Guardians of the South China Sea

The official website operated by China Daily Information Co (CDIC) has laid out clear intellectual property guidelines for users and third-party platforms looking to reuse its content. All materials published across the site — including but not limited to written articles, photographic assets, and multimedia products — have been protected under a copyright regime first established in 1994, with all intellectual property rights retained exclusively by CDIC.

Under the site’s terms of use, no content hosted on CDIC’s platforms may be republished or repurposed in any format without the explicit, written approval of the organization. Beyond copyright regulations, the site also includes a technical recommendation for end users: to ensure optimal browsing performance and layout rendering, visitors are encouraged to use displays with a minimum resolution of 1024*768 or higher.

Additionally, the site lists its official regulatory credentials: it holds an online multimedia publishing license numbered 0108263 and a official registration number 130349. For audiences and stakeholders, the platform also outlines key navigation points for public engagement, including dedicated sections for learning more about China Daily’s operations, placing advertising inquiries, contacting the editorial and administrative teams, exploring open career opportunities, and checking open roles for expatriate workers, alongside links to follow CDIC’s social media channels.