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Activity Category: Media Engagement Activity

China and South Africa Hold New Media Roundtable

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On November 23, 2018, government officials and media representatives from China and South Africa met in Pretoria for a South Africa-China New Media Roundtable (中國-南非新媒體圓桌會議). Co-hosted by China’s Cyberspace Administration (國家互聯網信息辦公室), an agency under the CCP’s Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission that serves as both a state and party institution, and South Africa’s Information Department, the event gathered delegates from both countries’ government, business, media, and academic sectors. Notable attendees included Gao Xiang (高翔), Deputy Director of China’s Cyberspace Administration who later became president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and Cedric Frolick, House Chairperson for Committees, Oversight and ICT in South Africa’s National Assembly. Gao Xiang outlined China’s internet governance approach and offered three proposals for media cooperation, while South African Information Department Director-General Mashilo Boloka expressed interest in Chinese network security expertise and stated that “South Africa needs to learn from China’s knowledge and experience in network governance, network regulations, and network technology.” The meeting concluded with a memorandum signing between People’s Daily Online (人民網股份有限公司) and the South Africa-China Cultural and Tourism Investment Trade Promotion Center (南中文化和旅遊投資貿易促進中心).

CMG Signs Cooperation MOU with Thailand TV5

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On October 18, 2023, China Media Group (CMG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Thailand’s Public Relations Department (民众联络厅) during Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin’s attendance at the third Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum in Beijing. CMG President Shen Haixiong (慎海雄), who serves as vice minister of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party, and Thai Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office Pongphet Chunlayadej (庞珮·春拉晔) formalized the partnership to enhance media collaboration between the two organizations. Thailand’s Public Relations Department, which operates under the supervision of the Prime Minister’s Office and oversees multiple official media outlets, including the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand, represents a key governmental communications authority. The agreement establishes mechanisms for regular cooperation, news reporting collaboration, personnel exchanges and training, and media technology sharing to “endow ‘Thailand-China Family’ with new era significance,” according to the announcement, marking an expansion of China’s media cooperation with ASEAN partners under the Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路).

CMG Opens Bureau in Nauru

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On January 24, 2024, China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) inaugurated its 192nd overseas bureau in Nauru, coinciding with the restoration of diplomatic ties between the two countries. The ceremony at the Nauru Presidential Office was attended by Nauru’s Media Minister Shadlog Bernicke (沙德羅德·貝尼克), who reportedly “welcomed” the Chinese media presence. CMG and Nauru’s Media Department (瑙魯媒體部) signed a “cooperation memorandum” that Chinese officials claimed would “promote mutual trust” and “create a new situation for media cooperation.” According to Chinese state media, this marks the “first media cooperation agreement” since China and Nauru resumed diplomatic relations on January 24, following Nauru’s decision to cut ties with Taiwan just days after Taiwan’s presidential election.

China and Nigeria Advance Media Cooperation Agreement

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On March 6, 2025, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Yu Dunhai (于敦海) met with Nigeria’s Information and National Orientation Minister Mohammed Idris in Abuja. Ambassador Yu stated that during the China-Africa Cooperation Forum (FOCAC) Beijing Summit in 2024, President Xi Jinping and Nigerian President Bola Tinubu jointly announced the elevation of China-Nigeria relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership. Yu emphasized China’s commitment to implementing agreements from the summit, particularly the television, broadcasting, and news media cooperation memorandum signed during the September 2024 meetings. Minister Idris, who serves as publisher of Blueprint newspaper and chairman of WE FM, expressed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening media cooperation with China and implementing the bilateral agreements signed by both presidents.

China Media Group and Malaysia’s RTM Sign Broadcast Partnership

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Malaysia and China signed a memorandum during Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s (李強) three-day official visit to Malaysia in June 2024, establishing cooperation between Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) and China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台). Malaysian Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching (張念群) announced on Facebook that the memorandum aims to “strengthen, promote and develop” bilateral cooperation in broadcasting, media, and creative industries. She claims the agreement will diversify media resources between the countries and deepen exchanges. Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Malaysia-China diplomatic relations, the two broadcasters have jointly produced a documentary titled “Our Story” that reportedly showcases bilateral friendship through the narrative of a giant panda’s growth between the two countries. This agreement continues China’s pattern of formalizing media partnerships with state broadcasters in strategically important nations, with China Media Group operating under direct control of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Propaganda Department.

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, 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.