Guangming Daily, which started publication on June 16, 1949, is an official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCCPC) under direct jurisdiction of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee."Based in intellectual circles, oriented toward domestic and overseas readers”, Guangming Daily offers news and features on education, science & technology, culture, theory and domestic and international events for intellectuals. It is a bridge linking the CPC and intellectual circles.
Guangming Daily Group is a comprehensive media group. It has Guangming Daily, GMW.cn (one of the major central news websites), Guangming Daily Press and Guangming Daily i-news for mobile. The group has 41 offices at home and resident correspondents in 22 countries and regions.