''Wenhui Bao'' (),

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as the ''Wenhui Daily'',Shanghai Municipal Government
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published by the Shanghai United Media Group.

History

''Wenhui Bao'' was founded in

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on January 25, 1938 by leftist-leaning

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centered on writer and journalist Ke Ling. Over the next decade, it was closed down twice for its political leanings. In 2024,

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reported that the

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bureau chief of ''Wenhui Bao'' from 2021 until 2024, Zhang "Steve" Song, was an undercover Ministry of State Security (MSS) operative who worked closely with

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and gathered intelligence about the internal dynamics and politics of key personalities in the

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' defense and security sectors.

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