Xinhua News Agency is the official press agency of the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) . The Xinhua News Agency ( , ; Ë Ê iË nhwÉ ` Ë , , literally `` New China News Agency '' ) is the official press agency of the government of the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) and the biggest center for collecting information and press conferences in the PRC . It is the largest news agency in the PRC , ahead of the China News Service .