Celebrating 35 years

China's first national English-language newspaper - Since 1981

June 1, 1981

First edition of China Daily

Jan 2, 1995

Expanding from 8 to 12 pages

Oct 6, 1997

Launch of China Daily Hong Kong Edition

Nov 15, 1999

Start of color printing

Jan 5, 2004

Growing from 12 to 16 pages

Jan 4, 2007

Expanding from 16 to 24 pages

Feb 23, 2009

Launch of China Daily US Edition

Dec 3, 2010

Launch of China Daily European Weekly

Dec 10, 2010

Launch of China Daily Asia Weekly

Sept 2011

Launch of distribution of China Watch, an eight-page supplement edited by China Daily, with the print edition of The Daily Telegraph (UK).

Dec 14, 2012

Launch of China Daily Africa Edition

May 31, 2013

Launch of China Daily Southeast Asia Weekly

Dec 23, 2013

Launch of China Daily Latin America Weekly

Dec 12, 2014

Launch of China Daily Canada Weekly

May 2015

Launch of French edition China Watch in partnership with France's Le Figaro

March 15, 2016

Launch of Spanish edition China Watch in partnership with Argentina's UNO and EL Cronista

 
  • June 1, 1981

    China Daily launches as an eight-page national English daily, also printed and distributed in Hong Kong.

  • June 1983

    China Daily starts printing in the United States.

  • September 1986

    China Daily begins printing in Europe.

  • 1992

    Launch of Reports from China, a bi-monthly eight-page publication distributed by the trade newspaper of the National Newspaper Association in US.

  • 1993

    Launch of 21st Century English newspaper series, the most popular English education weekly for English learners in China.

  • 1995

    Launch of China Daily website, the first national English-language Web portal in China.

    Jan 2, 1995

    China Daily expands from 8 pages to 12 pages, publishing from Monday to Saturday.

  • Oct 6, 1997

    Launch of China Daily Hong Kong Edition.

  • Nov 15, 1999

    China Daily uses color printing.

  • Jan 5, 2004

    China Daily expands from 12 pages to 16 pages.

  • 2005

    China Daily becomes the "Exclusive English-Language Chinese Newspaper" of the Fortune Global Forum and publishes the official journal for the Beijing Fortune Global Forum.

  • Jan 4, 2007

    China Daily expands from 16 pages to 24 pages.

  • 2008

    China Daily Bilingual Mobile Newspaper launches as China's first bilingual mobile newspaper. With paid subscribers peaking at more than 600,000, it was China's second-largest mobile newspaper.

  • Feb 23, 2009

    Launch of China Daily US Edition, which publishes 16 pages from Monday to Friday.

    September 2009

    China Daily releases its iPhone app at the Apple Store, becoming China's first print media to provide such a service at the store.

  • March 1, 2010

    China Daily implements the largest revamp of the paper since it was founded.

    April 2010

    China Daily releases iPad app at the Apple Store, the world's largest mobile application soft ware store.

    Aug 1, 2010

    China Daily launches Sunday Edition to realize the paper's goal of "Meeting Readers Every Day".

    December 2010

    China Daily releases Android and Blackberry apps.

    Dec 3, 2010

    Launch of China Daily European Weekly.

    Dec 10, 2010

    Launch of China Daily Asia Weekly.

  • September 2011

    China Watch, an eight-page supplement edited by China Daily, starts publishing in the print edition of The Daily Telegraph (UK).

  • November 2012

    China Daily launches its official WeChat account. WeChat is one of the most widely used instant messaging applications in China.

    Dec 14, 2012

    China Daily launches its Africa edition, the first English-language newspaper published in Africa by a Chinese media enterprise.

  • May 31, 2013

    China Daily launches China Daily Southeast Asia Weekly.

    Sept 30, 2013

    China Daily's foreign expert, Ravi Shankar wins the China Friendship Award.

  • Oct 8, 2014

    English.gov.cn, the official English-language electronic communication platform of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China launches with technological support from China Daily.

    Dec 12, 2014

    China Daily launches China Daily Canada Weekly.

  • April 2015

    Zhu Ling, editor-in-chief of China Daily,re-elected as President of Asia News Network Union (2015-2016).

    May 2015

    China Daily launches its first French edition China Watch in partnership with France's largest newspaper Le Figaro.

  • Feb 26, 2016

    The State Council launches a Chinese-language mobile app, with technological support from China Daily, to publicize major decisions and policy documents.

    March 15, 2016

    China Daily launches its first Spanish edition China Watch in partnership with Argentina newspapers UNO and EL Cronista.

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