
The Play China Didn’t Want Strasbourg to See
When China’s consulate pressured a French theater to cancel the Taiwanese production “This Is Not an Embassy,” it proved the play’s point more vividly than any performance could.

TV5MONDE is a French public television network broadcasting French-language programming across multiple channels to promote Francophone productions and the French language globally. According to its official website, the network is available in more than 40 countries with subtitles in seven languages, offering films, series, cultural content focusing on French gastronomy and fashion, documentaries, entertainment programs, and international news. The network is currently 51 percent owned by a consortium of state-owned public broadcasters, including France Télévisions, Radio-télévision Suisse, RTBF, CBC/Radio-Canada, Télé-Québec, and ARTE France, with France Médias Monde holding the remaining ownership. In 2024, the network signed a memorandum of cooperation with CMG for the historical documentary of Sino-French ties titled “The Witnesses of 60 Years of History.”
