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'''''The Epoch Times''''' (Simplified Chinese: 大纪元; Traditional Chinese: 大紀元; Pinyin: Dàjìyuán) presents itself as a general-interest Chinese-American newspaper, which has been in continuous publication since May 2000. Headquartered in New York, the newspaper has local bureaus and a wide network of local reporters throughout the world. Currently distributed free-of-charge in roughly 30 countries worldwide, ''The Epoch Times'' maintains editions in English and Chinese as well as tennine other languages in print, and 17 languages on the web.

The newspaper's editorial stance has been described as heavily critical of the [[Chinese Communist Party]] and heavily favorable of [[Falun Gong]]<ref>KVIA.com (April 2006) [http://www.kvia.com/global/story.asp?s=4798277 "Hu Protester Fact Sheet"], retrieved July 1, 2006</ref><ref>SFChronicle(December 18, 2005)[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/18/MNGGAG8MTA1.DTL&hw=falun+gong&sn=002&sc=447 "Dissident Media Linked to Falun Gong], retrieved December 9, 2006</ref>, a spiritual group that is currently banned by the Chinese government. The newspaper claims to have a special strength in its coverage of China and human rights issues, and frequently contains articles with strongly opinionated views on the Communist Party of China (CPC), mainland Chinese society, and groups against the CPC. While the paper claims an independent stance, it has been criticized as being biased with links to Falun Gong and having an anti-Communist stance.