Xinhuanet
{{Short description|Chinese government news company}}
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| name = Xinhuanet
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| native_name = 新华网
| website_type = State media
| language = Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Korean, German, Portuguese
| traded_as = {{SSE|603888}}
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1997|11|07}}
| headquarters = No. 2 Beixing Road, Xihongmen Town, Daxing District, Beijing
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| owner = Xinhua News Agency
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| url = {{Official URL}}
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| registration = Optional
| current_status = Active
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{{Infobox Chinese
| s = 新华网
| t = 新華網
| p = Xīnhuá Wǎng
| order = st
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Xinhuanet is a state media company controlled by Xinhua News Agency. It is composed of a Beijing headquarters, more than 30 local channels distributed across China, and it manages more than ten sub-websites of Xinhua News Agency. The company is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
History
The Xinhua website was established on November 7, 1997 and named the Xinhua News Agency Website with the URL: www.xinhua.org. In March 2000, it was renamed Xinhuanet. In July 2000, Xinhua Network Co., Ltd. was established and Xinhuanet used the new domain name www.xinhuanet.com. On December 12, 2000, Xinhuanet was approved to engage in news publishing business. On August 25, 2002, the second working floor of the Beijing Xidan Gaodeng Building was officially put into use. The total area of the website has reached more than 4,300 square meters, making it the largest Internet news publishing service platform of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).{{Cite journal |author= |year=2010 |title=重点新闻网站发展历程 |url=https://news.sina.com.cn/m/2010-08-02/174320809337_6.shtml |journal=传媒 |issue=7 |page=22-23 |issn=1009-9263 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004111228/https://news.sina.com.cn/m/2010-08-02/174320809337_6.shtml |archive-date=2021-10-04 |access-date=2021-09-25 |via=新浪新闻}} In 2012, Xinhua launched a Uyghur language website.{{Cite news |date=October 16, 2012 |title=Xinhua 'Brainwashing' Uyghurs |url=https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/xinhua-10162012182634.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329230101/https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/xinhua-10162012182634.html |archive-date=29 March 2023 |access-date=March 29, 2023 |work=Radio Free Asia}}
Content
The website publishes news information in seven languages, including Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and Japanese.{{Cite web |title=关于我们_新华网 |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/aboutus.htm |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=www.xinhuanet.com}}
Corporate affairs
On January 8, 2012, following the listing of People's Daily Online on the A-share market last year, IPO application information on the China Securities Regulatory Commission's website showed that Xinhuanet's application for listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange had been accepted. On October 28, 2016, Xinhuanet’s shares were listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.{{cite news |date=2016-10-28 |title=新华网今日上市开盘涨停 资本助力打造新型主流媒体集团 |url=http://www.dzwww.com/xinwen/guoneixinwen/201610/t20161028_15074507.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218090838/http://www.dzwww.com/xinwen/guoneixinwen/201610/t20161028_15074507.htm |archive-date=2021-02-18 |accessdate=2016-10-28 |agency=大众网}}