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Activity Type: Media Cooperation Agreement

Myanmar Think Tank Signs Xinhua Cooperation Deal

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On August 22, the Myanmar Narrative Think Tank and Xinhua News Agency signed a cooperation agreement in Yangon under the Global South Joint Communication Partnership Program (全球南方聯合傳播夥伴計劃), a Xinhua-led initiative that claims to promote cooperation between media outlets and research institutions from developing countries. Chairman Ko Ko (高高) of the Myanmar Narrative Think Tank and Xinhua’s Yangon Bureau Chief Zhang Dongqiang (張東強) signed the agreement, with Ko Ko stating the partnership aims to “strengthen people-to-people relations” and “contribute to peace, prosperity and sustainable development.” Zhang said during the signing ceremony that the agreement reflects Xinhua’s efforts to work with organizations in the Global South to “amplify their voices on the international stage” — language echoing China’s portrayal of itself in foreign policy as a champion of developing countries.

CMG and Kyrgyz National TV Sign Cultural Exchange Letter of Intent

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The National Broadcasting Corporation of the Kyrgyz Republic (KTRK), Kyrgyzstan’s state broadcaster, signed a letter of intent for joint cultural exchange activities with China Media Group on September 2, 2025, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin. The agreement was among 14 bilateral media cooperation deals CMG struck with broadcasters from 13 countries during the summit, covering news reporting, joint programming, cultural activities, technological innovation, industry development, personnel exchanges, and media resource sharing. The CMG partnership with KTRK is part of China’s broader efforts to strengthen SCO media cooperation.

AdnKronos and Xinhua Sign MoU on News Cooperation

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In December 2017, Italian news agency AdnKronos and Xinhua News Agency (新華社) signed a cooperation agreement during the fourth World Internet Conference (世界互聯網大會) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province. According to a report by PrimaOnline, the agreement covered news exchange, video production, and digital interconnection between the agencies.

Nanfang Media Group Expands Partnership to Thailand and Malaysia

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In late October 2023, China’s Nanfang Media Group (南方報業傳媒集團) signed strategic cooperation framework agreements with eight media outlets across Thailand and Malaysia — expanding and upgrading a partnership framework the group first established with five Malaysian outlets in October 2021. Three Thai outlets joined for the first time: Asia News Time (亞洲日報), Chinese Headline New Media Thailand, and TAIGUO.COM. The five Malaysian partners from 2021 — Kwong Wah Yit Poh (光華日報), Oriental Daily News (東方日報), United Daily News (聯合日報), The Sun, and Malay Mail — were retained. Under the agreements, GDToday, Nanfang Media Group’s international platform, will conduct joint interviews and content production framed explicitly around Belt and Road Initiative messaging, ASEAN cooperation narratives, and promotion of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) — Beijing’s flagship strategy to economically and politically integrate Hong Kong and Macao with the mainland by binding them into a single high-tech manufacturing and financial hub anchored in Guangdong province.

Cambodian Outlets Partner with Guangxi International Communication Center

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In December 2024, eight mainstream Cambodian media outlets signed cooperation agreements with the Guangxi International Communication Center (廣西國際傳播中心), ostensibly aiming to promote resource sharing, experience exchange, and technological innovation in journalism between the two countries. The participating Cambodian entities included the General Department of Information and Broadcasting under the Ministry of Information, along with media outlets such as Fresh News (新鮮新聞網), Apsara Media Services (仙女電視台), Thmey Thmey (新新新聞網), Jianhua Daily (柬華日報), Huashang Daily (華商日報), People’s News Network (人民新聞網), Angkor News Daily (吳哥新聞日報), and Angkor News Network (吳哥新聞網), as well as the Cambodia-China Journalists Association (柬中記者協會) and Cambodia-China New Media Association (柬中新媒體人協會). Phos Sovann, Cambodia’s director, stated that “news cooperation is an important bridge for friendly relations between countries” and would “inject new momentum” into resource sharing and technological innovation. Yang Tian (陽天), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Guangxi Daily, emphasized strengthening joint planning to create more popular media products and expanding cooperation in talent training. About 120 representatives attended, including Chen Yijun (陳奕君), Standing Committee Member and Publicity Department Director of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Committee. The Guangxi International Communication Center is part of China’s expanding network of provincial-level state media institutions established to coordinate external propaganda efforts, particularly targeting ASEAN countries.

China and Vietnam Sign MoU on Media Cooperation

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On April 14, 2025, Nanning Media Center (南宁市体中心) and Hanoi Radio and Television (越南河内广播电视台) signed a memorandum of understanding during the “Audiovisual China in Vietnam” (视听中国·走进越南) event. It establishes cooperation in five key areas: mutual translation and broadcasting of programs (视听节目互译互播), joint production of content (视听栏目合拍共建), cultural exchange activities (文化交流活动合作), talent visits between organizations (人才交流互访), and other practical collaborations in the audiovisual field. This agreement furthers China-Vietnam media relations during the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations and the “China-Vietnam Year of Humanistic Exchange” (中越人文交流年).”

Chinese State Media Signs Deal with UN Tourism Body

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On July 29, 2024, China Media Group (CMG, 中央廣播電視總台) signed a cooperation memorandum with the United Nations Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Madrid, Spain, focusing on tourism news reporting, brand promotion, and media events. CMG Vice Minister and President Shen Haixiong (慎海雄) and UNWTO Executive Director Zoritsa Urosevic attended the ceremony, with Chinese Ambassador to Spain Yao Jing also present. Shen referenced the Chinese Communist Party’s Third Plenum reforms concluded weeks earlier, claiming “unlimited potential” in media-tourism integration and positioning CMG as a “reliable partner” to UNWTO through its “multilingual advantages.” Urosevic expressed gratitude for CMG’s support, stating the Chinese state broadcaster’s programs have “effectively stimulated economic development” and created a “virtuous cycle” in global tourism recovery. The memorandum outlines resource sharing and collaboration in news production, tourism information dissemination, and program creation between the Chinese state media conglomerate and UN agency.

Slovak News Agency and CMG Sign Deal

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On November 5, 2024, the China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) and the News Agency of the Slovak Republic signed a cooperation memorandum during the Slovak Prime Minister’s official visit to China from October 31 to November 5. The deputy director of CMG and TASR’s director general signed the agreement, which called for regular exchanges, content sharing, technological cooperation, and personnel visits between the two state-affiliated media organizations. The agreement coincided with the 75th anniversary of China-Slovakia diplomatic relations and the nation’s broader effort to establish a strategic partnership with China.

Dimokratia Signs Deal With People’s Daily

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In December 2024, the Greek newspaper Dimokratia (Δημοκρατία) signed a content-sharing agreement with the People’s Daily, the official mouthpiece of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, describing it as the first such partnership between Greek and Chinese newspaper publishers. According to Dimokratia, a delegation from the People’s Daily visited Athens earlier in 2024 to arrange a deal by which the Greek newspaper would periodically publish translated articles from its Chinese partner on domestic and international topics. The paper said the agreement was a way to offer readers what it characterized, mirroring Chinese official talking points, as an alternative to dominant Western media viewpoints. “At a time when news transmission is marked by a dangerous uniformity, while new poles of global power are simultaneously emerging,” said the paper’s announcement, “Dimokratia considers it its duty to enrich its sources of information by drawing from every corner of the globe.” It also described the People’s Daily as friendly toward Greece.