This is a list of newspapers published in Taiwan.

After Apple Daily () ceased print publication in 2021, there are currently three major daily newspapers: the Liberty Times (自由時報), United Daily News (聯合報), and China Times (中國時報). In addition, there are two major business-focused, financial newspapers: the Commercial Times (工商時報) and Economic Daily News (經濟日報).

After competitors Taiwan News ceased print publication in 2010 and The China Post in 2015, Taipei Times (英文台北時報) remains the only major English-language newspaper in Taiwan.

Corporate media

Major Chinese-language newspapers

:{| class="sortable wikitable"

! Name

! Chinese names

! Owner

! Established

! Circulation

! Editorial stance

! Party support in <br>2020 presidential election

|-

|Liberty Times||

|Liberty Times Group || 1980 || 529,178 || Liberal, pro-DPP, supports Taiwan independence, anti-China, friendly to Japan|| Democratic Progressive Party

|-

|United Daily News||

|United Daily News Group ||1951 ||210,000 ||Conservative, pro-KMT, supports friendly cross-strait relations|| Kuomintang

|-

|China Times||

|Want Want China Times Group || 1950||135,000|| Conservative, pro-KMT, pro-China, supports friendly cross-strait relations ||Kuomintang

|}

  • Commercial Times (): established in 1978, part of Want Want China Times media group
  • Economic Daily News (): established in 1967, part of United Daily News group

English-language newspaper

  • Taipei Times (): established in 1999, part of Liberty Times Group

Competitors Taiwan News ceased print publication in 2010 and The China Post in 2015.

Government-owned media

Chinese news media

  • Central News Agency () – National news agency of Taiwan (Republic of China)
  • Kinmen Daily News () – in Kinmen, operated by Kinmen County Government.
  • Matsu Daily () – in Matsu Islands, operated by Lienchiang County Government.
  • Youth Daily News () – operated by the Ministry of National Defense

English news media

  • Focus Taiwan – operated by the Central News Agency (Taiwan)

Other newspapers

  • China Daily News () – in Tainan (Southern Taiwan)
  • Mandarin Daily News () – a children-facing news paper, all Traditional Chinese characters are annotated with Mandarin Phonetic Symbols.
  • The Epoch Times ()
  • Taiwan Times () – in Kaohsiung (Southern Taiwan)
  • The Epoch Times – New York City
  • Chinese Christian Tribune () - a leading Christian newspaper

Online newspapers

  • Apple Daily () – Major daily newspaper which ended print publication in 2021 and switched to all-digital format
  • Central Daily News () – operated by Kuomintang, a political party, began operations from 1945 in Taiwan, ceased print publication in 2006
  • Independence Evening Post () – printed newspaper until 2001
  • The China Post () – former English-language newspaper, ended its print publication in 2017 and switched to all-digital format
  • Taiwan Daily () – print publication ended in June 2006
  • Taiwan News () – former English-language newspaper, ended print publication in 2015 and switched to all-digital format
  • The News Lens ()
  • Funscreen Weekly ()

Defunct newspapers

  • China Times Express () – in the same group as China Times, published between 1988 and 2005
  • Min Sheng Bao ()
  • United Evening News () – in the same group as United Daily News, ceased publication in 2020

See also

  • Media of Taiwan
  • Television in Taiwan
  • National Communications Commission
  • Central News Agency (Taiwan)

References