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Chinese state TV launching American service as part of major foreign expansion drive

By The Associated Press  | February 08, 2012

BEIJING, China - Chinese state broadcaster CCTV says it's launching its American service this week as part of a major overseas expansion drive.

The network said Wednesday that Washington-based CCTV America will offer four hours of programming daily. It said content will be produced by about 100 journalists working out of 15 bureaus in North and South America.

Its initial lineup will feature a business and finance program, Biz Asia America, a panel show called The Heat, and a magazine program, Americas Now.

The network is also opening a studio in Nairobi, Kenya, and hiring scores of new journalists and technical staff.

The expansion aims to counter negative images of China, although heavy state control tightly restricts CCTV's reporting about China.

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