The ''Ningbo Daily'' () is a Chinese newspaper published in

Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by ...

, China.

History

The newspaper was founded on 8 August 1949 under the name ''Yongjiang Daily'' as the official newspaper of the Ningbo Prefectural Committee of the

Chinese Communist Party The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), officially the Communist Party of China (CPC), is the founding and sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, the CCP emerged victorious in the Chinese Ci ...

(CCP). In July 1950, ''Yongjiang Daily'' merged with ''Ningbo People's Daily'' and changed its name to ''Ningbo Times''. In September 1951, ''Ningbo Times'' was renamed ''Ningbo Dazhong'', and in October 1972, it ceased publication. After the

3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party The 3rd Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party was a pivotal meeting of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party held in Beijing, China, from December 18 to December 22, 1978. The conference m ...

, ''Ningbo News'' resumed publication on 1 June 1980, and was co-sponsored by the Ningbo Municipal Committee of the CCP. On New Year's Day 1983, ''Ningbo News'' changed its name to ''Ningbo Daily''. After the establishment of Ningbo Daily Newspaper Group on 21 June 2002, ''Ningbo Daily'' was changed to be owned by Ningbo Daily Newspaper Group. At present, ''Ningbo Daily'' is a large newspaper with more than 12 editions, with a circulation of 250,000 copies. In 2018, the newspaper was included in the recommended list of the top 100 national newspapers in 2017 by the

National Radio and Television Administration The National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) is a ministry-level executive agency controlled by the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its main task is the administration and supervision of state-owned enterpr ...

Controversies

During the

2012 protests 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. ...

against the PX project in

Zhenhai District Zhenhai is a district and former county of the sub-provincial city of Ningbo in Zhejiang Province in eastern China. It has a population of 200,000. History The town of Zhenhai grew up at the foot of Zhaobao Hill on a tongue of land at the m ...

, the ''Ningbo Daily'' published an article claiming that citizen demonstrations undermined the stability and development of the overall situation, causing dissatisfaction among the demonstrators.

References

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* {{Official website Newspapers published in Ningbo 1949 establishments in China Newspapers established in 1949 Daily newspapers published in China Chinese Communist Party newspapers