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Zhongtian anchor Zhou Yuqin was fired after 30 years in the industry. She and her husband Lai Yueqian held a live broadcast to respond to Zhongtian's statement. China Television anchor Cao Wenning announced his graduation from China Television News and his career will end on September 11, 2026. Both China Television and Zhongtian are part of Want Want China Times Media Group.
2026/09/13 08:03
On the 12th, Lai Yueqian and Zhou Yuqin (right) jointly held a live broadcast to respond to Zhongtian’s statement. (Reproduced from YT)
[Reporter Lin Nangu/Reporting from Taipei] Zhongtian anchor and host Zhou Yuqin has been in the industry for 30 years. It was recently reported that she was fired. Yesterday (12th), she and her husband, TV celebrity Lai Yue-qian, held a live broadcast to respond to Zhongtian’s statement, emphasizing that she did not know until the day she was fired that the company had objections to the couple’s live broadcast together and her attendance at Chinese events. What’s exciting is that Cao Wenning, the anchor of CTV News, a company related to Zhongtian, revealed without warning last night that he had graduated from CTV News.
Cao Wenning posted a post on Facebook to confirm her graduation from China Television News. She admitted that China Television News was the company where she stayed the longest. Thinking of calling the interviewees every day, she would say: "Hello, hello, I am a reporter from China Television News, and my surname is Cao." Cao Wenning said that her career at China Television News will come to an end on September 11, 2026.
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CTV anchor Cao Wenning looks sweet. (Photo taken from Cao Wenning’s Facebook)
In addition, Wenning Tsao also said that it was really difficult to resign, and she cried several times. She told fans and netizens: "I will be strong and keep moving forward, and I will live up to all the good seniors who have guided me!"
China Television and Zhongtian TV are both affiliated to Want Want China Times Media Group. The two are closely related in Taiwan's media ecosystem, but they also have different positioning and development history. After both companies were acquired by Cai Yanming and others of Want Want Group, they became the main TV media under Want Want China Times Media Group.
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