China Daily media bias and reliability
The rating organisations do not give China Daily one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. We have seen it on 22 published stories of ours.
The short answers
Is China Daily biased?
The rating organisations do not give China Daily one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. An outlet rating describes a broad pattern in its output, not every article it publishes.
Is China Daily left or right?
The rating organisations do not give China Daily one shared verdict in the records we hold. Their published ratings are Ad Fontes Media: Leans right; Media Bias/Fact Check: Left. In the three-way grouping used on story pages, that puts it under Left.
Is China Daily reliable?
The factual-reliability assessments we hold for China Daily are Ad Fontes Media: Mixed factuality; Media Bias/Fact Check: Mixed factuality. These are outlet-level assessments, not a guarantee that every report is correct.
What China Daily has been covering
Our account of each story, written from every outlet that ran it, with China Daily’s own report linked underneath.
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address the 81st session via video link. The decision follows the United States' denial of a visa to Abbas, preventing his in-person attendance in New York.
China Daily reported it asUN General Assembly Allows Abbas to Participate in General Debate via Video (opens China Daily in a new tab)
Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs or halt trade with the European Union if Canada is granted associate membership. He described the prospect as 'laughable' and a 'hostile act', while European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen expressed a desire for Canada to be the bloc's first associate member.
China Daily reported it asCanada eyes closer EU ties amid US trade tensions (opens China Daily in a new tab)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is scheduled to visit China this week for talks with his counterpart Wang Yi. The meeting is set for Wednesday, shortly before Chinese President Xi Jinping's expected trip to the US.
China Daily reported it asIranian Foreign Minister Araghchi to Visit China (opens China Daily in a new tab)
Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries have significantly reduced the country's diesel production. Three of Russia's six largest diesel-producing refineries cut production or halted operations entirely in September due to damage from these strikes.
China Daily reported it asUkraine Says Ready to Halt Certain Strikes if Russia Does the Same (opens China Daily in a new tab)
An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people has been reported missing after losing contact on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The vessel was travelling from Surabaya, East Java, to Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, and its last known position was in the Java Sea. Rescuers have launched a search operation.
China Daily reported it asPassenger Ship Sinks in Indonesia, Around 130 Still Missing (opens China Daily in a new tab)
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim sang a Kishore Kumar song at a BRICS gala dinner in New Delhi. The performance was shared on his social media. The dinner was hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
China Daily reported it asXi meets Modi in New Delhi (opens China Daily in a new tab)
Leaders of the BRICS nations have issued a joint declaration expressing deep concern over escalating Middle East tensions. They called for maximum restraint and condemned unilateral sanctions not authorized by the UN, stating they violate international law.
China Daily reported it asInt'l Voice of Global South (opens China Daily in a new tab)
Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate said its Active Operations Department struck a Russian Su‑24 in temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of 7 September. Video shows tail number 49; the extent of damage is still being evaluated.
China Daily reported it asTalks with US envoys 'very substantive': Zelensky (opens China Daily in a new tab)
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. The talks occurred as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a potential ceasefire, while Russian missiles struck airports near Kyiv.
China Daily reported it asPutin's talks with US envoys constructive, extremely frank: Kremlin (opens China Daily in a new tab)
Argentine President Javier Milei announced sanctions against companies involved in oil projects near the Falkland Islands and the construction of a new naval base in Tierra del Fuego. The moves come amid renewed tensions over the islands' sovereignty, fueled by remarks from former U.S. President Donald Trump.
China Daily reported it asArgentina's Milei vows oil sanctions in sovereignty push (opens China Daily in a new tab)
Donald Trump has stated the US will respond forcefully to Iranian attacks on American bases in Jordan and the UAE. The exchange of fire follows a US strike on Iran's Larak Island, with both sides issuing threats of further action.
China Daily reported it asFresh attacks spread across Gulf region (opens China Daily in a new tab)
China was the sole dissenter from a G20 finance ministers' statement calling out 'non-market based economies pushing out a never-ending stream of cheap exports'. Nineteen members agreed to address global economic imbalances caused by such practices.
China Daily reported it asChina does not seek trade surplus: central bank governor (opens China Daily in a new tab)
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on August 31, 2026, in Bishkek. The leaders discussed deepening bilateral relations and agreed to increase trade to $30 billion.
China Daily reported it asXi meets Uzbek president (opens China Daily in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump announced an agreement with Venezuela granting the United States majority control over more than 65 billion barrels of the country's oil reserves. Trump described the deal as the largest in world history, predicting it would increase US reserves and reduce fuel prices.
China Daily reported it asVenezuela announces oil deal with US (opens China Daily in a new tab)
Eight South Koreans working on a hydropower plant project are missing and 10 others are stranded after a flash flood in Nepal. South Korea's Foreign Ministry has established a task force and plans to send a response team to the affected Rasuwa district.
China Daily reported it asLandslide strikes near Gyirong Port in Xizang, possible missing persons reported (opens China Daily in a new tab)
A 24-year-old Nepali labourer survived a flash flood by clinging to a mango tree after being swept away by a torrent of mud and rock. The disaster has killed at least 150 people and left hundreds missing in Nepal.
China Daily reported it asLandslide strikes near Gyirong Port in Xizang, possible missing persons reported (opens China Daily in a new tab)
A Chinese humanoid robot developed by Honor has run 100 meters in 9.32 seconds, surpassing Usain Bolt's world record. The robot reached a peak speed of 14.5 meters per second during a test.
China Daily reported it asWorld Humanoid Robot Games open in Beijing (opens China Daily in a new tab)
Iran’s chief negotiator said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US lifts its naval blockade, releases frozen assets and ends oil sanctions. A vessel was struck in the strait, injuring at least one crew member, as tensions escalate over a June memorandum of understanding.
China Daily reported it asIran's top negotiator Qalibaf says Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until US meets interim deal conditions: media (opens China Daily in a new tab)
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung proposed formal peace talks to end the Korean War, replacing the 1953 armistice. North Korea ignored the offer and state media focused on internal celebrations. South Korean forces fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the border, the first such incident this year.
China Daily reported it asROK President Lee calls for dialogue with DPRK to formally end Korean War, pursue peaceful coexistence (opens China Daily in a new tab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the disputed Kuril Islands on 13 August 2026, prompting Japan to summon Russia’s ambassador. The US ambassador to Tokyo reaffirmed support for Japan’s sovereignty over the islands, while Russia insisted the visit was not open to foreign discussion.
China Daily reported it asPutin visits a disputed island; Japan lodges protest (opens China Daily in a new tab)
Who says so
2 organisations have published a rating for this outlet, in their own words. Where they disagree, the disagreement is the useful part and it is left standing.
How reliably it reports fact
A rating of the newsroom in general, by others, and a different thing from the Trust score we publish on each story, which judges one piece of reporting.
Mixed factuality
Who owns it
- Chinese Communist PartyGovernmentdirect owner
- State Council Information OfficeGovernmentdirect owner
Where it publishes from
- Publishes from
- Beijing, China
- Official site
- chinadaily.com.cn
- Seen publishing on
- chinadaily.com.cn, global.chinadaily.com.cn
- Access
- Free to read
- Wikipedia
- Entry
What we have seen ourselves
Counted across the stories this site has published, which is the only denominator a reader can check: every one of them has a page, and every page lists the reports it was written from.
- Stories
- 22
- Reports listed
- 22
- We could read
- 2
- First seen
- 4 August 2026
20 of those reports were paywalled or blocked to us. Our reading of this outlet is built on the 2 we could open, not on everything it published.
On 12 of those stories, outlets rated left were largely absent from the coverage and China Daily ran the story anyway.
Across the 22 stories of ours where at least three of the reports we listed carried a time, we logged no report earlier than China Daily’s on 1 of them. Overall it filed a median of 33 hours after the earliest report we logged.
Measured 20 September 2026. Last seen in a coverage list 20 September 2026. Ratings pulled 5 September 2026.
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Publishers carrying the same published leaning as China Daily, also publishing from China, ordered by how often we have seen them on a story. Sharing a rating is not the same as being alike.
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