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Activity Category: Media Engagement Activity

China Journalists Association Engages with Iranian Media at Beijing Press Event

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On March 9, 2025, the Tehran Times reported on Iranian journalists participating in a group interview with Guangdong delegates to China’s National People’s Congress, organized by the All-China Journalists Association (中華全國新聞工作者協會). ACJA representatives acknowledged that “exchange and cooperation between ACJA and Iranian journalists organization is not much, which is not matched with our bilateral political relations as well as the economic cooperation.” The organization expressed interest in “media delegation visits, joint interviews or coverage of some projects, media professional training” and specifically invited Iranian media counterparts to attend “the coming 2025 Belt & Road Journalists Network Forum in July.” The press event showcased developments in renewable energy, electric vehicles, battery recycling, artificial intelligence, and robotics through interactions with three Guangdong entrepreneurs serving as NPC delegates.

China Signs Media Cooperation Deals with Ukraine

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From February 8-17, 2017, Tian Jin (田進), Deputy Director of China’s State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (國家新聞出版廣電總局), led a Chinese broadcasting delegation to Ukraine, the UK, and Romania to strengthen bilateral media cooperation. The delegation signed a cooperation memorandum with Ukraine’s National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting and a letter of intent with Ukraine’s National Broadcasting and Television Committee. The visit resulted in nine specific agreements covering joint productions, journalist exchanges, program broadcasting, content support, training, technical cooperation, and establishing permanent contact mechanisms. The delegation also donated Chinese films and TV programs to Ukrainian and Romanian broadcasters, and witnessed the strategic cooperation agreement between Zhejiang Huace Film & TV Group and Britain’s ITV.

2024 Overseas Chinese Media Tour of Jiangxi Province

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The “Walking China, Reporting China” (行走中國·報道中國) 2024 overseas Chinese media tour of Jiangxi Province took place October 13-19, 2024, bringing together 22 senior journalists and editors from 18 countries across five continents. The event was jointly organized by the China News Service (中國新聞社), the World Chinese Media Cooperation Union (世界華文媒體合作聯盟), and the Jiangxi International Communication Center (江西國際傳播中心). Participating media included Romania’s European Overseas Chinese News (歐洲僑報), Egypt’s China Weekly (中國週報), Cambodia’s Chinese Daily (柬華日報), Indonesia’s Harian Nusantara, and Brazil-China Communication Agency (巴西巴中通訊社). Other countries represented included France, Italy, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines. The delegation visited Lushan Mountain, the Haihun Marquis archaeological site, and China’s Imperial Examination Culture Park, exploring Jiangxi’s natural landscapes, cultural heritage, and economic development. Officials emphasized the province’s “red revolutionary history, green ecology, and ancient culture” as key narratives for overseas promotion.

Chinese Media Group Signs Deal with Spanish Broadcaster

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On July 27, 2024, China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), or CMG, and Spain’s Mediapro Group (梅迪播集團) signed a cooperation memorandum in Barcelona covering media resource sharing, audiovisual program production, and innovative technology applications. CMG Director Shen Haixiong (慎海雄), who also serves as deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party, and Mediapro Chairman Tatxo Benet signed the document. The agreement was positioned alongside the Paris Olympics, where CMG had secured production responsibilities for four sports and was described as “the main broadcasting agency” by Chinese state media. Mediapro, established in 1994 and headquartered in Barcelona, operates across five continents with specialties in sports broadcasting and television and film production. The Barcelona-based company was described as having “unique advantages” in artificial intelligence and virtual reality technology and as “one of Europe’s most influential media groups” in the CCTV report.

Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Summit 2018

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The Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism and China’s state-run People’s Daily (人民日報) co-hosted the Lancang-Mekong River Cooperation Media Summit (瀾滄江—湄公河合作媒體峰會) in Vientiane from July 1-3, 2018. The meeting was held under the theme “Cooperation in Lancang-Mekong Community for a Bright Future” and gathered senior officials and media representatives from six countries along the river system: Laos, China, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The summit focused on evaluating the implementation of a joint declaration signed in Beijing the previous year and strengthening cooperation in media, particularly in new media and tourism promotion. The Lancang-Mekong Cooperation initiative, established in 2015 by China with the five Mekong countries, represents a multilateral framework for regional cooperation.

Chinese Consulate in Kuching and Malaysia’s Sin Chew Daily Launch Reading Initiative

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On October 12, 2018, the Chinese Consulate General in Kuching launched the “Love Chinese Language” reading program with Sin Chew Daily (星洲日報). The initiative targeted 222 Chinese primary schools in Sarawak, featuring newspaper reading promotion, language competitions, and wall newspaper design contests. Chinese Consul General Cheng Guangzhong (程廣中) said he hoped the program would help children develop Chinese reading habits and that Malaysian Chinese were “upholding the fine tradition of respecting teachers and valuing education” and “inheriting and developing Chinese language education.” Malaysian Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching (張念群) stated the federal government would take a “more open and enlightened attitude” toward Chinese education. State official Sim Kui Hian (沈桂賢) expressed hope that Chinese universities would establish branch campuses in Sarawak. About 200 people attended the launch at Kuching Chinese Primary School No. 1. The program was reported by Xinhua News Agency as part of efforts to promote Chinese language education development in Malaysia.

Xinhua Donates News Production Equipment to Lao Chinese Chamber of Commerce

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Xinhua News Agency (新華通訊社) and the Laos Chinese Chamber of Commerce (老撾中華總商會) held a media equipment donation ceremony at Laos’ Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism on October 10, 2024. According to the original Chinese source, officials stated the donation was part of implementing outcomes from the second “Belt and Road Laos-China Cooperation Forum” (一帶一路老中合作論壇), which was held in December 2023. Xinhua Asia-Pacific Deputy Director Zhang Chongfang (張崇防) and Laos’ Deputy Minister of Information Phosy Chommaly attended the October ceremony. The deputy minister said the equipment would be “properly allocated” and noted that some equipment had already been deployed to support ASEAN summit coverage, claiming it would “promote media exchanges and cooperation” between the two countries. The forum framework was jointly organized by Laos’ Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Xinhua News Agency, and the Lao Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Jinan Overseas International Communication Center Opens in Paris

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The Jinan Overseas International Communication Center (濟南海外國際傳播中心) was inaugurated in Paris on November 26, 2024, alongside a cultural exhibition celebrating the city’s spring water heritage. Tang Ji (唐霽), Deputy Director of Xinhua News Agency Paris Branch (新華社巴黎分社副社長), and Sun Shihui (孫世會), Deputy Director of the Jinan Propaganda Office, presided over the ceremony with French officials. The center claimed it would “tell Jinan’s story to the world and showcase the unique charm of spring culture” (向世界講述濟南故事，展示泉水文化的獨特魅力), according to coverage by Jinan Daily News Group. Three French representatives were appointed as “Spring City Recommenders” including France-China Friendship Association vice-chair Liyakid Ben Ami, “My French Friends” association president Mai Sui, and Beatrice de Focko, former global communications director at BNP Paribas (法國巴黎銀行). Sophie Mette, a French National Assembly member representing Gironde, stated that the exhibition would deepen understanding of Jinan’s culture among French citizens. Officials said the center would serve as a platform for deepening cultural exchanges between China and France.

China Media Group and Myanmar Radio and Television Unveil Documentary Series “China Walk”

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On December 7, 2024, the state-owned China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) unveiled its new series China Walk (漫步中國). A co-production between CMG and the official Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV), the show is scheduled to air on Myanmar’s major TV networks. People’s Daily reported that the program would provide “people of both countries to learn about the cultures and customs and have a better understanding of each other” by taking viewers to tea villages in Yunnan and tropical Hainan island. The series explicitly promotes the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Xi Jinping’s signature infrastructure development strategy. CMG was established in 2018 as China’s predominant state broadcaster under direct control of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Propaganda Department, while MRTV serves as Myanmar’s state-run television and radio network under the Ministry of Information.