Tianshannet

Founded18 December 2001
Political alignmentChinese Communist Party
HeadquartersXinjiang
Websiteenglish.ts.cn (in English)

Tianshannet (Chinese: 天山网; pinyin: Tiānshān Wǎng; lit. 'Tian Shan Net') is the sole[1] official news website of Xinjiang, China.[2][3][4][5][6] The website was established by the government of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the People's Daily Online on December 18, 2001.[7] Tianshannet includes Mandarin Chinese, Russian, Uyghur, English and Kazakh language versions.[1]

In July 2006, the English version of Tianshannet was started.[1]

In August 2007, BBC Learning English announced a partnership with Tianshannet.[8]

In July 2009, the Kazakh version of Tianshannet was started.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d 新疆天山网络传媒有限公司. Cyberspace Administration of China (in Simplified Chinese). 18 August 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2020. 天山网是经国务院新闻办审核批准，由新疆维吾尔自治区党委宣传部主办，新疆维吾尔自治区人民政府新闻办公室主管，新疆维吾尔自治区互联网新闻中心承办，新疆日报、新疆经济报等10余家疆内主要新闻媒体共同参与建设的新型网络新闻媒体，是新疆维吾尔自治区唯一一家重点新闻宣传网站。
  2. ^ Emma Graham-Harrison (5 August 2008). "Attack-hit west China under heavy security". Reuters. Retrieved 7 May 2020. the region's official news website (http://www.tianshannet.com) {{cite web}}: External link in |quote= (help)
  3. ^ Gillian Wong (3 July 2013). "China demands knives, offers rewards in tense west". Associated Press. Retrieved 7 May 2020. the region's official news portal, Tianshan Net
  4. ^ Jethro Mullen (1 July 2013). "China ramps up security in Xinjiang after unrest". CNN. Retrieved 7 May 2020. the local government news website Tianshannet
  5. ^ "China police shoot 14 dead in northwest Muslim region". USA Today. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2020. Tianshan Net website, a local government news portal
  6. ^ "China holds mass police rally in Xinjiang as hundreds sent to anti-terror 'frontline'". Reuters. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2020. the Xinjiang government's official news site Tianshan Net
  7. ^ "Tianshannet of Xinjiang Starts Up". People's Daily. 19 December 2001. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  8. ^ BBC World Service Publicity (29 August 2007). "BBC Learning English launches on tianshannet.com". BBC. Retrieved 4 April 2020.