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CCTV-4 is the international Chinese-language channel of China Central Television, broadcasting news, culture and entertainment to viewers around the world. Aimed at overseas Chinese and global audiences, it runs 24 hours a day, and viewers who watch TV online can follow the live signal around the clock.

CCTV's Window to the World

CCTV-4 was created to serve Chinese communities abroad and international viewers interested in China. Broadcasting from Beijing with regional editions for Asia, Europe and the Americas, the channel is one of the most widely distributed Chinese-language television services in the world.

News on Three Continents

The schedule is anchored by China News, the channel's rolling bulletin covering national and international stories, and Today's Focus, the flagship current-affairs discussion on the day's main topics. Around the news sit cultural magazines, travel documentaries and entertainment programs, with editions timed for audiences in different time zones.

Strait Talk and Long Roads

Signature formats include Across the Straits, the daily program on cross-strait relations, and Distant Home, the long-running travel documentary series visiting Chinese communities and landscapes at home and abroad. Cultural talk shows, arts programs and Chinese language learning segments complete a grid built for a global Chinese-speaking audience.

Anchors and Correspondents

Anchors present in Mandarin from the Beijing studios, and reporting draws on CCTV's international bureaus - a global reach unusual for a single-language channel.

Beijing, Broadcast Worldwide

CCTV-4 live streaming keeps the international channel on screen anywhere in the world, with editions timed for Asia, Europe and the Americas - live television for the global Chinese audience.

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