The Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region is the low-lying area surrounding the Pearl River estuary , where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea . Referred to as the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macao Greater Bay Area in official documents, the region is one of the most densely populated and urbanized regions in the world, and is considered a megacity by numerous scholars. It is currently the wealthiest region in Southern China and one of the wealthiest regions in China along with the Yangtze River Delta in Eastern China and Jingjinji in Northern China . Most of the region is part of the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone , which is a special economic zone of China.
64-497: Chinese Film Media Awards (华语电影传媒大奖) are presented by Southern Metropolis Daily annually to honor excellence in Chinese-language cinema. Though based in mainland China, the awards are open to Chinese-language films from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. In 2017, the award was held under the name of 2017 Film Gala , and additional awards were introduced. Southern Metropolis Daily Southern Metropolis Daily ( SMD )
128-594: A SMD restructure. In 2010, the director of the SMD column of Chinese history, Zhu Di, published an article entitled "Patriotism does not mean love for the Royal Court." This led to his dismissal in April 2010 due to a breach of the copyright laws in China as it allegedly breached censorship laws in China . On 29 March 2016 an experienced editor and journalist of SMD publicly resigned from
192-624: A "Turn The Pearl River Delta Into One" project. The stated goal was to "mesh the transport, energy, water and telecommunications networks of the nine cities together." (Hong Kong and Macau were not included.) However, the Chinese government denied that such a project existed. The Pearl River Delta is notoriously polluted. After thirty years of rapid industrialization, the Pearl River Delta has in parts been famed for pollution. Acid rain , smog , water pollution , and electronic waste contribute to
256-418: A Clean Production Audit according to Article 28 of China's Cleaner Production Promotion Law . Guangdong Environmental Protection Bureau took a stance against the companies by blacklisting them. Pearl River Delta is a strong source of greenhouse gases as well. Although it is hard to estimate overall greenhouse gas emissions from such a large megacity, scientists have shown that Pearl River Delta exhibits one of
320-457: A long list of health problems such as cancer , endocrine disruption , renal failure and damage to the nervous system as well being known to harm the environment. Three of the five facilities sampled (Qingyuan Top Dragon Co. Ltd, Wing Fung P.C. Board Co. Ltd. and Techwise Qingyuan Circuit Co. Ltd. ) contained concentrations of chemicals which exceeded the limits set by Guangdong provincial effluent standards. These companies were then subjected to
384-621: A median employee tenure of 1.8 years and has experienced an 8% growth of employees between November 2020 and April 2021. SMD is a market-based newspaper outlet that aims to create profit. It is a for-profit newspaper with a liberal political alignment. SMD is known for its "Practise of western journalistic norms." SMD focuses on reporting local events such as the Wenchuan earthquake and the Shanxi mining deaths. SMD provides statistical evidence and opinion-based journalism in its reports. SMD engages with
448-654: A new tabloid daily newspaper, the 'Southern Metropolis Daily. During this first renovation, SMD comprised 16 pages and employed 200 people in various sections within the newspaper. In 1998, SMD changed its tabloid to feature a yellow and red colours masthead on the front page. In the same year, SMD became the first and only daily tabloid to feature news regarding international relations and policy on its front page. SMD also created 'consumer sections', each daily edition would feature different consumer products. For example, automobile sales would be featured on Monday, and real estate agencies would advertise new property listings within
512-585: A person who cannot provide proof of a legal occupation permit in China. SMD 's article led to public backlash throughout Asia and in Western countries as well. This backlash led to the repeal of the "forced repatriation law" in China on 2 April 2003. During the SARS epidemic outbreak between 2002 and 2004 , the Chinese government called for a National People's Congress session in March 2002. During this congress session,
576-475: A platform for serving global and Chinese markets. As of 2008, the Central Government has introduced new labor laws, environmental and other regulations to reduce pollution, industrial disputes, produce safer working conditions and protect the environment. The costs of producing low margin and commodity goods have increased. This is on top of the rising cost for energy, food, transport and the appreciation of
640-610: A report, "Poisoning the Pearl River" that detailed the results of a study it conducted in which 25 samples were collected from five manufacturing facilities in the Greater Pearl River Delta. The study concluded that all the facilities sampled were discharging waste-water containing chemicals with proven or suspected hazardous properties including beryllium , copper , manganese , and heavy metals , as well as high levels of organic chemicals. These substances are associated with
704-559: A review of the evidence against Cheng, Yu and Li. This review of Evidence resulted in a re-trial in the Supreme People's Court in Fuyang court and on 6 August a decision from the 10th National People's Congress and its president judge Xiao Yang found Cheng innocent of all crimes. Li's sentence was reduced to five months ' time served ' and was released on the 18 August. Yu's sentence was reduced to four years including ' time served ', he
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#1732883583323768-517: A road connection across the Pearl River between Hong Kong, Macau, and Zhuhai, and is regularly traversed by buses and other public transit. There are daily high-speed catamaran services throughout the PRD region. The PRD is covered by seven civilian airports, with five in mainland China and two in special administrative regions. Two of the mainland airports have international flights. Mainland China: Special administrative regions: Another new airport in
832-555: Is "writing for the people." in 2005, Cheng Yizhong was the laureate of the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize for his resistance to Chinese censorship laws and police corruption . Southern Metropolis Daily ( SMD ) was first created in 1995. It is located in the Guangzhou City of the greater Guangdong and Pearl River Delta area. It was first established as a weekly newspaper under
896-720: Is a for-profit tabloid newspaper located in Guangzhou city , China, and its circulation is throughout the greater Guangdong and Pearl River Delta region. SMD is a constituent of the Nanfang Media Group, which is under the supervision of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The newspaper publishes daily, with 72 pages and multiple sections relating to consumer products, international affairs, sports, and other topics of
960-622: Is not usually considered a part of the PRD region. After passing through the Lingyang Gorge and converging with the Bei Jiang, the Xi Jiang opens up and flows as far east as Nansha District and as far west as Xinhui . Major distributaries of the Xi include Donghui Shuidao, Jiya Shuidao, Hutiaomen Shuidao, Yinzhou Hu, and the main branch of the Xi Jiang. Jiangmen and Zhongshan are the major cities found in
1024-836: The Guangdong and Pearl River Delta area. SMD was the first public newspaper in the province to increase its price to 1 yuan in early 2007. In early November 2007, SMD increased its price of the daily edition to 2 yuan, a 200% increase. Its yearly subscription package increased from 360 yuan to 720 yuan making it officially the most expensive daily newspaper tabloid in the Guangdong region. SMD reports on local, national, and international issues of public interest related to China. The newspaper has national correspondents throughout China, including Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Xi'an. SMD also has international correspondents in London and Cardiff. SMD As of 2020, SMD employs between 4600 and 5000 employees. SMD has
1088-524: The United Nations Human Settlements Programme , estimates the population of the delta region at 120 million people; it is rapidly urbanising. The eastern side of the PRD (Shenzhen, Dongguan), dominated by foreign capital, is the most developed economically. The western areas (Foshan, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Jiangmen), dominated by local private capital, are open for development. New transport links between Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai in
1152-733: The Western world , where they formed many Chinatowns . Today, much of the Chinese diaspora in the US , Canada , Australia , Latin America , and much of Southeast Asia traces their ancestry to the west side of this region. The river delta, also known as the Golden Delta of Guangdong , is formed by three major rivers, the Xi Jiang (West River), Bei Jiang (North River), and Dong Jiang (East River). The flat lands of
1216-470: The renminbi against the falling US dollar . Some manufacturers will need to cut costs by moving up the value chain or moving to more undeveloped regions. The Pearl River Delta established itself as the factory location of choice for global companies that were headquartered in Hong Kong in the 1980s. The industrial output of the Pearl River Delta was generated in the main by state-owned enterprises. Meanwhile
1280-473: The Chinese government strictly prohibited the publication of statements within media outlets that did not coincide with the message that the Chinese government was in control of SARS disease . Southern Metropolis Daily was ordered to present a false account of SARS statistics including; an understatement of SARS cases in the Guangdong region and an overstatement of doctors and SARS clinics in this area. On 20 March 2003 SMD published this false information in
1344-484: The Chinese government. This investigation continued into the first two weeks of January and the second arrest occurred on 6 January 2004, Li Mingyu was arrested on suspicion of Fraud and Treason as well. On the 8th of January, Cheng received a phone call from an anonymous police whistleblower who allegedly informed Cheng that Yu had been severely tortured by officials, and as a result, attempted suicide unsuccessfully. In 2008, Cheng told author Philip Pan "The pain
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#17328835833231408-563: The Chinese police due to a breach of Chinese censorship laws ; having had reported on the alleged police torture of Sun Zhigang . In 2004, Political reform activist and SMD journalist Cheng Yizhong as well as SMD marketing managers Yu Huafeng and Lin Minying were prosecuted by Chinese police on behalf of the China Securities Regulatory Commission for the alleged embezzlement of public funds which were meant to supplement
1472-455: The PRD are expected to open up new areas for development, further integrate the cities, and facilitate trade within the region. The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge , and the proposed Shenzhen–Zhongshan Bridge , currently in the planning phase, will be amongst the longest bridges in the world with a total length of approximately 50 km (31 mi) each. Until 1985, the PRD had been mainly dominated by farms and small rural villages, but after
1536-653: The Pearl River Delta Economic Zone has been the fastest growing portion of the fastest growing province in the fastest growing large economy in the world. The industrial cities in the Pearl River Delta have been called the "Factory of the World" or the "World's Factory" due to the presence of industrial parks populated with factories from foreign investments. However, the target market of the delta region's exports has become increasingly domestic rather than foreign. Dongguan , Zhongshan , Nanhai , and Shunde are
1600-405: The Pearl River Delta accounted for 9.1 percent of China's GDP. These figures show the remarkable level of economic development to which the Pearl River Delta has been subjected in order to become an 'Economic Zone', as well as the international orientation of the region's economy. This orientation has attracted numerous investors from all over the world who use the Greater Pearl River Delta region as
1664-668: The Pearl River Delta. PRD is served by six different metro systems throughout the metropolitan area consisting of Guangzhou Metro , Shenzhen Metro , MTR , FMetro , Macau Light Rail Transit and Dongguan Rail Transit . In addition, the Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region intercity railway provides regional transit between cities of the PRD. The entire PRD is fully covered by railway, high-speed rail, or intercity-rail services. All cities are served by buses and taxis, while some cities may still offer motorcycle service. The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge provides
1728-519: The Pearl River estuary during antiquity. As well as the delta itself, the term Pearl River Delta refers to the dense network of cities that covers nine prefectures of the province of Guangdong, namely Dongguan , Foshan , Guangzhou , Huizhou , Jiangmen , Shenzhen , Zhaoqing , Zhongshan and Zhuhai and the SARs of Hong Kong and Macau . The 2010/2011 State of the World Cities report, published by
1792-586: The SMD reporting on the 'Sun Zhigang Incident' and subsequent repeal of the ' forced repatriation law ', SMD were under strict surveillance from government officials and Guangdong province media censors. Cheng Yizhong alleges that the government advised advertisers to cease interaction with the newspaper, as well as government officials such as police officers who were ordered not to engage in interviews or make statements to SMD. In November of 2003, The Chinese Government launched an official investigation on SMD, specifically
1856-413: The abolishment of government intervention in public media outlets such as the SMD . On 20 March 2003, The Sun Zhigang incident occurred. On 21 March, SMD published an article within the investigative section of SMD on the incident. SMD reported that Sun Zhigang was killed due to the " forced repatriation law " which SMD stated allowed police to use "extreme" force in order to detain and imprison
1920-530: The area is frequently covered with a brown smog. This has a strong effect on the pollution levels in the delta. On 22 March 2007 the World Bank approved a $ 96 million loan to the PRC government to reduce water pollution in the Pearl River Delta. On December 23, 2008, it was announced that ¥48.6 billion (about $ 7.1 billion) will be spent on the river by mid-2010 to clean up the river's sewage problems quoted by Zhang Hu ,
1984-436: The daily edition on Thursdays. In December 1999, the circulation of SMD was recorded at 600000. Renovations continued with the lengthening of length from 16 pages in 1995 to 72 pages by 2000. In 2000, over 2000 people were employed at SMD with an average age of 27 years old. Between the years 1997 and 2007 SMD editions were priced at 0.5 yuan(approximately 0.10AUD). This was the market standard price for all daily tabloids in
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2048-648: The delta are criss-crossed by a network of tributaries and distributaries of the Pearl River. The Pearl River Delta is actually two alluvial deltas, separated by the core branch of the Pearl River . The Bei Jiang and Xi Jiang converge to flow into the South China Sea and Pearl River in the west, while the Dong Jiang only flows into the Pearl River proper in the east. The Xi Jiang begins exhibiting delta-like characteristics as far west as Zhaoqing , although this city
2112-424: The director of Guangzhou municipal bureau of water affairs. The city will build about 30 water treatment plants , which will treat 2.25 million tonnes of water per day. The program hopes to cut down the amount of sewage in the area by 85%, and was also of fundamental importance for the 2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou from November 12, 2010, to November 27, 2010. In October 2009 Greenpeace East Asia released
2176-484: The economy was reformed and opened, a flood of investment turned it into the land's economic powerhouse. The PRD's startling growth was fueled by foreign investment coming largely from Hong Kong manufacturers that moved their operations into the PRD. In 2003, Hong Kong companies employed 11 million workers in their PRD operations. Lately there have been extreme labour shortages in the region due to runaway economic growth which caused wages to rise by about 20 to 30 percent in
2240-447: The form of a government statement in their daily edition as per the censorship laws in China. SMD editors Cheng Yizhong, Yu Huafeng, and Lin Minying were opposed to this publication. In response, on 4 April 2003, these editors quoted the deputy minister of Health Gao Qiang who allegedly stated that the SARS epidemic was out of control throughout China and included this statement in the daily edition of SMD. In response, Zang Dejiang who
2304-409: The form of mocking and unlawful solitary confinement periods with no sunlight in his cell. While Cheng was awaiting a pending trial, SMD launched multiple campaigns advocating for his freedom and launched a petition in April which was signed by major Newspaper outlets such as China Daily . In late April, mass awareness had been spread and fourteen former and current provincial party chiefs demanded
2368-491: The four cities known as the Four Guangdong Dragons for their high growth rates and rapid development from late the 1980s to the 2000s. Although the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone encompasses only 0.4 percent of the land area and only 3.2 percent of the 2000 census population of mainland China, it accounted for 8.7 percent of GDP, 35.8 percent of total trade, and 29.2 percent of utilised foreign capital in 2001. By 2016
2432-540: The front page of the newspaper, 30% consists of the masthead and Southern Metropolis Daily banner, whilst 70% is an image or series of images with text. SMD comprises six sections within its daily publication. These include feature article, cultural section, political section, economic section, investigative section history section, consumer section, international section. SMD is known for its colourful photographs and its populist style of writing, often breaching censorship laws in order to portray an uncensored depiction to
2496-456: The industrial output of collective-owned enterprises diminished over time, with private enterprises and joint ventures increasing their share of the Pearl River Delta's industrial output to 37.5 percent by the mid-1990s. Today urban areas with the assistance of the municipal governments in the Pearl River Delta are attempting to rebrand industrial output as originating from "the world's tech lab" or "design studio". The Pearl River Delta has become
2560-403: The largest in the world at the time. Pearl River Delta The region is a megalopolis , and is at the southern end of a larger megalopolis running along the southern coast of China, which include metropolises such as Hong Kong , Shenzhen , Guangzhou , Macao . The nine largest cities of the PRD had a combined population of 86 million in 2022, the PRD has become the largest urban area in
2624-428: The local public by issuing surveys and conducting street interviews with citizens in order to provide multiple perspectives on reportings. SMD provides a daily publication 365 days of the year, this publication is between 70 and 90 pages. Every Saturday, SMD publishes an "in depth weekly review" which is an investigative edition of the publication and reviews events covered in daily editions throughout that week. Of
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2688-499: The main branch of the Pearl River just north of Guangzhou . The other major city in the north section of the delta is Foshan . The Dong Jiang flows through Huizhou into the delta. It begins diverging northeast of Dongguan into many distributaries, including the Dongguan Shuidao. Distributuares enter the Pearl River as far north as Luogang and as far south as Hu Men (Tiger Gate) . Saltwater crocodiles were present within
2752-2289: The mainland — Pearl River Delta International Airport — located in Gaoming District , Foshan — is under construction. Districts: Yuexiu , Liwan , Haizhu , Tianhe , Baiyun , Huangpu , Panyu , Huadu , Nansha , Zengcheng , Conghua New Area: Nansha Districts: Futian , Luohu , Nanshan , Yantian , Bao'an , Longgang , Pingshan , Longhua , Guangming New District: Dapeng Districts: Xiangzhou , Doumen , Jinwan New Area: Hengqin Districts: Chancheng , Nanhai , Shunde , Sanshui , Gaoming Subdistricts: Dongcheng , Guancheng , Nancheng , Wanjiang Towns: Chang'an , Changping , Chashan , Dalang , Dalingshan , Daojiao , Dongkeng , Fenggang , Gaobu , Hengli , Hongmei , Houjie , Huangjiang , Humen , Liaobu , Machong , Qiaotou , Qingxi , Qishi , Shatian , Shijie , Shilong , Shipai , Tangxia , Wangniudun , Xiegang , Zhangmutou , Zhongtang Subdistricts: Dongqu , Nanqu , Shiqi , Xiqu , Wuguishan Subdistrict , ZTHIDZ (Zhongshangang) Towns: Banfu , Dachong , Dongfeng , Dongsheng , Fusha , Gangkou , Guzhen , Henglan ,l Huangpu , Nanlang , Nantou , Minzhong , Sanjiao , Sanxiang , Shaxi , Shenwan , Tanzhou , Xiaolan New Area: Cuiheng Districts: Jianghai , Pengjiang , Xinhui County-level Cities: Enping , Taishan , Kaiping , Heshan Districts: Huicheng , Huiyang Counties: Boluo , Huidong , Longmen Districts: Duanzhou , Dinghu , Gaoyao Counties: Guangning , Huaiji , Fengkai , Deqing County-level City: Sihui Districts: Central and Western , Eastern , Southern , Wan Chai , Kowloon City , Kwun Tong , Sham Shui Po , Wong Tai Sin , Yau Tsim Mong , Islands , Kwai Tsing , North , Sai Kung , Sha Tin , Tai Po , Tsuen Wan , Tuen Mun , Yuen Long Freguesia: Nossa Senhora de Fátima , Santo António , São Lázaro , Sé , São Lourenço , Nossa Senhora do Carmo , São Francisco Xavier Zone: Cotai A 2011 article in British newspaper The Telegraph reported on
2816-691: The name Southern weekly . It was created as a constituent branch of the Nanfang media group, all of which are a part of the Southern Media Group. The name Southern Metropolis was extended to Southern Metropolis Daily in 1997 by The Nanfang Media Group, by which it was also established as a tabloid media form. SMD competes with other daily newspapers in the Guangdong region; including but not limited to Information Times , Southern Weekly , Yangcheng Evening News and Guangzhou Daily . The SMD headquarters
2880-420: The newspaper stating that he could not work under the government censorship laws . On 16 December 2008, deputy chief editor of SMD Jiang Yiping was demoted from his position to a junior journalist role for unspecified reasons. Between 2005 and 2015, SMD published 251 articles which investigated and reported on China's contribution to climate change in the 21st century. These publications alleged that China
2944-451: The past two years. The Pearl River Delta has been one of the most economically dynamic regions of the People's Republic of China since the launch of China's reform programme in 1979. With annual gross domestic product growth of 13.45 percent over three decades since 1978, it is 3.5 percentage points higher than the national average. Since 1978 almost 30 percent of all foreign investment in China
3008-407: The perceived problems. In travel literature the Pearl River Delta has been titillated as among the most attractive "pollution day trips from Hong Kong". Treatment facilities for sewage and industrial waste are failing to keep pace with the growth in population and industry in the area. A large portion of the pollution is brought about by factories run by Hong Kong manufacturers in the area. Much of
3072-414: The public interest. SMD is best known for its investigative reporting. SMD has been involved in multiple scandals and controversies. Its best-known controversy is the publishing of the ' Sun Zhigang incident ' which resulted in the repeal of the force repatriation law. This publishing also resulted in the imprisonment and torture of SMD journalists Cheng Yizhong, Li Minying, and Yu Huafeng. SMD's motto
3136-416: The public. SMD has an investigative style, often incorporating interviews with victims of crimes, police officials and people related to matters of the public interest. SMD's motto is "writing for the people". Employee dismissals in the SMD often occur due to journalist/editor writing styles which do not align with SMD's editorial stance. This is due to strict censorship laws in China. These laws prohibit
3200-550: The publication of viewpoints which are considered "slanderous" to the Chinese government. On 27 December 2005, Xia Yitao, who was a chief editor for SMD, was completely dismissed from his role. This was due to the front cover article from 26 December which depicted a Guangdong province politician Xu Shaohua having been punished by the Chinese government for a mining accident. In January 2004, SMD deputy chief editor Li Minying and General Manager Yu Huafeng were forced to resign by state officials after being arrested and detained by
3264-409: The reporters who were involved with the ' Sun Zhigang Incident ' report; Cheng Yizhong, Yu Huafeng, and Li Minying. On the 27th of November, Guangdong province police raided SMD headquarters and seized all tax forms and expense reports. On December 2nd, at approximately 11 AM, Yu Huafeng was arrested in the breakroom of SMD publishing headquarters pending an investigation of fraud and treason against
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#17328835833233328-703: The same day, Li Mingyu was convicted of the same offense and received an eleven-year prison sentence in Yanqing prison in Yanqing District . On 23 March 2004, officers of the Chinese Federal Police arrested Cheng in his apartment in Guangzhou City . He was arrested for allegedly accepting illegal payments to report on the Sun Zhigang incident . He was detained at Panyu Prison in Guangzhou pending trial. Cheng reported receiving severe psychological abuse in
3392-565: The scandal, SMD was the most popular, selling over one million editions of its January 22 edition, 1998. The SMD chief editor and journalist Cheng Yizhong approved a 10-page excerpt regarding the scandal. This resulted in backlash from Chinese government censors. Cheng alleged that on 24 January in 1998, Cheng received a phone call by an unnamed government censor who referred to 22 January publish as "vulgar" and made an informal threat that there would be "severe punishment" if censorship laws continued to be breached by SMD publications. Following
3456-514: The western section of the delta. The Bei Jiang enters the delta plains at Qingyuan but does not begin to split until near Sanshui . From here the two main distributaries are Tanzhou Shuidao and Shunde Shuidao which form multiple mouths along the west side of the Pearl River's estuary. Two other distributaries, Lubao Yong and Xinan Yong, split from the Bei further north and converge with the Liuxi He to form
3520-414: The world in both size and population. The region's traditional language is Cantonese ; in the late 20th century and the 21st century, due to the high inflow of migrant workers coming from other regions, Mandarin has gradually become a lingua franca . The west side of this region, along with Chaoshan , was also the source of much Chinese emigration from the 19th to the mid 20th centuries, including to
3584-515: The world's goods were produced in the Greater Pearl River Delta, with a total export value of US$ 289 billion. Over 70,000 Hong Kong companies had factory plants in the Greater Pearl River Delta. In the Pearl River Delta an extensive system of container feeder shipping has been established. This system of containerization also serves ports within the same region. The container port of Shenzhen has surpassed Hong Kong as major hub with Guangzhou serving as another significant container shipping hub for
3648-542: The world's workshop and is a major manufacturing base for products such as electronics , garments and textiles , plastic products, and a range of other goods. Private-owned enterprises have developed quickly in the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone and are playing an increasing role in the region's economy, particularly after year 2000 when the development environment for private-owned enterprises has been greatly relaxed. In 2001 nearly five percent of
3712-406: Was because all newspapers at the time were mouthpieces for government statements and because government party officials began to limit the public funding to regional newspapers. The Nanfang Media Group attempted to revive the newspaper however it failed due to limited private funding from advertisers and investors. It was then decided by Nanfang Media Group to discontinue 'Southern Weekly' and create
3776-482: Was created in 1997, located in Guangzhou China which is where it still resides. SMD is written in simplified Mandarin SMD has a circulation of 1.845 million people. SMD is a public media production company. It is ranked first amongst all local newspapers in the city of Guangzhou. In 1995, SMD a weekly newspaper at the time under the name 'Southern Weekly' was failing to profit off its weekly publications. This
3840-427: Was in the PRD. In 2007 its GDP rose to US$ 448 billion which makes its economy about the size of Taiwan's and by 2019 this figure has increased to US$ 2.0 trillion or about the same size as Canada . The abundance of employment opportunities created a pool of wealthy, middle-income, professional consumers with an annual per capita income that puts them among China's wealthiest. Since the onset of China's reform program,
3904-600: Was like a knife twisting in my heart. It was guilt and outrage at the same time. And it intensified my hatred of the system." On 18 March, Cheng was forced to demote himself from the editor in chief of SMD. On 22 March 2004, Yu Huafeng was convicted of Fraud and treason in the Supreme People's Court in Beijing and sentenced to a minimum of twelve years in a Liangxiang prison in Tianjin Municipality district . On
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#17328835833233968-503: Was released in late 2009. Between 10 June and 12 July during the FIFA world cup of 1998 , SMD broke a national record as the longest coverage of a sports event in history. SMD achieved this through a consecutive forty-three-day coverage of the world cup. This assisted SMD in establishing themselves as a dominant newspaper in the Guangdong Region as China's football followers were amongst
4032-569: Was the part chief of Guangdong at the time ordered Cheng, YU, and Lin to report to him in Guangzhou City . This resulted in a verbal warning on behalf of the Chinese Government. In 1998, Southern Metropolis Daily received an international fax from an SMD international Correspondent in Indiana which detailed the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal . Of the four Guangdong newspapers that reported on
4096-519: Was the world's largest contributor to climate change and pollution-related deaths based on 81 countries. China government officials forced the SMD to remove these publications as they were seen as defamatory to the Chinese government. The Chinese government claimed that these publications lacked scientific evidence to support the claims made. This resulted in public backlash from non-government organisations in China, as well as western countries such as The United States of America. These campaigns called for
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