Meizhou Daily (Chinese: 湄洲日报; pinyin: Méizhōu Rìbào),[2] also known as Meizhou Ribao,[3] is a daily newspaper published in simplified Chinese in the People's Republic of China. It is the organ newspaper of the Meizhou Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party,[4] and is a comprehensive local political party newspaper.[5] The newspaper was originally sponsored and supervised by the Kuomintang and is now by the Meizhou Municipal Committee of the CCP.[6]

Meizhou Daily
湄洲日报
TypeDaily newspaper
PublisherMeizhou Daily Agency
FoundedNovember 1947
Political alignmentCommunism
Socialism with Chinese characteristics
LanguageChinese
HeadquartersMeizhou, Putian, Fujian
OCLC number947818161
Websitemzrbs.com.cn[1]

History

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Meizhou Daily was inaugurated in November 1947, and its predecessor was the Upright Newspaper (正报), founded by the Upright Newspaper Agency of the KMT's Three Principles of the People Youth Group in Xinghua (国民党三民主义青年团兴化团). At the end of August 1949, the government of Putian County took over the newspaper and changed its name to Putian Telegraph (莆田电讯).[7] On 1 January 1993, the newspaper was renamed to the current name.

Reputation infringement case

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On May 17, 2006, the Chengxiang District Court sentenced Huang Weizhong (黄维忠) to three years' imprisonment for "gathering crowds to disturb social order" (聚众扰乱社会秩序).[8] On the second day of the sentence, Meizhou Daily published an article eagerly about the sentence. On the following day, the newspaper published another commentary, making derogatory comments on Huang Weizhong's sentence.[9] Huang Weizhong, who was still detained in the detention center, decided to file a reputation infringement lawsuit against the Meizhou Daily after learning of the false reports and comments of the newspaper, and entrusted lawyer of Liaoning Dingtai Law Firm (辽宁鼎泰律师事务所) Lu Guang (陆光) and his elder brother Huang Weide (黄维德) to infringe his reputation. On May 29, Huang Weide sent the bill of complaint to the Chengxiang District Court. After the court accepted the complaint, it let Huang go back to wait for the court's notice. However, the court finally decided not to file the case and not issue a written ruling.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Comprehensive measures to do a good job in the employment of graduates during the epidemic". Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy. 2020-05-07.
  2. ^ Zhenjun Zhang; Victor H Mair (17 March 2020). Anthology Of Tang And Song Tales: The Tang Song Chuanqi Ji Of Lu Xun. World Scientific Publishing Company. pp. 792–. ISBN 9789811216527.
  3. ^ Zhenjun Zhang; Jing Wang (7 February 2017). Song Dynasty Tales: A Guided Reader. World Scientific. pp. 72–. ISBN 978-981-314-329-6.
  4. ^ "Edmund Wu Assumes Command of Fujian Province Military Region". HK01. 2020-01-15.
  5. ^ ""Suicide" of Putian Mayor Zhang Guosheng's Farewell Ceremony". Boxun.com. 2010-04-22.
  6. ^ China Journalism Yearbook. China Social Science Press. 2004. pp. 552–.
  7. ^ Weng Zhongyan (1994). Gazetteer of Putian County. Zhonghua Book Company. pp. 756–. ISBN 9787101013320.
  8. ^ "Fujian farmers' representative Huang Weizhong sentenced to three years in prison". Voice of America. May 24, 2006.
  9. ^ "Putian farmers' rights representatives Huang Weizhong recent situation". Boxun.com. 2006-06-02.
  10. ^ "Putian farmer Huang Weizhong sued the party newspaper can not file a case". Boxun.com. Dec 22, 2006.