Its first publisher James Wei was also a senior newsman. He had held the jobs of vice chairman of the Central News Agency and president of the Broadcasting Corporation of China before moving into government and serving as director of the Government Information Office.
《英文中國日報》的創辦目的也類似，它的創辦人魏景蒙也是資深新聞人，曾任中央通訊社社長、中國廣播公司總經理，後來轉入政界，曾任新聞局長。