Career
He is known in China as an announcer for the 7:00 pm CCTV news program Xinwen Lianbo, shown all over China on various networks and internationally, which is one of the most watched news programs in the world. Zhang was born in Beijing in March 1961, with his ancestral home in Tang County, Hebei. After graduating from the Communication University of China in 1982 he was assigned to China Central to host Xinwen Lianbo.
On June 4, 1989, he and Du Xian reported that the People"s Liberation Army had cleared thousands of protesting students from Tian"anmen Square.
Du Xian was forced to resign for expressing sympathy, but Zhang Hongmin was released.