China News Services is the second largest press agency in the country and is also headquartered in Beijing. Founded on September 10, 1952, it began formal delivery of news on October 1, 1952, specifically serving overseas Chinese communities and compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

China News Services has branches and correspondents in Hong Kong, Macao and 23 Chinese municipalities, provinces and autonomous regions, and has also opened offices in the United States, Japan, France, Australia and other countries. In 1982, UNESCO graded 172 news services from around the world, and China News Service was listed as a Grade B agency.

As a comprehensive news service, it is equipped with advanced communication equipment  and covers a wide range of fields. It supplies news, photos, features and audio and video products to overseas Chinese news media. It has sent reporters to Taiwan and received Taiwanese reporters in China, becoming the most important news exchange organization between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits.

http://www.chinanews.com.cn