FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2007 file photo, passengers watch live TV coverage of new Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee member Li Keqiang being introduced to the media, on a Xinhua news screen outside a train station in Beijing, China. The main media arm of the Chinese government said Wednesday, July 1, 2009, that it had launched a trial run for an international English-language television news service as part of a drive to boost the country's image and global media influence. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 2007 file photo, passengers watch live TV coverage of new Chinese Communist Party Politburo Standing Committee member Li Keqiang being introduced to the media, on a Xinhua news screen outside a train station in Beijing, China. The main media arm of the Chinese government said Wednesday, July 1, 2009, that it had launched a trial run for an international English-language television news service as part of a drive to boost the country's image and global media influence.

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