CNC World () is a majority state-owned 24-hour global

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news channel, launched on July 1, 2010. It is 51% owned by the state-run

China Xinhua News Network Corporation The China Xinhua News Network Corporation (CNC, ) is a state-owned television network subsidiary of Xinhua News Agency. CNC owns and operates a TV news network and new media services. They are regarded as an attempt by China to enhance its global ...

, and 49% by private investors, including Chinese home appliances maker Gree. The venture is part of Beijing's effort to "present an international vision with a Chinese perspective," Xinhua President Li Congjun said at the press conference announcing the launch of CNC World. Xinhua has leased a newsroom in New York on top of a

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to provide CNC World with prominent exposure in the

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. On December 16, 2010, CNC World agreed a deal with

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for coverage on

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, 36B and Hot Bird 13B from January 1, 2011. CNC World launched on the Sky satellite television platform in the United Kingdom and Ireland on July 21, 2011, from Eutelsat 28A. In 2020, the

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designated Xinhua, along with other Chinese

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outlets, as

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. By 2021, the network's

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affiliates in the United States had all disaffiliated with the network.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cnc World Xinhua News Agency English-language television stations International broadcasters Television channels and stations established in 2010 24-hour television news channels in China Government-owned companies of China State media