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In order to regulate the release of news and information in
China by foreign news agencies and the subscription of such news
and information by users in China and to promote the dissemination
of news and information in a sound and orderly manner, Xinhua News
Agency formulated the Measures for Administering the Release of
News and Information in China by Foreign News Agencies in
accordance with national laws and administrative regulations and
the relevant regulations of the State Council, which go into effect
as of the date of promulgation on September 10, 2006.
Xinhua News Agency, as China's state news agency, is the legally
authorized institution to exercise unified administration over the
release of news and information in China by foreign news
agencies.
According to the Decision of the State Council on Establishment
of Administrative Licenses for Items Subject to Administrative
Examination and Approval That Need to Be Retained, foreign news
agencies shall be subject to approval by Xinhua News Agency for
releasing their news and information in China, and shall have
entities designated by Xinhua News Agency act as their agents.
Foreign news agencies shall not directly solicit subscription of
their news and information services in China.
The Measures include detailed regulations on a foreign news
agency's legal credentials in its home country or region, the
requirements of releasing news and information in China, release
application procedures, and the distribution of foreign news and
information undertaken by designated entities in China.
The Methods for the Exercise of Administration over Publication
in China of Economic Information by Foreign News Agencies and Their
Information Subsidiaries, promulgated by Xinhua News Agency on
April 15, 1996, are repealed simultaneously.
(China.org.cn)
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