China Nation News API

Get the live top nation headlines from China with one request to the Top Headlines endpoint of GNews API. Headlines are based on Google News rankings and returned as JSON.

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Request and live response

This request returns the current top nation headlines from China. The response below is live: it was fetched when this page loaded. Every parameter is described in the Top Headlines endpoint documentation.

GET https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=nation&country=cn&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

curl --get "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines" \
  --data-urlencode "category=nation" \
  --data-urlencode "country=cn" \
  --data-urlencode "apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

response = requests.get(
    "https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines",
    params={"category": "nation", "country": "cn", "apikey": API_KEY},
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()

for article in response.json()["articles"]:
    print(article["title"])

const API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const params = new URLSearchParams({
    category: "nation",
    country: "cn",
    apikey: API_KEY,
});

const response = await fetch(`https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?${params}`);
if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
}

const { articles } = await response.json();
for (const article of articles) {
    console.log(article.title);
}

On the Free plan, browsers can only call the API from localhost: see Using the API in the FAQ.

<?php

$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

$params = http_build_query([
    "category" => "nation",
    "country"  => "cn",
    "apikey"   => $apiKey,
]);

$response = file_get_contents("https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?" . $params);
if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException("Request failed");
}

$data = json_decode($response, true);
foreach ($data["articles"] as $article) {
    echo $article["title"] . PHP_EOL;
}

using System.Net.Http.Json;

const string ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

using var client = new HttpClient();

var url = $"https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?category=nation&country=cn&apikey={ApiKey}";
var data = await client.GetFromJsonAsync<ApiResponse>(url)
           ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Empty response");

foreach (var article in data.Articles)
{
    Console.WriteLine(article.Title);
}

record ApiResponse(List<Article> Articles);
record Article(string Title);

200 OK · Live JSON response

{
    "totalArticles": 122048,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b38bfc8a63f1ff4c7e34daa48cb104b7",
            "title": "学习贯彻习近平总书记在纪念中国工农红军长征胜利90周年大会上重要讲话 |从伟大长征到伟大民族复兴：中国共产党人初心使命的历史赓续与时代彰显",
            "description": "初心使命在新时代的彰显，既表现为解决绝对贫困这样的重大历史任务，也表现为推动全体人民共同富裕、促进社会公平正义、实现人的全面发展的长期过程。长征精神集中体现了共产党人在艰难环境中坚守理想、坚持真理、依靠人民、…",
            "content": "中国共产党人的初心和使命，贯穿于党领导中国革命、建设、改革和新时代伟大实践的全过程。党的十九大报告明确提出：“中国共产党人的初心和使命，就是为中国人民谋幸福，为中华民族谋复兴。”从伟大长征到中华民族伟大复兴，初心使命在不同历史阶段不断赓续发展，集中体现了中国共产党人的政治品格、人民立场和历史担当。\n▶▶▶ 中国共产党人初心使命的内涵\n中国共产党人的初心使命具有深厚的理论基础。马克思主义强调人民群众是历史的创造者，强调无产阶级政党应当代表最广大人民的根本利益。中国共产党作为马克思主义政党，自成立之... [2862 chars]",
            "url": "https://m.sohu.com/a/1097104584_121620820?scm=10001.325_13-325_13.0.0-0-0-0-0.5_1334",
            "image": "https://statics.itc.cn/web/static/images/pic/sohu-logo/favicon.ico",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T07:34:06Z",
            "lang": "zh",
            "source": {
                "id": "8f63a293d16abfbfb0ffda237c83cb7a",
                "name": "搜狐网",
                "url": "https://m.sohu.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "004d4b569ba8434a232e291b86013a2e",
            "title": "把加强党性修养作为终身课题--深入学习贯彻党的二十届五中全会精神系列述评之三",
            "description": "党的二十届五中全会审议通过《中共中央关于持之以恒推进全面从严治党若干重大问题的决定》，将“增强共产党人的党性”摆在7项战略任务和重大举措的首位，明确提出“增强党性是全面从严治党的根本性任务”。",
            "content": "新华社北京11月3日电 题：把加强党性修养作为终身课题——深入学习贯彻党的二十届五中全会精神系列述评之三\n新华社记者黄玥、胡梦雪\n党的二十届五中全会审议通过《中共中央关于持之以恒推进全面从严治党若干重大问题的决定》，将“增强共产党人的党性”摆在7项战略任务和重大举措的首位，明确提出“增强党性是全面从严治党的根本性任务”。\n这一部署，充分彰显了以习近平同志为核心的党中央对马克思主义执政党建设规律的深刻认识和把握，进一步丰富和发展了习近平党建思想，为全党不断加强党性修养提供了重要遵循。\n中国共产党历... [2569 chars]",
            "url": "https://cn.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202611/04/WS6aeadcc9e4b0e14252fc91bc.html",
            "image": "https://cn.chinadaily.com.cn/image/2025/sharelogo2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T07:20:14Z",
            "lang": "zh",
            "source": {
                "id": "15485bde8fbf79636e7c486fdf1f168a",
                "name": "中国日报网",
                "url": "https://cn.chinadaily.com.cn"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e4d54a5f7a34fbc387057d5625c7dba2",
            "title": "持续推进黄河流域生态保护和高质量发展的重要遵循",
            "description": "十六字治水思路着眼生态文明建设全局，为全面推进黄河保护治理提供了科学行动指南。“要推进黄河文化遗产的系统保护”“要深入挖掘黄河文化蕴含的时代价值”……围绕黄河文化传承弘扬，习近平总书记念兹在兹、指明方向。",
            "content": "党领导人民治理黄河80年之际，习近平总书记对进一步做好黄河保护治理工作作出重要指示，为新征程上持续推进黄河流域生态保护和高质量发展提供了重要遵循。\n黄河，在习近平总书记心中的分量很重。\n党的十八大以来，习近平总书记提出黄河流域生态保护和高质量发展这一重大国家战略，3次主持召开相关座谈会并发表重要讲话，走遍黄河上中下游9省区，对中华民族母亲河的未来作出深远谋划。\n站在新的历史节点上，如何推进黄河保护治理取得新进展？\n习近平总书记强调，牢牢把握重在保护、要在治理的战略要求。\n这是全面推进黄河保护治理... [1134 chars]",
            "url": "https://news.cctv.com/2026/11/04/ARTIYUnWxjgOTsI69LRe3wzb261104.shtml",
            "image": "https://p1.img.cctvpic.com/photoAlbum/templet/common/DEPA1502157896010276/newslog200.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-11-04T07:04:00Z",
            "lang": "zh",
            "source": {
                "id": "09652e419f8517bf008c5c63dbd902a8",
                "name": "央视网",
                "url": "https://news.cctv.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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