Type | Daily newspaper |
---|---|
Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Java Post Group |
Founder(s) |
Lee Ya-ping Chen Tao |
Founded | 1981 in Monterey Park |
Language | Chinese |
Headquarters | Jl. Gunung Sahari XI no. 23, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Circulation | 50,000 (National) |
Website |
www www |
International Daily News ( traditional Chinese: 國際日報; simplified Chinese: 国际日报; pinyin: Guójì rìbào), also known as Guoji Ribao, [3] is a major Chinese-language newspaper in North America and Indonesia. It is a pro- mainland newspaper, [4] sold in several major Chinatowns.
The newspaper was founded and owned by Lee Ya-ping (李亚频) and Chen Tao (陈韬) [5] in 1981 in the city of Monterey Park, California. [6] On October 1, 1995, Ted Sioeng, an Indonesian-born entrepreneur, and his family bought the International Daily News, [7] paying between $3 and $4 million for the paper. This purchase was consummated on July 1, 1996. [8]
In contrast to its competitor, the World Journal, the International Daily News appeals to mainland Chinese immigrants in North America due to its much less hostile attitude toward mainland China/Chinese (although in the mid/late-1990s, the World Journal significantly moderated its anti-China line).[ citation needed]
Lee Ya-ping, a Chinese American businesswoman and the owner and publisher of International Daily News, was jailed by the Taiwanese government under the Kuomintang regime on 17 September 1985 during a visit to Taiwan, charged with spreading propaganda for the Chinese Communist Party, [9] because she was suspected of publishing articles supporting Beijing's overtures for reunification of Taiwan with mainland China. [9] Eventually, Lee was released nine days later, under pressure from the United States Congress. [10]
On September 2, 2001, International Daily News and Java Post collaborated to bundle and publish the Wen Wei Po (Southeast Asia Edition), an 8-page daily edition, which was launched simultaneously in Jakarta, Surabaya, Pontianak, and Medan. [11]