Structure of China's Information Market and Traditional Chinese Newspapers

Abstract

In China, the constitution guarantees citizens' freedom of speech and freedom of the press. During the development of the 20th and early 21st centuries, a large number of media outlets have been diversified. At present, there are more than 2,000 kinds of newspapers, 8,000 kinds of magazines, 282 radio stations and 320 TV stations. By the end of 2003, there were 774 short-wave and medium-wave radio stations and 105,080,000 cable TV subscribers; the radio and TV coverage rates reached 93.7% and 94.9%, respectively, so a network of satellite, cable/wireless radio and TV coverage has basically been formed.