Skip to main content

Activity Category: Media Engagement Activity

Fifth China-Germany Media Dialogue Held in Berlin

Written by Editors on .

On November 26, 2015, China and Germany held the Fifth China-Germany Media Dialogue in Berlin, co-hosted by China’s State Council Information Office (SCIO) and the German Federal Foreign Office. Senior Chinese propaganda official Jing Junhai (景俊海), deputy head of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Propaganda Department, which is the same office as the SCIO, urged German media to provide “comprehensive and objective” coverage of China, claiming this would reduce Germany’s “reporting deficit” and corresponding “cognitive deficit” about China. Jing called for media cooperation based on “equality, mutual trust, inclusiveness and win-win cooperation,” positioning the dialogue as supporting the China-Germany comprehensive strategic partnership. German State Secretary Steinlein emphasized building a platform for media exchange. The annual dialogue, established in 2011 as an intergovernmental media exchange mechanism, alternates between the two countries.

CMG Donates Media Equipment to Antigua Broadcasting Service

Written by Editors on .

On May 29, 2024, the China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) donated digital video cameras and broadcasting equipment to the Antigua Broadcasting Service (ABS), the state-controlled broadcaster of Antigua and Barbuda. The formal handover ceremony in Saint John’s was attended by Antigua’s ministers and the Chinese Ambassador. The Ambassador said the donation would “greatly promote media cooperation between the two countries” and improve reporting capabilities — employing a standard CCP foreign relations frame that emphasizes bilateral “cooperation” as a vehicle for deepening ties and influence. The donation, however, raised concerns over possible Chinese manipulation.

2025 China-South Korea Media Cooperation Forum

Written by Editors on .

The 2025 China-South Korea Media Cooperation Forum was held in Seoul on October 13, 2025, under the theme “China-South Korea Cooperation for an Intelligent Future.” It brought together representatives from Chinese and South Korean media outlets, academic institutions, and tech companies. Co-hosted by the People’s Daily (人民日報), the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, and South Korea’s Maekyung Media Group, the event featured speeches by the president of the People’s Daily, the chairman of Maekyung Media Group, and China’s ambassador to South Korea. According to a readout from the People’s Daily, the forum released the results of a public opinion survey in the Asia-Pacific region claiming that populations generally view the region as “an interdependent community with common interests and a shared future” — language directly echoing Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy concept of a “community of common destiny for mankind” (人類命運共同體). Xi’s policy phrase, which now underpins what the CCP characterizes as the “Four Great Global Initiatives” (四大全球倡议) — the Global Development Initiative (GDI), Global Security Initiative (GSI), Global Civilization Initiative (GCI), and the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) — prioritizes state-centered approaches to international relations while subordinating individual rights to national interests. The president of the People’s Daily called on media organizations to promote “Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness” and to “consolidate common regional values,” framing media cooperation as a vehicle for advancing China’s narratives in the region.

Bangladesh Newspaper Runs Exclusive Interview with China’s Ambassador

Written by Editors on .

On October 27, 2023, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen (姚文) was interviewed by Bangladesh’s mainstream English-language newspaper The Daily Star. The interview, published on October 28, covered outcomes from the Third Belt and Road Initiative International Cooperation Summit Forum (第三届”一带一路”国际合作高峰论坛), which was held October 17-18, 2023. Yao promoted the forum’s “458 outcomes” and “$97.2 billion in commercial contracts,” alongside China’s announcement of 350 billion yuan ($48 billion) financing windows from development banks and 80 billion yuan ($11 billion) for the Silk Road Fund. The timing reflects Beijing’s coordinated media strategy of leveraging diplomatic events to secure favorable coverage in third-country outlets, using ambassadorial interviews as vehicles for disseminating state messaging.

NRTA Holds Media Seminar for Global South Journalists in Beijing

Written by Editors on .

African journalists from seven Belt and Road countries participated in a two-week new media training seminar in Beijing from October 17-30, 2025, organized by China’s National Radio and Television Administration (國家廣播電視總局), a ministry-level agency controlled by the Chinese Communist Party’s Propaganda Department. Media professionals from The Gambia, Barbados, Panama, Jordan, Botswana, Turkey, and Nigeria attended sessions covering international communication, digital platform trends, content development, and intellectual property creation. An official from the NRTA’s International Cooperation Department opened the seminar by outlining Chinese cultural values and governance philosophy, emphasizing the growing influence of new media on public opinion, according to The Point. Participants also visited the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall and explored topics such as the current digital media environment.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ The event was organized by the Research Training Institute under the NRTA.

China-Cyprus-Europe Media Forum

Written by Editors on .

The China-Cyprus-Europe Media Forum was held from October 21-23, 2025, in Nicosia, Cyprus. According to a report from the official China News Service, the forum was organized by the China Media Group (中央广播电视总) and the Chinese Embassy in Cyprus, along with the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (塞浦路斯广播电视公司), the Cyprus Mail (塞浦路斯邮报), and the government-run Xinhua News Agency (新华社). More than 100 representatives from the media, government, diplomatic missions, universities, think tanks, and enterprises attended. The Chinese Ambassador said that he hoped participants would “deepen exchanges” and “tell stories of China-Cyprus friendship well” — language reflecting the Chinese Communist Party’s emphasis on “telling China’s story well” (講好中國故事), a core propaganda directive under Xi Jinping aimed at shaping international narratives about China. Cooperation between China and Cyprus, China-EU relations, media responsibilities, and the role of AI in media development were the main topics of the forum. The event released a declaration calling for the media to build “a community with a shared future for humanity” — this being a signature foreign policy concept introduced by Xi Jinping, and suggesting that the document was drafted by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The forum was timed ahead of the 55th anniversary of China-Cyprus diplomatic relations and Cyprus’s EU Council presidency in 2026.

Yunnan ICC Hosts Training Tour with Southeast Asia Journalists

Written by Editors on .

In early August 2025, the Yunnan Province People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (雲南省人民對外友好協會) and the Yunnan South and Southeast Asia Regional International Communication Center (雲南省南亞東南亞區域國際傳播中心), the province’s office tasked with external propaganda (外宣) work, organized a five-day media training and cultural exchange program, bringing together more than 20 young bloggers and media practitioners from China, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Participants visited historical sites including the Nanqiao Mechanic Museum (南僑機工分館), which commemorates the more than 3,000 overseas Chinese mechanics who supported China’s war effort during WWII by maintaining the vital Burma Road supply route. As they discussed the topic of peace, participants in the program also learned video production and AI techniques. In a PRC political context, references to “peace” as frequently used in diplomatic exchanges generally include the absence of interventionism and colonialism — making the case for China as a benevolent partner. The Yunnan South and Southeast Asia Regional International Communication Center was founded in May 2022 under the propaganda office of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the CCP, the province’s top leadership. While a full list of participants was not made public, two participants mentioned in related reports included a Vietnamese student from Beijing Foreign Studies University (北京外國語大學) and a Malaysian student from Xiamen University (廈門大學).

Guangxi Administration College Delegation Visits Jian Hua Daily

Written by Editors on .

On October 22, 2025, a delegation from the School of Marxism at the Guangxi Administration College (廣西行政學院, a provincial-level educational institute, visited Cambodia’s Chinese-language Jianhua Daily (柬華日報). According to coverage by Jianhua Daily, the delegation met with newspaper president Huang Huanming (黃煥明) to discuss what the outlet characterized as “deepening the Cambodia-China friendship,” including through cooperation on media and culture. The language of “friendship” is a typical frame used by China to characterize bilateral relations as well as people-to-people exchanges. The Chinese delegation was led by Hong Mingxing (洪明星), vice dean of the School of Marxism, who described Cambodia and China as “ironclad brothers” (鐵桿兄弟) — this being a term generally reserved in Chinese state media only for China’s relationships with Cambodia and Pakistan, which have historically enjoyed close political alignment. The Jian Hua Daily, founded in Cambodia in 2000, is published by the Federation of Cambodian Chinese (柬華理事總會).

China Media Group and the National Library of Pakistan Hold Event

Written by Editors on .

On April 21, 2025, the China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), a state-run media conglomerate under China’s Central Propaganda Department, hosted a seminar in Pakistan commemorating President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the country a decade ago. Held in Islamabad, the diplomatic event was jointly organized by the National Library of Pakistan, featuring prominent government officials reflecting on the impact of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor — a sea and land-based infrastructure network that is meant to further integrate China and parts of South Asia. Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh called Xi’s visit in 2015 “a pivotal moment in bilateral relations,” while Minister of State for National Heritage and Culture Huzaifa Rehman described CPEC as “an economic lifeline” for Pakistan during challenging times. Parliamentary Secretary for IT and Telecommunications Sabheen Ghoury emphasized what she called the “all-weather friendship” between the nations. The event again underscored the key role of central Chinese state media in bilateral diplomacy.