# CGTN

> CGTN is a news source in the TOLD catalogue, based in China. TOLD classifies its editorial position as **State-influenced**.

- **Domain:** cgtn.com
- **Website:** https://www.cgtn.com/
- **Country:** China
- **Region:** Asia
- **Language:** English (primary), with Spanish, French, Arabic and Russian channels
- **Editorial position on TOLD:** State-influenced
- **Founded:** 2016

## About

CGTN markets itself as a global broadcaster with newsrooms in Beijing, Nairobi, Washington and London, while remaining a department of China Media Group reporting up to the Communist Party. The channel runs around the clock with a televisual sheen, leaning on documentary-style features and tightly framed political coverage that rarely strays from official lines. Studio polish carries policy weight.

## Profile

- **Ownership:** State-owned; operates as a department of China Media Group, the broadcasting conglomerate placed under direct Communist Party leadership
- **Funding:** State-funded through central government allocations
- **Focus areas:** International news from PRC perspective, foreign policy, leadership coverage, business and economy, documentaries; multi-language broadcast across English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Russian channels


## What the position means

TOLD classifies what an outlet publishes over time, based on ownership, funding
and focus. It describes a pattern; it is not a rating of quality and not a
ranking. Nothing in TOLD sorts, hides or promotes a source by its position.
State-aligned and partisan outlets are in the catalogue on purpose, labelled.

## Latest headlines

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- [Trump: US to refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve using Venezuelan oil](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-30/news-1Q2mVhswapG/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World) — 2026-08-30T14:12:37.000Z
- [AI as good as humans at predicting breast cancer outcomes: Studies](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-30/AI-as-good-as-humans-at-predicting-breast-cancer-outcomes-Studies-1Q2jPjrPPqM/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World) — 2026-08-30T13:53:55.000Z
- [Xi Jinping's key quotes on SCO cooperation and development](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-30/Xi-Jinping-s-key-quotes-on-SCO-cooperation-and-development-1Q20Fq4QyFG/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World) — 2026-08-30T12:17:31.000Z
- [Six dead after passenger ship capsizes off northern Cyprus](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-30/news-1Q29syXtNHa/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World) — 2026-08-30T11:04:13.000Z
- [President Xi: China-Kyrgyzstan cooperation entering a 'golden period'](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-30/President-Xi-China-Kyrgyzstan-cooperation-entering-a-golden-period--1Q1ZM3FjkIM/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World) — 2026-08-30T09:22:23.000Z
- [Map reveals Nepal mudslide's deadly path: 20km swallowed in 7 minutes](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-30/Map-reveals-Nepal-mudslide-s-deadly-path-20km-swallowed-in-7-minutes-1Q1PrY9j452/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World) — 2026-08-30T08:28:18.000Z
- [Kyrgyz president welcomes President Xi Jinping at airport in Bishkek](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-30/Kyrgyz-president-welcomes-President-Xi-Jinping-at-airport-in-Bishkek-1Q1WThZ2BdC/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World) — 2026-08-30T08:24:26.000Z
- [China sends tunnel experts to Nepal to support rescue efforts](https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-30/China-sends-tunnel-experts-to-Nepal-to-support-rescue-efforts-1Q1DEQ4mx8Y/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World) — 2026-08-30T08:15:23.000Z

## Assessment note

Latest assessment: 2026-05-08. Generated with TOLD Source Prompt Brief v1.2.7. TOLD summarizes framing patterns and third-party classifications; it does not assess factual accuracy, intent, or legitimacy. External classifications: 10 (5 themes).

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