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Activity Type: Cross-Publication with PRC Sources

Chinese Ambassador Criticizes Tariffs in German Media

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On April 24, 2025, the Chinese Ambassador to Germany published an article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung titled “Tariff Abuse Is Turning Back the Clock of History” (濫施關稅是開歷史倒車), criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on global imports. The article referenced the 1930 Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, a U.S. protectionist measure that raised tariffs on thousands of imported goods and triggered retaliatory tariffs worldwide, contributing to the Great Depression. Deng accused the US of prioritizing its own interests over global development and characterized American tariff policy as “blatant protectionism and unilateral bullying.” The article, clearly intended to encourage German and European support against the trade actions of the Trump administration, called for China and Europe to strengthen cooperation in maintaining a rules-based multilateral trading system.

Bangladesh Newspaper Runs Exclusive Interview with China’s Ambassador

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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.

NewsVoice Launches Partnership with China Daily

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On April 10, 2025, the Swedish website NewsVoice announced the signing of a news-sharing agreement with China Daily (中國日報) that allowed NewsVoice to translate and publish articles from the Chinese government-run outlet on its website. According to a letter on the deal published by China Daily and bearing the byline of NewsVoice founder and editor-in-chief Torbjörn Sassersson, the partnership provides “insight into China’s thinking, philosophy, and political perspective.” Sassersson added that the partnership would enable his website to “become a player in media diplomacy using journalism to build bridges between countries and peoples”—language that closely mirrors Chinese state media rhetoric surrounding media cooperation agreements. Torbjörn Sassersson is a Swedish freelance journalist and communications consultant who has worked in environmental consulting, bioenergy, and corporate communications since the 1990s. He founded NewsVoice.se in 2011, a bilingual news and — says Sassersson — debate platform. As Sassersson explains in a bio on the NewsVoice website, he shifted focus in 2023 to covering the multipolar world, BRICS, and China’s Belt and Road Initiative after receiving an invitation from the Chinese embassy to visit Shanghai. In June 2025, Sassersson interviewed Cui Anmin, China’s ambassador to Sweden, on Sweden-China relations for NewsVoice.

China Daily Runs Inserts in the Washington Post

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Beginning in November 2016, the Washington Post regularly ran the “China Watch” printed insert of China’s government-run China Daily in the pages of its newspaper, accepting advertising payments from China Daily USA in return. The paid supplements were designed to look like news articles, but were vehicles for pro-China propaganda. According to filings by China Daily with the US Justice Department, the Washington Post accepted 4.6 million dollars for the inserts between 2016 and April 2020.

China Daily Runs Insert in Des Moines Register

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A four-page China Daily supplement in the Sunday Des Moines Register in September 2018 sought to undermine Iowa farm support for President Donald Trump’s trade war with China, according to political experts. The Chinese government-backed English-language newspaper’s insert highlighted mutual U.S.-China trade benefits and President Xi Jinping’s three-decade Iowa relationship, aiming to pressure the Trump administration by showing potential Republican electoral costs. Political scientist David Skidmore said the effort targeted midterm elections, though he questioned its effectiveness compared to farmers’ economic concerns. Iowa farmers faced projected $2.2 billion losses from trade wars, with ripple effects across the state’s economy and tax revenues.

Cuba Launches Academic Journal On Shared Future Concept

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On August 4, 2025, in Havana, Cuba’s International Political Research Center (古巴国际政治研究中心) launched a special academic issue of Nuestra América quarterly focusing on “Community of Shared Future for Mankind” (人类命运共同体), featuring over 20 articles by Chinese and Cuban scholars and diplomats. Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Josefina Vidal claimed the issue holds “great significance” as the countries approach their 65th diplomatic anniversary, saying it will “promote building” the Cuba-China community of shared future and “strengthen academic exchange.” Chinese Ambassador Hua Xin described the initiative as demonstrating how the theoretical concept is “taking root” through practical cooperation, positioning Cuba as the first Western Hemisphere nation to jointly build a bilateral community of shared future — standard PRC diplomatic terminology suggesting soft power objectives rather than independent academic research.

China’s EU Ambassador Runs Article in EuroNews

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On July 23, 2025, Chinese Ambassador to the European Union Cai Run (蔡润) published an op-ed titled “China and the EU: Partners for mutual success” in Euronews, marking the 50th anniversary of China-EU diplomatic relations. Cai claims China-Europe cooperation demonstrates “broad prospects” and cites German automaker investments that he says yield “profits in China reaching up to 30 times those earned in their domestic markets,” while Chinese infrastructure projects like Croatia’s Pelješac Bridge and the Hungary-Serbia railway represent what he describes as “high-quality development.” The ambassador positions green energy collaboration, including battery manufacturer investments by CATL (宁德时代) and Gotion High-Tech (国轩高科), as evidence of “mutual success” and highlights the China-Europe Railway Express “operating over 110,000 trips” with goods “worth more than $450 billion.”

Chinese Ambassador Publishes 70th Anniversary Article in Lithuanian Media

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On October 1, 2019, in Lithuania, Chinese Ambassador Shen Zhifei (申知非) published a signed article titled “Seventy Years of Glory Forge the Dream of Prosperity and Strong Nation” (七十年辉煌铸就富民强国梦) in major Lithuanian media outlets including Lietuvos Rytas. The ambassador penned the article to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC and promote “mutual benefit and win-win cooperation” (互利共赢). He also touted bilateral trade achievements, and positioned Lithuania as a partner in Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路) as well as the China-Central and Eastern European Collaboration framework (中国—中东欧国家合作). Shen described growing Lithuanian participation in China’s import expo and cultural exchanges as evidence of deepening “friendship” (友谊), arguing both nations shared common aspirations as “dream chasers in the new era.” The article employed standard PRC diplomatic terminology about building a “community with shared future for mankind.”

Chinese Ambassador Marks China-EU Anniversary in Czech Media

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On July 21, 2025, Chinese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Feng Biao (冯飚) published an op-ed in Czech publication Parlamentní Listy (议会报) titled “Fifty Years of China-Europe Diplomatic Relations: Fruitful Results, Bright Prospects,” commemorating the 50th anniversary of China-EU diplomatic relations. The ambassador promoted expanding bilateral trade relationships, claiming annual trade volumes grew “from 2.4 billion dollars to over 780 billion dollars” and positioning mutual investment stock at “nearly 260 billion dollars.” Feng defended China’s market access policies and dismissed concerns about trade imbalances, stating “the surplus is on China’s side, the profits are on Europe’s side.” The article employed standard PRC diplomatic terminology about “comprehensive strategic partnership” (全面战略伙伴关系) and called for “dialogue and cooperation” (对话合作) while promoting the upcoming 25th China-EU Leaders’ Meeting in Beijing.