China Business Times

What China Business Times does

China Business Times (中华工商时报) is a state-affiliated news publishing organization, founded in 1989 and operated under the direct supervision of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (全国工商联 / ACFIC) as its official newspaper. The publication is the designated ideological platform for coverage of China's private economy (民营经济) and the ACFIC federation system, serving private enterprise owners, managers, and executives alongside federation staff and member chambers of commerce. It functions as a niche-vertical, official-press outlet rather than a general-interest commercial newspaper.

The company's core product portfolio consists of a daily color-printed newspaper (中华工商时报, founded 1989), a monthly magazine established in 1953 (《中国工商》杂志, 12 issues per year covering private-economy theory and人物/biographical editions), the official website 中华工商网 (cbt.com.cn), an electronic digital newspaper platform at epaper.cbt.com.cn, and a unified cross-platform media matrix (全媒体传播矩阵) spanning WeChat public accounts, video accounts (商联天下), Weibo, Douyin (抖音), Baidu (百家号), and Toutiao (今日头条). Print distribution is handled via postal channels and dedicated printing points in Beijing, Shanghai, and Chongqing. The underlying technology stack is not publicly disclosed; the products described are conventional editorial publishing assets without disclosed proprietary automation or algorithmic systems.

Revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed. The organization is funded through its ACFIC parent (a government state entity) and supplements this with advertising, subscriptions, and individual copy sales; pricing for subscriptions and individual copies is not disclosed in source materials. Customer concentration is institutional and ideological in nature: the two formally identified segments are the Private Enterprise Sector (private owners, managers, executives) and the ACFIC Federation System (national, regional, and chamber-of-commerce staff and members). The leadership named in source materials includes Editor-in-Chief 迟明霞 and final reviewer 杜鹃, with contact routed through a shared editorial email and phone line.

Name

China Business Times

Legal name

中华工商网

Website

https://cbt.com.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

China Business Times (中华工商时报) is a state-affiliated newspaper and media organization under the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, covering China's private economy through print, magazine, website, digital, and multi-platform social media channels for private enterprises and federation members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business News Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers (MPAJADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consumer News & Digital Newsrooms (Web/App-First) (MPAJADAD), Business, Finance & Industry Trade Magazines (MPAJAEAM)

Keywords

• Business news publishing
• Private economy journalism
• Financial policy commentary
• Industry commerce media
• Newspaper and magazine publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Dongcheng

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

China Business Times publishes a daily color-printed newspaper, a monthly magazine, an official website, and a digital newspaper edition focused on China's private economy, business news, and the activities of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. Content covers policy interpretation, industry analysis, and united front messaging for the private enterprise sector, distributed through a unified print, web, and social media platform matrix.

Product overview

China Business Times operates a unified media portfolio consisting of the print newspaper (中华工商时报), monthly magazine (中国工商杂志), official website (中华工商网), and digital newspaper platform (数字报), complemented by a comprehensive multi-platform social media matrix including WeChat, video accounts, Weibo, Douyin, and other头部platforms. The organization serves as the primary media outlet for the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, focusing on private economy news, policy coverage, and industry analysis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 《中国工商》杂志: 中国民营经济主流媒体杂志，创刊于1953年，全国工商联主管主办的机关刊
• 中华工商时报官方微信
• 商联天下

Products and services

• China Business Times (中华工商时报) The primary daily color-printed newspaper of the organization, covering private economy news, business developments, and ACFIC activities. Serves as an important ideological platform for the united front and is the official newspaper of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.
• China Business Magazine (中国工商杂志) Monthly magazine covering topics on the private economy, united front work, and ACFIC activities, with both theoretical and 人物 (people) editions. Published 12 times per year as a companion publication to the newspaper under ACFIC supervision.
• China Business Times Official Website (中华工商网)
• China Business Times Digital Newspaper (中华工商时报数字报)
• Multi-platform Media Matrix (全媒体传播矩阵)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Securities Times (证券时报): State-affiliated Chinese newspaper focused on securities, capital markets, and listed companies, with print and digital channels. Comparable as a Chinese business/finance news publisher serving investor and corporate decision-makers, though tilted more toward capital-markets coverage than CBT's private-economy focus.
• Yicai (第一财经): Leading Chinese business news outlet covering economics, finance, and companies with national digital and TV reach. Directly comparable as a Chinese business-focused news publisher serving policy-aware business readers with multi-platform distribution, only differing in its independent editorial positioning versus CBT's ACFIC affiliation.
• The Beijing News (新京报): Major metropolitan Chinese newspaper covering news, business, and policy with strong digital presence. Comparable as a Chinese news publisher with both print and digital operations targeting informed urban readers, though with broader metropolitan generalist focus rather than CBT's vertical private-economy beat.
• 21st Century Business Herald (21世纪经济报道): National Chinese business newspaper under the Nanfang Media Group covering economic policy, finance, and companies. Directly comparable as a Chinese business-focused news publication with both print and digital distribution, though its readership skews more general business rather than the private-economy niche CBT serves.
• Caixin Media (财新): Premier Chinese business and financial journalism brand with print magazine, website, and paid digital subscriptions. Comparable as a Chinese business news publisher targeting senior executives and policy professionals with premium subscription economics, though Caixin operates with a more independent editorial stance than CBT.
• National Business Daily (每日经济新闻): Nationally distributed Chinese business daily covering companies, markets, and policy, with strong digital and social-media presence. Comparable as a Chinese business news publisher competing for the same executive and investor readership, though with a more market-driven editorial approach than CBT.

Broad incumbents

• Economic Daily (经济日报): Major centrally-administered state newspaper covering the Chinese economy with national reach across print and digital. Comparable as a Chinese state-affiliated economic news publisher, though with significantly larger scale, broader scope, and higher direct central-government backing than CBT.
• Economic Information Daily (经济参考报): Xinhua-affiliated Chinese economic newspaper covering macro economy, finance, and industry for government and enterprise readers. Comparable as a Chinese state-affiliated economic news publisher competing for the same business-policy readership, though with stronger central-state backing via Xinhua than CBT's federation-backed model.
• People's Daily (人民日报): The flagship newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party with national print and digital reach. Comparable as a state-affiliated Chinese news publisher with deep institutional backing, though with vastly larger scale and broader general-news mandate versus CBT's private-economy specialization.

Regional players

• 21st Century Business Herald - sister publications covered via Nanfang Group peers above already; substitute with Caixun alternative:

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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