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Activity Type: Media Cooperation Agreement

Buryatia Government Delegation Visits Inner Mongolia

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A delegation from the government of the Republic of Buryatia (布里亞特共和國), a federal republic of Russia located in Eastern Siberia, renowned as a spiritual center of Buddhism in Russia, visited China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from April 27-30, 2026, for talks on news and media cooperation. The trip was led by Ivan Sergeevich Loginov, chairman of the Information Policy Committee of the Administration of the Head of the Republic of Buryatia. According to a report from Inner Mongolia Daily (內蒙古日報), the delegation toured the Inner Mongolia Art Theatre, the Inner Mongolia Museum, and the offices of Inner Mongolia Daily and Inner Mongolia Radio and Television, including the latter’s international communication and “media convergence” (融媒體) centers, an effort to combine party media outlets into single, multi-platform operations under centralized editorial control. The delegation also attended a sister-city event between Hohhot and the Buryat capital, Ulan-Ude. On April 29, the visitors held a working session with regional press and culture officials to discuss cooperation on news websites, broadcast content sharing, and translated programming. “Media exchange is an important entry point for deepening friendly cooperation between the two countries,” Loginov was quoted as saying. He called for joint projects and regular journalist exchanges to “increase mutual understanding” between the two countries — language consistent with standard Chinese Communist Party framing of bilateral cultural exchange as relationship-building rather than as a vehicle for shaping foreign perceptions of China.

China Media Group Signs Four Serbian Media Partnerships

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China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) signed four cooperation agreements with Serbian media and cultural institutions on May 8, 2024, during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Serbia. CMG Director and Deputy Minister of the Publicity Department Shen Haixiong (慎海雄) signed agreements with Serbia’s Presidential Media Relations Department, Politika newspaper, Radio Television of Serbia, and the Ministry of Culture. The agreements were witnessed by Xi Jinping and Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. Officials said the agreements would promote “people-to-people exchanges” (人文交流) and contribute to building a “China-Serbia community of shared future in the new era” (新時代中塞命運共同體) through “news exchange, joint programming, and technical cooperation” (新聞信息交換、聯合制播節目、技術交流). The agreements were described as part of Xi’s state visit outcomes, with CMG cited as signing the most cooperation documents among participating institutions. Politika is Serbia’s oldest and most influential daily newspaper, founded in 1904.

China Signs Media Cooperation Deals with Ukraine

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From February 8-17, 2017, Tian Jin (田進), Deputy Diretor 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.

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.

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.