Chinachangeseveryday.Sleepyvillagestransformintobustlingsuburbs,younghopefulsshoottostardomonline,andfactoriessprawlacrossformerfarmlandwhilethefarmersthemselvesfaceanuncertainfuture.Asmillionsprosper,othersfindthemselvesstrandedforthemomentbytheshiftingtidesofchange.Theshockandthrillofthenewiseverywhere:newideas,newbrands,newstars,newwords.Everyhourseesastorybreaksomewhereinthisvastnation,whetherfromacorporateheadquartersinBeijingoramountainhamletinYunnan.TheEnglish-languageGlobalTimesisyourkeytounderstandingChina’schanges.FoundedinApril2009,thepaperisoneofthemostdynamicplayersamongChinesemedia,andhasrapidlybecomethemajorEnglishnewspaperinthenation.TheChinesepublicisnotsatisfiedwitholdorthodoxiesandstalestories,andneitheristheGlobalTimes.Itprovidesin-depthcoverageofcontroversialstories,fromchildAIDSvictimstourbanrenewal,forceddemolitionandthefightagainstcorruption.ItsopinionpagesfeatureheateddebateovertoughissuessuchasChina’suseofthedeathpenalty,thechallengesofforminganewinternationalorder,andthenation’sgrowingwealthgap.ThenewspaperhasbecomeessentialreadingforeveryChina-watcher.JorgeGuajardo,theMexicanAmbassadortoChina,describestheGlobalTimesas“amustreadforanyonewantingtounderstandChina.”AmeasureoftheGlobalTimes’successistheattentionithasdrawnfrominternationalpress.ForeignmediaviewtheGlobalTimesasatrustworthysource.TheEconomistcallsita“remarkableinnovation,”whichaddresses“realmsoncethoughttaboo.”TheWallStreetJournalpraisesits“insightfulstories.”TheGlobalTimes’readers,bothforeignandChinese,includeambassadors,businessleaders,politicians,andintellectuals.China’stopuniversitiesusethenewspaperasateachingtoolforthenation’sfutureelite.TheGlobalTimes’uniquepartnershipwiththeGlobalPollCenterkeepsitsfingeronthepulseoftheChinesepublic,whileanexpandingonlinepresencemakesitsuniqueinsightsevenmoreaccessibletoaglobalaudience.BeijingandShanghaiarejoiningthelistoftheworld’sgreatestcities.ThatiswhytheGlobalTimeshas8-pagedailysupplementsforeach,keepingitsreadersup-to-datewithwhatishappeninginChina’stwomostexcitingmega-cities.《环球时报》社英文版2009年4月20日创刊。它标志着《环球时报》形成报网结合,中英文并举,内外新闻兼顾的事业新格局。英文版GlobalTimes不是简单中文版的翻译,它拥有自己独立的新闻内容和编辑团队,从而避免了中、英文版之间可能产生的冲突和内部市场竞争。而且,两者之间既保持相对独立却又不过分独立:同一期的中、英文报纸都分别刊有英汉、汉英互译“双语新闻”的中文版和英文版,这不仅便于读者语言的习得,还有利于带动中、英文版报纸整体的销售,让报纸以一个“衔接”的面目出现,从而增强整体竞争力。地址:北京市朝阳区金台西路2号人民日报社新媒体大厦7层《环球时报》社