Guangxi ICC Relaunches Thailand Liaison Office

On August 4, 2026, the Guangxi International Communication Center (廣西國際傳播中心), a provincial-level center founded in 2024 in the capital of Nanning to oversee global propaganda and public diplomacy efforts, held a ceremony for the relaunch of its Thailand liaison office. Located in the headquarters of Thailand’s MCOT Public Company Limited, the country’s state-owned broadcaster, the liaison office will work together with MCOT for the production of news in Chinese and Thai, will facilitate personnel exchanges, and will develop a group of what the release called “special correspondents” — though it was not clear what this role entailed. An unnamed MCOT representative was quoted in the release saying that cooperation between the two sides would foster a “China-Thailand community of shared future,” this being a direct reference to Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s key foreign policy phrase.

Activity Country:
Thailand
Event Date:
04.08.2026
Activity Category:
Media Engagement Activity
Activity Type:
Media Cooperation Agreement
Archived Source:
https://archive.ph/gDbX9

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