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The CNA agency was founded 1April 1924;101 years ago(1924-04-01),by the Kuomintang. Party member Hsiao Tung-tzu separated the CNA from Kuomintang headquarters in 1932.[5] 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.[1]
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.[citation needed]
In August 2021,CNA oversaw the launch of the TaiwanPlus streaming platform.[6]
After democratization,on 1 July 1996,the agency became a non-profit organisation under a bill passed by the Legislative Yuan.[1] As of 2022,it is still Taiwan's official news agency,and received part of its funding from the Executive Yuan.
TV anchor and producer Hu Wan-ling was appointed CNA's new president on 30 October,2023.[7]
Languages
CNA produces content daily in Chinese,English,and Japanese.[8]
The English language content is presented on CNA's Focus Taiwan website,[9] 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,[10] with articles translated from Chinese and English via artificial intelligence and a team of Indonesian-speaking editors.[11]
A Spanish language edition,Enfoque en Taiwán,was closed 31 March 2021.[3]
1 2 "About Focus Taiwan (CNA English News)". Central News Agency. Retrieved 24 May 2025. The Central News Agency (CNA) is the national news agency of the Republic of China (ROC) and the most influential news organization in Taiwan.
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