Bai Yansong ( ) ( born August 20 , 1968 ) is a Chinese news commentator , anchor and journalist for China Central Television ( CCTV ) . He has become one of the most recognizable figures in China , serving as the lead anchor on stories such as the Sydney Olympics and the 2008 Sichuan earthquake . Bai worked in the newspaper industry before moving to televised news and eventually became an anchor for '' Focus Report '' and '' Oriental Horizon '' , where he had a reputation as a politically incisive journalist . During his time with CCTV , Bai has been involved in the establishment of several news commentary programs including '' Timeline '' and '' News 1 1 '' , the first live news commentary program in China . He has also been the anchor on several more news programs and was a host on the talk show '' Tell It Like It Is ''
2008 Sichuan earthquake
2008 Sichuan earthquake
Bai Yansong