Wen Wei Po

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Wen Wei Po 文匯報
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Typedaily newspaper; state media
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Liaison Office of the Central Government
Founded9 September 1948
Political alignment Pro-Beijing
Language Traditional Chinese
Headquarters Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Website www.wenweipo.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Despite their low credibility and dismal circulation in Hong Kong, these mouthpieces are well-financed by advertising revenues from the PRC companies...Wen Wei Po has received more funds...Both papers print many Xinhua-initiated commentaries under pseudonym aimed to criticize and intimidate China's critics. [12]

Space and military news

Wen Wei Po is known to periodically leak first hand information about the PRC's space program and military buildup. Examples of this occurring include the advanced launch date of the Shenzhou 7 mission. [13]

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Hing Wai Centre, the head office of Wen Wei Po