As the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCCPC), People's Daily is the most authoritative newspaper in China. Launched in June 1948 and with current circulation of 3 million, People's Daily is one of China's biggest circulation daily papers and, according to UNESCO, ranks among top 10 in the world.

　　People's Daily covers the latest policies and resolutions of the Chinese Government as well as major domestic and international news. It reflects the views of the people, advocates justice and condemns malpractice. People's Daily also publishes six newspapers and five magazines, including the Overseas Edition of People's Daily and Market Daily.

　　With the progress of science and technology, and the coming of an information era, People's Daily is able to send its newspapers and magazines onto Internet, so as to disseminate information to the world more promptly and more extensively.

　　Launched on January 1, 1997, The People's Daily Online is a new important medium for People's Daily to disseminate information to the world, and the most authoritative among Chinese websites.

　　The moment when it came out, People's Daily Online shortly attracted attentions from all over the world. At anywhere and anytime, any one of the 80 million users of Internet, can easily visit and read the updated People's Daily and its other publications and data base as well. People's Daily Online has become the biggest Chinese website on Internet, in terms of visiting numbers and the data-out quantity of information. The trial edition of headline stories in English is available from January 16, 1998.

　　With a large quantity of information, lively forms and prompt replacement of contents, People's Daily Online is well received by readers of all circles . By the end of 1997, its visiting number has reached 12 million hits per month, which shows a hopeful prospect. Meanwhile, the editors and technicians are still working hard on the construction of the Hotline platform and information data base to make it a first-rate distributing center of information in Chinese and about China.