CGTN (China Global Television Network), formerly known as CCTV-9 and CCTV News, is an international English-language news channel based in Beijing owned by China Central Television, a state-owned broadcaster. A part of the China Global Television Network group, it is owned and operated by China Central Television (CCTV), a state-owned media organization of China, under the control of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party. The service is aimed at the overseas market, and it was launched on 25 September 2000. Coverage includes newscasts, in-depth reports, and commentary programs, as well as feature presentations. Its free-to-air satellite signal is received in over 100 countries. It has been referred to as a mouthpiece of Chinese government.

 

CGTN is registered as a foreign agent in the US.In February 2020, the United States Department of State designated CGTN and other Chinese state-owned media outlets as "foreign missions."