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China News Service Celebrates 50th Anniversary

China News Service (CNS), a Chinese news agency mainly serving overseas Chinese media, held a ceremony in Beijing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding on Thursday.

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China News Service (CNS), a Chinese news agency mainly serving overseas Chinese media, held a ceremony in Beijing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding on Thursday.

Li Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, and Li Ruihuan, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, wrote congratulatory messages to the wireless service on the occasion of its anniversary. Vice-Premier Qian Qichen also sent a congratulatory message to CNS.

CNS was established on September 14, 1952 and was based on the former International News Service, which was launched by a group of progressive figures, including Fan Changjiang and Hu Yuzhi.

Currently, it releases over 100 news stories and over 30 photos to overseas Chinese news media every day. Its website, "chinanews.com.cn", publishes 400-500 news stories daily.

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