The South and Southeast Asian Media Network (南亚东南亚媒体联盟), or SSAMN, is a Chinese government-led media cooperation alliance established on January 31, 2024, in Beijing through joint leadership of China Daily Asia Pacific and the Yunnan International Communication Center for South and Southeast Asia (云南省南亚东南亚区域国际传播中心) — one of scores of international communication centers (ICCs) founded in China since 2018 as part of a national push to incorporate provinces and cities into the CCP’s external propaganda strategy. According to state media reports, the network has attracted over 40 overseas and 50 domestic media organizations, reporters’ associations, and news agencies from countries in or related to South and Southeast Asia. SSAMN says that it facilitates cooperation through resource sharing, technological innovation, and people-to-people exchanges, with activities including annual meetings in Kunming, joint project initiatives, and collaborative content production leveraging Yunnan Province’s strategic position as a gateway to South and Southeast Asia.