US to cut back radio broadcasts in China
The US plans to cut back on radio broadcasts in China through the Voice of America radio network, echoing similar moves by cash-strapped broadcasters such as the British Broadcasting Corp. The 2012 budget proposal submitted to Congress this week would end VOA's Mandarin-language short-wave radio broadcasts, focusing instead on transmitting news through the Internet and mobile phones.
China Radio International on Sunday launched three new radio service branches in Georgia, Jordan and Albania.