China Today : Polyglot Window on China
China Today is China's only comprehensive monthly that is published in Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Arabic. There are Internet editions of all five magazines, plus one in German. China Today also publishes the Tibetan monthly Potala.
Since its launching in 1952, China Today has maintained an editorial policy of “reflecting people's life in China's socialist construction” set by the late Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, and the tradition of truthful reporting initiated by the late honorary president of the People's Republic of China, Soong Ching Ling (Mme Sun Yat-sen). Over the years, it has served as a communication bridge between China and the rest of the world.
The readership of the foreign-language editions of China Today include researchers and workers from overseas political, economic, cultural and social circles, as well as foreigners that come to China to work, study and travel. The Chinese edition is popular among compatriots in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao.
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English Edition
The English edition of China Today reports on China's economic and social development, customs, culture, arts and its overseas exchanges and communications.
Its readers are mainly English-speakers in Europe and North America as well as expatriates living and working in China. |
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Chinese Edition
The Chinese edition enjoys great prestige by virtue of its objective, informative and timely reports on Chinese economic, cultural and social phenomena among Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao and overseas Chinese readers, especially those who come to China's Mainland to invest, study or reside. It has contributed greatly to deepening understanding and increasing communications between the people on the mainland and those living in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas. |
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French Edition
The French edition brings to its readers various aspects of traditional Chinese culture, its modern cultural phenomena, information about economic and cultural exchanges between China and French-speaking countries, as well as insights into the economic and social life of the Chinese people.
The French edition is aimed at readers in French-speaking regions, as well as in France, who are interested in China's development and civilization. |
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Spanish Edition
The Spanish edition focuses on Chinese economy, culture and relations between China and Latin American countries. It also carries features on China's rich tourism resources, ancient Chinese civilization and traditional Chinese medicine.
The readership of the Spanish edition is scattered throughout Latin America and other Spanish-speaking regions of the world. |
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Arabic Edition
The Arabic edition's emphasis is on presenting the response of Chinese academic circles and non-governmental organizations to major events in the Arab world. It presents to Arabic-speaking readers, through factual, objective and timely reports, the true image of modern China. It also carries reports on economic and cultural exchanges between China and the Arab world.
The Arabic edition's main readership comprises Arabic-speaking businessmen, researchers, intellectuals and college students who are interested in Chinese affairs. |
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Digital German Edition
The digital German edition of China Today specializes in reporting on China's political, economic and cultural achievements, and in providing service information relating to ever-increasing Sino-German exchanges.
Its readers include German-speaking businessmen seeking development opportunities in China, as well as tourists, Chinese culture aficionados and Chinese-language students from German-speaking regions. |
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Potala
Established in September 2002 by China Today , Potala focuses on the life of Tibetans and the development of the Tibetan-inhabited areas. It also reports on Tibetan cultural, economic and tourist resources.
The journal, designed in Tibetan style, is geared to people living in Tibetan-inhabited areas, tourists traveling in Tibet and foreign readers generally.
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