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CGTN Arabic is the Arabic-language news channel of CGTN, the international arm of China's state broadcaster CCTV, broadcasting from Beijing to the Arab world.

China's voice in Arabic

The grid runs on news editions, current-affairs programmes, documentaries and talk shows covering China and the world in Arabic, for audiences in the Middle East and North Africa. The channel draws on CGTN's Beijing newsroom and its correspondents across the Arab world.

China's international broadcasting

CGTN was created in 2016 when CCTV's foreign-language services were reorganised into a single network with channels in English, Arabic, Spanish, French and Russian. The Arabic service is among the largest, since the Middle East is a region where China's energy imports, construction contracts and diplomacy are closely followed.

The China-Arab relationship

Trade between China and the Arab states has grown into one of the largest flows in the region, with oil and gas moving east and manufactured goods, infrastructure contracts and technology moving back. A Chinese state channel in Arabic reports that relationship from the Chinese side, and its framing is part of what it offers.

Satellite and online

The service broadcasts by satellite and streams through its own Arabic-language site, which also publishes text reporting, video and programme schedules.

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