International Daily News

International Daily News (Template:Lang-zh), also known as Guoji Ribao,<ref name="Ng1998">Template:Cite book</ref> is a major Chinese-language newspaper in North America and Indonesia. It is a pro-mainland newspaper,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> sold in several major Chinatowns.

The newspaper was founded and owned by Lee Ya-ping (李亚频) and Chen Tao (陈韬)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> in 1981 in the city of Monterey Park, California.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On October 1, 1995, Ted Sioeng, an Indonesian-born entrepreneur, and his family bought the International Daily News,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> paying between $3 and $4 million for the paper. This purchase was consummated on July 1, 1996.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In contrast to its competitor, the World Journal, the International Daily News appeals to mainland Chinese immigrants in North America due to its much less hostile attitude toward mainland China/Chinese (although in the mid/late-1990s, the World Journal significantly moderated its anti-China line).Template:Citation needed

Lee Ya-ping, a Chinese American businesswoman and the owner and publisher of International Daily News, was jailed by the Taiwanese government under the Kuomintang regime on 17 September 1985 during a visit to Taiwan, charged with spreading propaganda for the Chinese Communist Party,<ref name="She Could Face Death Penalty">David Holley.{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> because she was suspected of publishing articles supporting Beijing's overtures for Chinese unification.<ref name="She Could Face Death Penalty"/> Eventually, Lee was released nine days later, under pressure from the United States Congress.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On September 2, 2001, International Daily News and Java Post collaborated to bundle and publish the Wen Wei Po (Southeast Asia Edition), an 8-page daily edition, which was launched simultaneously in Jakarta, Surabaya, Pontianak, and Medan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>