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On “new productive forces”, 21 of 24 papers are within 0.7 to 1.4 times People’s Daily
Each paper’s share of collected articles mentioning 新质生产力, divided by People’s Daily’s share, over 180 days
between 0.7 and 1.4 times People’s Daily: 21 of 24 papers
At 1, a paper uses the term in the same share of its collected articles as People’s Daily. About half the papers are above 1 and half below; 21 of the 24 lie between 0.7 and 1.4.
Source: PropagandaScope, data to 12 October 2026. The 180 days to 12 October 2026, on the days each paper and People’s Daily were both collected. People’s Daily: 679 matching articles of 15,732; another 152 were cut at 5,000 characters and show no match. Ningxia Daily and Yunnan Daily are left out: collected on too few of their publication days.
