History

It was founded in January 1923 by American

United States

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 E.G. Osborn. It was not a radio station run by Chinese citizens, and was shutdown by the Northern warlords

Warlord era

The Chinese Warlord Era was the period in the history of the Republic of China, from 1916 to 1928, when the country was divided among military cliques, a division that continued until the fall of the Nationalist government in the mainland China regions of Sichuan, Shanxi, Qinghai, Ningxia,...

 before 1927.

Influence

Radio stations became a new communication method, and the first Chinese-run radio station was established in Harbin. It went into operation in October 1926. Privately-run stations were established in Shanghai

Shanghai

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 in March 1927.

The technology became vital to the struggle between the Communist Party of China

Communist Party of China

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 and the Nationalist Party

Kuomintang

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. The first major Chinese radio station established with a legit infrastructure was the Central Broadcasting System

Broadcasting Corporation of China

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 in 1928 by the Nationalist Party. The CPC would establish the Yan'an Xinhua Broadcasting Station

China National Radio

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in 1940.