Founded in 1931 and catering to overseas audiences since 1949, Xinhua is China’s most prestigious international news agency. 

With its headquarters in Beijing and domestic bureaus across China’s provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, the agency’s vast network extends to more than 100 international locations and includes seven regional bureaus based in Brussels, Cairo, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Moscow, Nairobi and New York.

A founding AsiaNet member, Xinhua translates content from the network into Chinese and distributes to media organisations via multiple digital channels.