealth and those who use illegitimate means to reap staggering profits, destroy the order of the socialist market economy and disrupt market order, will meet legal punishment.

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Our technical staff have solved many crucial technical problems by attacking technological focal points, assembling systems and conducting a range of experiments.

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Although everything is smooth so far, all scientific and technological staff need to be cautious.

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Police were forced to open fire in alarm. In the chaos, three villagers died.

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The provincial government has set up a special team to investigate the accusations of pollution and shut down those chemical plants thought responsible.

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