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Peru
On November 5, 2024, the propaganda office of the Chongqing CCP Committee brought its “China: An Opportunity, Chongqing Brands” global promotion campaign to the Centro de la Amistad Peruano China in Lima. The Western China International Communication Organization (西部國際傳播中心), or WCICO, Chongqing’s international communication center for external propaganda (外宣), organized the event under the guidance of the Chongqing municipal government’s information office, with support from the Centro. The venue was
Italy
On September 21, 2026, a delegation from the Anhui International Communication Center (安徽国际传播中) inaugurated the "Anhui ICC Europe station" (安徽国际传播中心欧洲站). Anhui News Online described the development as an “important step” in extending the center’s overseas reach and expanding its “circle of friends” (朋友圈), or willing partners, to amplify Chinese messaging in Europe. The delegation was hosted by the China Chamber of Commerce in Italy. The center aims to promote Anhui Province and will also provide communication support for Anhui firms entering European markets. Based in Milan and "radiating across Europe,…
China, Timor-Leste
On September 12, 2026, China’s Nanning International Communication Center (南寧國際傳播中心) hosted a roundtable event that brought together media representatives from Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Timor-Leste, along with scholars and students from Guangxi. The roundtable, themed “Coexistence and Integration: Forging a New Vision for China-ASEAN Cultural Exchanges and Mutual Learning,” was organized ahead of the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo, a major trade fair for Chinese and Southeast Asian businesses. Organizers…
Peru
In November 2024, Chongqing Jiazuo Media (重慶佳左影視文化傳媒有限公司) signed a “China Time Slot” agreement with Peru’s Willax Televisión to air Spanish-dubbed Chinese productions. The titles include the series Three-Body (三體), a Chinese adaptation of Liu Cixin’s novel The Three-Body Problem, the series Stand or Fall (閃耀的她), and the documentary Once Upon a Bite 2 (風味人間2). The launch was guided by the State Council Information Office (國務院新聞辦公室) and the National Radio and Television Administration (國家廣播電視總局), or NRTA, the State Council’s ministry-level …
Peru
On November 5, 2024, the Western China International Communication Organization (西部國際傳播中心), or WCICO, opened a Lima liaison office for Bridging News (陸海財經), a communication brand of the Chongqing international communication center intended for global external propaganda (外宣). It was the second such office after Rome. The local partner was Classic Media China Internacional SAC (經典傳媒中國國際有限公司). The company describes itself as the branch of a Chinese company sup…
Italy
On September 1, 2024, the Western China International Communication Organization (西部國際傳播中心), or WCICO, signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Rome 9 Sino-Italian Economic and Cultural Exchange Center. The agreement created the first overseas liaison office of Bridging News (陸海財經), one of WCICO’s core brands for what China’s leadership calls “external propaganda” (外宣). The center, also known as the Roma 9 Association, is
Nigeria
In October 2026, Xu Fan (徐帆), Director of Bilateral Relations and Commerce at the Chinese Consulate General in Lagos, met with Nigerian media executives to explain the “One China Principle” (一個中國原則), China’s claim that the People's Republic is the sole legitimate government of China of which Taiwan is an inalienable part. During the briefing, Xu expressed that China “did not object to Nigerian …
Malaysia
On July 30, 2026, the Chongqing-based Western China International Communication Organization (西部國際傳播中心), or WCICO — formerly the Chongqing International Communication Center (重慶國際傳播中心), China’s first provincial-level center for state-led external propaganda — unveiled the Kuala Lumpur bureau of Bridging News (陸海財經). Alongside iChongqing, Bridging News is a core WCICO brand for what China’s leadership call…
Italy
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Italy (義大利中國商會) is a Milan-based association representing Chinese companies operating in Italy. It describes itself as a “non-profit, non-governmental organization.” Originally opened in 2008 as the “Italian Association of Chinese Enterprises," it was officially renamed in 2021. According to its website, the chamber is “approved” (批准) by Italy’s Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy — the government body
China
Established in 2021, the Anhui International Communication Center (安徽国际传播中心) is a state-run hub for external communication in Anhui Province. According to its official department profile, the center runs the Anhui provincial government's English-language news website and produces multilingual news content disseminated through several external-facing social media accounts. The Anhui ICC is part of the Anhui New Media Group (安徽新媒体集团), which falls under the direction of the Anhui Provincial Par…
Nigeria
The Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Lagos (中華人民共和國駐拉各斯總領事館) is a diplomatic mission under China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, opened in 2003. Beyond standard consular work, including issuing visas to Nigerians and handling passport affairs and travel documents for Chinese nationals, the office engages with Lagos state officials and Nigerian think tanks to promote Chinese policy positions. In October 2026, then-Director of Bilateral Relations and Commerce Xu Fan (徐帆)
Peru
The Peruvian Chinese Cultural Center (秘華文化中心), known in Spanish as the Centro Cultural Peruano Chino, is a non-profit organization that describes itself as dedicated to the integration and cultural development of the Peruvian-Chinese community, or tusán. It was founded on August 30, 1981, and runs Villa Tusán, a social, cultural and sports club on the Carretera Central east of Lima. China’s government-run news agency, Xinhua, has described it as an organization of mainly Peruvian-born professionals, such as scholars an…
Peru
The Chinese Benevolent Society (秘魯中華通惠總局) is Peru’s oldest and most influential Chinese community organization and the national umbrella body for Chinese and Chinese-Peruvian associations across the country. It is registered in Spanish as the Sociedad Central de Beneficencia China Ton Huy Chong Koc, a name that formerly lacked the romanized Chinese suffix. It was founded in 1886 by Zheng Zaoru (鄭藻如), the Qing dynasty’s envoy to Peru, and today…
China
The Information Office of the People’s Government of Nanning City (南寧市人民政府新聞辦公室) is the municipal body responsible for organizing press conferences, official news releases, and publicity activities for the government of Nanning. As of 2026, Li Jiang (黎江) headed the office and also served as the Deputy Head of the Nanning Propaganda Office. In 2024, the Propaganda Office commended the Information Office for its propaganda, ideological, and cultural work in promoting “Xi Jinping Thought on Cultur…
Italy
The Roma 9 Sino-Italian Economic and Cultural Exchange Center (Roma 9 Centro di Scambi Economici e Culturali Sino-Italiani) is a Rome organization and event venue launched in December 2018 by Cina in Italia, a bilingual Italian-Chinese monthly and publishing house founded in 2001. It is housed in the magazine’s San Lorenzo offices on Piazza dei Campani and takes its name from the street number. Both are led by Hu Lanbo (胡蘭波), a
China
The Nanning Media Convergence Center (南寧市融媒體中心) is a municipal-level media hub under the management of the propaganda office of the Nanning Municipal Party Committee. Established in May 2024 alongside the city’s international communication center (南寧國際傳播中心), it is part of Xi Jinping’s push for “media convergence” (媒體融合), which calls for the integration of traditional and digital Party-state media as a means to maximize resources and maintain the Party’s narrative dominance acros…
China
The Department of Finance of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the body responsible for formulating and implementing national and regional fiscal plans and policies. As Guangxi is seen by the central government as a gateway between China and Southeast Asian countries, the department has also supported national infrastructure development plans for a regional industrial cooperation zone as well as outward-facing media initiatives. In 2020, for example, the department allocated 43.79 million yuan (about 6.5 million US dollars) to su…
China
The Foreign Affairs Office of the Nanning Municipal People’s Government is the city government agency responsible for Nanning’s foreign affairs. The office’s website also functions as the site for the city’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (南寧市港澳事務辦公室) and the Nanning Party Foreign Affairs Commission (南寧市委外事工作委員會). It supported the 2026 China-ASEAN Urban Media Roundtable
Malaysia
The Center for Advanced Studies and Research, or CASR, is a Malaysian organization launched in June 2025 that characterizes itself as a non-partisan think tank “committed to advancing rigorous research, policy innovation, and strategic advisory to address Malaysia’s most pressing challenges.” Its website publishes English and Chinese-language commentary on Malaysian electoral politics, including the
China
Bridging News (陸海財經) is an English-language financial news platform run by the Western China International Communication Organization (西部國際傳播中心), or WCICO. WCICO is the Chongqing body for state-led external propaganda and is operated by the Chongqing Daily News Group (重慶日報報業集團). Alongside iChongqing, Bridging News is one of WCICO’s core brands for what China’s leadership calls “external propaganda” (外宣). It runs a website, a mobile app, and accounts on Facebook and YouTube. By August 2023, Chongqing officials desc…
