| Central News Agency | |
| Full Name: | Central News Agency of Taiwan |
| Native Name: | 中央通訊社 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-tw |
| Abbreviation: | CNA |
| Founder: | Kuomintang |
| Founding Location: | Guangzhou, Guangdong |
| Type: | News agency (state-owned) |
| Status: | Non-profit organisation |
| Location City: | Taipei |
| Location Country: | Taiwan |
| Region Served: | Worldwide, 30 locations |
| Products: | News |
| Services: | Journalism |
| Languages: | Standard Chinese, English, Japanese, Indonesian, Spanish (closed 2021[1]) |
| Owner: | Government of the Republic of China |
| Parent Organization: | Executive Yuan |
| Num Employees: | 300 |
| Website: | cna.com.tw focustaiwan.tw |
| Central News Agency | |
| P: | Zhōngyāng Tōngxùnshè |
The Central News Agency (CNA) is the official state-owned news agency of the Republic of China (Taiwan).[2]
The CNA agency was founded, by the Kuomintang. Party member Hsiao Tung-tzu separated the CNA from Kuomintang headquarters in 1932.[3] The agency's headquarters was originally located in Guangzhou in Guangdong province, but had to be relocated to Taipei in 1949, following the defeat of the Republic of China government in mainland China in the Chinese Civil War.[4]
Despite the corporatisation of the agency in 1973, it continued to receive heavy government subsidies, and remained the nation's official agency. At the time, CNA journalists received preferential treatment on various occasions, mostly government-related press conferences.
In August 2021, CNA oversaw the launch of the TaiwanPlus streaming platform.[5]
After democratization, on 1 July 1996, the agency became a non-profit organisation under a bill passed by the Legislative Yuan.[4] As of 2022, it is still Taiwan's official news agency, and received part of its funding from the Executive Yuan. However, its media influence is said to have diminished due to a rise in competition after the government decided to lift restrictions on mass media.
TV anchor and producer Hu Wan-ling was appointed CNA's new president on 30 October, 2023.[6]
CNA produces content daily in Chinese, English, and Japanese.[7]
The English language content is presented on CNA's Focus Taiwan website,[8] which mostly reports government statements, weather updates, and major criminal cases in Taiwan. Focus Taiwan also occasionally reports features on issues of national interest.
In July 2024, an Indonesian language version of CNA's website was released,[9] with articles translated from Chinese and English via artificial intelligence and a team of Indonesian-speaking editors.[10]
A Spanish language edition, Enfoque en Taiwán, was closed 31 March 2021.