I've heard CRI's news broadcasts a few times. They are good for anybody who is interested in Far East goings-on, slanted to the POV of the power who is inarguably the #1 or #2 power in the area, depending how you view USA influence in the region. Me, I'm not that interested in East Asian politics. But for people who are, CRI is a must-listen. I wish they would take some cues from Russia and build a RT-style international news service. RT has been phenomenally successful in the US and UK, and I would like to see China get some of that cake. Unfortunately, VOA is largely shut down or playing country music interspersed with fluffy 15 minute pseudo-news bulletins. VOA and BBC used to be the gold standard, and Russians would believe them before believing Pravda. VOA is now gone and BBC is extremely far left. Most of the rest of the world's "news" simply regurgitates Associated Press and Reuters. RT has one of the only boots-on-the-ground investigative news services in the entire world. And they spend LESS than the BBG spends so that VOA can broadcast pop music to Iran.