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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2009-10-22</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000728385</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>China Youth Media, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CHYU.OB</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001312285</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Campbell Alice M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CHINA YOUTH MEDIA, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>4143 GLENCOE AVE UNIT B</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MARINA DEL REY</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90292</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2009-10-22</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>J</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>200000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0.03</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>200000</value>
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                    <value>D</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">On October 22, 2009, the Issuer issued 200,000 shares of common stock pursuant to a Reimbursement Termination Agreement dated July 1, 2008 pursuant to which amounts owed to Ms. Alice Campbell, as fees for services as the Audit Committee Chairwoman, totaling $6,000, with a conversion price of $0.03 per share, would be converted into 200,000 shares of common stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Alice M. Campbell</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-04-14</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
