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”Chinese Christian Tribune” is now a leading Christian newspaper with a global readership, It follow the principles of faith, hope and love, firmly committed to delivering fresh, objective, insightful, balanced, concise information. The tribune is the only cross-denominational, independently operated Christian media among Chinese people.<ref name=Brandfetch/><ref name=CCTnew/><ref name=CE/>

”Chinese Christian Tribune” is now a leading Christian newspaper with a global readership, It follow the principles of faith, hope and love, firmly committed to delivering fresh, objective, insightful, balanced, concise information. The tribune is the only cross-denominational, independently operated Christian media among Chinese people.<ref name=Brandfetch/><ref name=CCTnew/><ref name=CE/>

The operating unit of the ”Chinese Christian Tribune” is the Chinese Christian Tribune Foundation. It was established in 1985 at 7F, No. 22, Songjiang Road, [[Taipei City]]. In 2007, Hong Shanqun took over as chairman. The current office is located at 8F-3, No. 50, Section 1, Xinsheng South Road, Taipei City.<ref name=CCTnew/><ref name=Brandfetch/><ref name=CCTnew/><ref name=CE/>

The operating unit of the ”Chinese Christian Tribune” is the Chinese Christian Tribune Foundation. In 2007, Hong Shanqun took over as chairman. The current office is located at 8F-3, No. 50, Section 1, Xinsheng South Road, Taipei City.<ref name=CCTnew/><ref name=Brandfetch/><ref name=CCTnew/><ref name=CE/>

”Chinese Christian Tribune” has partnered with the following churches: the [[Presbyterian Church in Taiwan]], the [[Methodist Church]] in China, the [[Anglican Church]] in Taiwan and the [[Lutheran Church]] in Taiwan.<ref name=CE/>

”Chinese Christian Tribune” has partnered with the [[Presbyterian Church in Taiwan]], the [[Methodist Church]] in China, the [[Anglican Church]] in Taiwan and the [[Lutheran Church]] in Taiwan.<ref name=CE/>

==Impact Asia Center==

==Impact Asia Center==

The Chinese Christian Tribune (Chinese: 基督教論壇報) is a leading Christian newspaper published in Taiwan. It was founded on October 31, 1965 by the World Council of Churches to commemorate the 100th anniversary of missionary work in Taiwan. It is known as the only independent, inter-denominational Christian media in China.[1][2][3][4][5]

October 31, 1965: the Chinese Christian Tribune was founded as a weekly newspaper by the Committee on Letters and Literature of the World Council of Churches to commemorate the centennial of missions in Taiwan. The Presbyterian Church, the Methodist Church, the Anglican Church, and the Lutheran Church in Taiwan were invited to participate in the management.[3][4]

1981: The board of directors was reorganized, with the fifth president, Yin Ying, resigning. Jian Hongji, General Manager of Bristol-Myers Squibb Taiwan, took over as president.[3]

1985: The Chinese Christian Tribune Foundation was established on the 7th floor of No. 22, Songjiang Road, Taipei City.[3]

1989: The first meeting of the newly appointed editorial board was held. It was decided that the newspaper should report on the activities and ministries of churches across Taiwan.[3]

1993: Veteran media professional Lin Yiling took over as president. [3][4]

2000: The newspaper changed to a tri-daily edition (published every Tuesday and Friday)[3]

2003: Changed to a bi-daily edition (published every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday).[3]

2007: The 8th Board of Directors was convened. Lin Yiling retired, Huang Qingyi took over as president, Hong Shanqun took over as chairman, and veteran media person Lei Xianwei took over as editor-in-chief.[3]

2008: Sold the office on Ren’ai Road, Taipei City, moved back to the office on Xinsheng South Road, Taipei City, and purchased the office on Zhonghua Road, Taipei City.[3]

August 1, 2009: Entered the digital era, and the “Tribune e-Newspaper” was launched, with daily content updates; the physical newspaper was changed to a three-day newspaper, and a weekend edition was added.[4][3]

2010: The board of directors was re-elected, Zheng Zhongxin took over as president.[6]
The newspaper was changed to Wednesday and Saturday publication, and weekend feature reports were strengthened, presenting it in the form of a “news magazine”[3]

2011: On May 11, The Board of Directors approved the organizational restructuring of the Foundation, and Zheng Zhongxin was promoted to CEO and President. A Digital Department was established to oversee the development and operation of the website, social media, and app.
In October, the Facebook and Weibo accounts began operating, and the website underwent a complete redesign.[4]

April 2012: The new website launched.[4]

2013: The mobile website and the “Forum iReading” cloud bookstore app launched.[4]

2014: The first Global Chinese Gospel Microfilm Competition was hosted.[4]

2015: The official Line Life Circle account was launched.
The Christian Tribune News app was completed and launched on the App Store and Google Play. Global search and traditional/simplified Chinese conversion features were developed to serve Chinese readers worldwide.[4]

2019: The CRAZY FOR JESUS! conference was held in Penang, Malaysia from November 4-7, 2019.[4]

2020:
Held the 55th anniversary thanksgiving dinner, where CEO Cheng Chung-sin officially announced the launch of the “Impact Asia Center, an important platform under the Christian Tribune Foundation.”[4][5]

Chinese Christian Tribune is now a leading Christian newspaper with a global readership, It follow the principles of faith, hope and love, firmly committed to delivering fresh, objective, insightful, balanced, concise information. The tribune is the only cross-denominational, independently operated Christian media among Chinese people.[1][4][3]

The operating unit of the Chinese Christian Tribune is the Chinese Christian Tribune Foundation. In 2007, Hong Shanqun took over as chairman. The current office is located at 8F-3, No. 50, Section 1, Xinsheng South Road, Taipei City.[4][1][4][3]

Chinese Christian Tribune has partnered with the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan, the Methodist Church in China, the Anglican Church in Taiwan and the Lutheran Church in Taiwan.[3]

Impact Asia Center (亞洲論壇影響力中心) is an international platform dedicated to advancing Christian faith and social impact in Asia. It connects church leaders, professionals, and believers by holding forums, annual conferences (Impact Asia Summit
亞洲論壇影響力國際年會), and international collaborations.[7]

The Impact Asia Center has successfully held
the 1st Impact Asia Summit (in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2022),
2nd Impact Asia Summit (in Jakarta, Indonesia, 2023),
3rd Impact Asia Summit (in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2024)
and the 4th Impact Asia Summit (in Tokyo, Japan, 2025).[8]

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