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  Effectively, "Xinwen Lianbo" is a mouthpiece for the party and the state.As with all news broadcasts in mainland China, the running order is dictated by the socio-political importance of the individual or group concerned (rather than other news values).Therefore, the activities of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China are almost always the first item, followed by reports on the members of the Politburo Standing Committee in rank order.