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Activity Category: Media Engagement Activity

China-Poland Media Forum

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The China-Poland Media Symposium (中国—波兰媒体座谈会) was a bilateral media engagement event held on June 14, 2016, in Warsaw, Poland, organized by China’s State Council Information Office. According to a readout from the official Xinhua News Agency, the symposium brought together senior representatives from Chinese media organizations including Xinhua, China Central Television, China Radio International, China Daily, and Xinhua.net, alongside Polish media organizations including the Polish Press Agency, Polish National Television, Rzeczpospolita newspaper, Polish Radio, and the Polish Center for Asian Studies. Chinese participants included Guo Weimin (郭卫民), Deputy Director of China’s State Council Information Office, who engaged with attending media representatives. The event focused on discussions regarding cooperative coverage of President Xi Jinping’s upcoming state visit to Poland, bilateral media cooperation between China and Poland, and China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Xinhua Hosts China-Poland Economic Forum in Warsaw

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On June 17, 2025, in Warsaw, Poland, China’s official Xinhua News Agency organized a forum with Li Danhong (李丹红), charge d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Poland, Polish Media Association (波兰媒体协会) President Marek Traczyk, and former Polish Deputy Prime Minister Janusz Piechocinski attending at Lukaszewski University. Xinhua claimed in official coverage that the event would “enhance economic cooperation and mutual understanding” between the countries, with Li presenting China’s commitment to “building an open global economy” and “sharing the dividends of its modernization,” while Traczyk, using terms clearly echoing the official discourse of the CCP, described it as enabling “mutually beneficial cooperation” and contributing to “world peace, development, and shared prosperity.” The forum positions itself as promoting bilateral exchanges through China’s visa-free policy, but the emphasis on China’s development model presentation and standard diplomatic language about “shared prosperity” (共同富裕) suggests soft power objectives rather than independent economic dialogue.

China-Poland Journalists Partnership Announced in Warsaw

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On June 26, 2023, in Warsaw, Poland, Tian Yuhong (田玉红), the head of the All-China Journalists Association (中国记协) and Polish Media Association Chairman Trazik signed a memorandum establishing the “China-Poland Journalists’ Home” (中波记者之家), with Chinese Ambassador Sun Linjiang (孙霖江) and other officials attending. The organizations claim the partnership will “provide better services” for journalists and “enhance news exchange cooperation levels,” with Trazik describing it as a “common homeland” for “mutual exchange” and “transmitting peaceful voices.” The initiative positions itself as a “new platform” for strengthening media ties within China’s broader Central and Eastern European cooperation framework, with Chinese officials saying it will promote “civilizational exchange” (文明交流互鉴) and “people-to-people connectivity” (民心相通) — both standard PRC diplomatic terminology suggesting soft power objectives rather than independent journalism collaboration.

Polish Publication Runs Article from Chinese Ambassador

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On October 8, 2023, in Warsaw, Chinese Ambassador to Poland Sun Linjiang (孙霖江) published a signed article titled “Global Development Initiative Promotes Common Development of the World” in Polish magazine World Elite (Światowa Elita), with the Chinese Embassy claiming the piece would explain the Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议) and promote China’s vision of providing “new opportunities for the world through Chinese-style modernization.” Sun’s article emphasized China’s role as a “responsible major power” offering “Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions,” citing support from “over 100 countries and international organizations” and China’s 38.6 percent contribution to global economic growth, while advocating for building a “community with shared future for mankind” (人类命运共同体) — a core Xi Jinping foreign policy phrase — under Belt and Road and China-Central and Eastern European cooperation frameworks. The op-ed uses standard PRC diplomatic terminology about “shared prosperity” (共同富裕) and “inclusive development,” suggesting the piece serves to legitimize China’s geopolitical initiatives rather than genuine economic partnership proposals.

CCP Official Meets Polish Media Association Head

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On October 22, 2024, in Beijing, Chen Zhou (陈洲), Vice-minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee (中共中央对外联络部), in charge of fostering and maintaining relations with foreign organizations and political parties in China’s interests, met with Marek Traczyk, Chairman of the Polish Media Association (Stowarzyszenia Polskich Mediów). Chen praised Traczyk’s efforts in promoting China-Poland cooperation and “Chinese culture in Poland,” expressing willingness to “actively promote bilateral people-to-people and cultural exchanges as well as media cooperation through inter-party channels.” Traczyk, also President of the Warsaw Chamber of Commerce, was quoted in the official Chinese source as pledging in distinctly Chinese terms to continue promoting cooperation in “media, education, economy, trade, sports, tourism and sub-national areas” to “promote people-to-people bonds” (民心相通) — standard diplomatic terminology suggesting soft power objectives rather than independent media collaboration.

Polish Media Delegation Visits Beijing Communication University

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On July 19, 2023, at Communication University of China (中国传媒大学) in Beijing, Polish Media Association (波兰媒体协会) Chairman Marek Traczyk met with university Vice President Yang Yi and officials from the China Journalists Association (中国记协), accompanied by CJA International Department Director Chen Tao (陈涛). The delegation claimed the visit would strengthen cooperation in “talent cultivation, industry exchange, and cultural innovation” under the Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路), with Yang noting the university’s commitment to “cross-civilizational exchange” (文明交流互鉴) and Traczyk expressing hopes for “deeper cooperation in culture, communication, and education.” Both sides referenced the June 2023 “China-Poland Journalists’ Home” (中波记者之家) memorandum and emphasized Poland’s participation in the Belt and Road “circle of friends,” using terminology about building a “community with shared future for mankind” (人类命运共同体) and promoting “people-to-people connectivity” (民心相通) — standard PRC diplomatic language suggesting the academic exchange serves broader soft power objectives rather than independent journalism education.

Xinhua Signs Deal with SPH Media Trust

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On July 8, 2025, Xinhua President Fu Hua (傅華) met with Singapore Press Holdings Media’s (SPH Media) CEO Chan Yeng Ying Jie (陳延吉) in Beijing, where both leaders committed to “jointly telling stories of their countries’ development and people-to-people friendship” while enhancing cooperation in news reporting, artificial intelligence, and other technological fields. This meeting was the centerpiece of a four-day delegation visit (July 7-10) led by Chan Yeng Kit, which included meetings with China’s major media organizations, including China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), People’s Daily (人民日報), and Tsinghua University’s journalism school, to discuss shared challenges like disinformation and digital transformation.

CMG and RAI Sign Three-Year Collaboration Deal

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Italy’s state broadcaster RAI and the China Media Group signed a three-year memorandum of understanding on March 22, 2019, during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Rome, establishing a framework for cultural and media cooperation between the two nations. The agreement, finalized at RAI’s headquarters on Viale Mazzini, brings together the Italian public broadcaster and China’s state media conglomerate to facilitate exchanges in radio, television, cinema and training programs, with RAI CEO Fabrizio Salini emphasizing the accord’s role in promoting cultural values between Italy and China. CMG Director General Shen Haixiong (慎海雄) described both countries as “cultural superpowers,” according to a readout from the Italian broadcaster, while RAI President Marcello Foa highlighted the broadcaster’s mission to open Italy to the world through cultural exchange, building on previous collaborations that included Chinese coverage of the Sanremo Festival.

Xinhua Deepens Coooperation with Kyodo News

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On February 17, 2025, Fu Hua (傅華), the president of China’s official Xinhua News Agency, met with his counterpart at the non-profit cooperative news agency Kyodo News, Mizutani Toru, in Tokyo, both organizations agreeing to “deepen exchange and cooperation.” Fu Hua stated that as “important media institutions of both countries,” Xinhua and Kyodo serve as “witnesses and participants in the development of bilateral relations.” This was a typical portrayal of media partnerships not as professional media activities by rather diplomatic events. The partners committed to “consolidating existing cooperative results,” expanding collaboration in new media and technology applications, and working together under the World Media Summit (WMS) framework — referring to an ostensible global media grouping entirely controlled by Xinhua — to “promote mutual understanding between Chinese and Japanese people” and “enhance mutual trust” to help bilateral relations “move forward steadily and sustainably.”