language ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁P RC - control led ▁X in h ua ▁News ▁Agency . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Ch ien - J ung ▁H su ▁of ▁National ▁D ong ▁H wa ▁University , ▁" W ant ▁China ▁Times ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁X in h ua ▁News ▁Agency ▁in ▁Taiwan ." ▁ ▁Awards ▁China ▁Times ▁Open ▁Book ▁Award : ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁by ▁its ▁literary ▁supp lement , ▁Open ▁Book , ▁annual ▁awards ▁are ▁given ▁to ▁ 5 0 ▁book ▁categories , ▁including ▁fiction , ▁non - f iction ▁and ▁children ' s ▁ ▁Political ▁position ▁Since ▁China ▁Times ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁pro - Ch ina ▁Taiwan ese ▁business man ▁ty co on ▁Ts ai ▁Eng - M eng , ▁head ▁of ▁W ant ▁W ant ▁Hold ings ▁Limited , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Times ▁has ▁ve ered ▁into ▁an ▁editor ial ▁st ance ▁more ▁sympath etic ▁to ▁the ▁positions ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁China . ▁It ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁critic ized ▁of ▁being ▁" very ▁bi ased " ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁positive ▁news ▁about ▁China . ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁interview ▁with ▁Stand ▁News , ▁an ▁anonymous ▁Times ▁journalist ▁described ▁the ▁editor ial ▁st ance ▁of ▁the ▁paper ▁as ▁having ▁changed ▁completely ▁after ▁Ts ai ' s ▁ac quisition . ▁The ▁interview ed ▁journalist ▁said ▁the ▁newspaper ▁mand ated ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁voc ab ul ary ▁that ▁supports ▁the ▁P RC '