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China and Kyrgyzstan Hold 2026 Media Cooperation Forum in Bishkek

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On May 27, 2026, the People’s Daily (人民日報), the Chinese Communist Party’s official newspaper, and Kyrgyzstan’s Kyrgyz Tuusu Publishing House co-hosted the 2026 China-Kyrgyzstan Media Cooperation Forum in Bishkek, with Global Times also involved in organizing the event. According to Global Times, roughly 100 officials, media figures, and business representatives from both countries attended. People’s Daily deputy editor-in-chief Cui Shixin (崔士鑫) linked the forum to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Eurasian security and economic bloc founded in 2001, ahead of its July 2026 session. He outlined four priorities for bilateral media work: building trust in each other’s reporting, advancing cooperation to “pave the way for prosperity,” deepening cultural exchange, and strengthening institutions to “amplify the voice of the SCO.” Cui’s language echoed Xi Jinping’s 2015 instruction that People’s Daily‘s overseas edition should become a “bridge” that builds trust. Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Minister of Culture, Information, Sports, and Youth Policy, Salkyn Sarnogoeva, said journalists have become bridges between the two countries and their populations, echoing China’s narrative of media as a bridge between civilizations. Kyrgyz Tuusu Publishing House head Galina Baitekerek named journalist exchanges, joint media initiatives, digital-platform development, and support for young reporters as cooperation priorities. Slovo Kyrgyzstana editor-in-chief Elena Zholobova called the forum a “high-quality exchange platform” and said Chinese and Kyrgyz outlets could jointly produce content that “caters to the interests of readers in both countries.” At the event, People’s Daily signed a memorandum of understanding with Kyrgyz Tuusu Publishing House, and Global Times signed a cooperation agreement with Slovo Kyrgyzstana.

Thailand PRD Deputy Chief Delivers Keynote at Lancang-Mekong Media Summit

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On July 2, 2018, the 2018 Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Media Summit opened in Vientiane, Laos, hosted by the CCP’s official People’s Daily and Laos’s Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism. A deputy director-general of Thailand’s Public Relations Department (泰國民聯廳), or PRD, delivered a keynote address. The official said Thailand had “actively responded to” China’s “Belt and Road” initiative and that Thai media likewise supported Lancang-Mekong cooperation. She described PRD as adapting its services and expanding its distribution channels to keep pace with Thailand’s shift to mobile and digital media consumption. Politburo member and Central Propaganda Department chief Huang Kunming also attended the summit, according to separate Xinhua reporting.

China Roundtable with CEE Journalists Held in Hebei

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On May 30, 2023, the All-China Journalists Association (中華全國新聞工作者協會), a Chinese Communist Party-led media body, convened a China–Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC) Journalists Roundtable in Wuqiao County, Cangzhou, Hebei Province, co-organized with the Hebei Provincial Journalists Association (河北省記協), according to a report by People’s Daily Online. Held under the theme “Deepening Exchange and Mutual Learning, Jointly Promoting Prosperity and Development” (深化交流互鑒 共促繁榮發展), the event gathered, according to the outlet, more than 40 guests and journalists from China and 14 Central and Eastern European countries, including Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Poland, and Greece. Participants discussed media cooperation, including program exchanges and joint reporting plans. Before the roundtable, organizers arranged reporting visits to Wuqiao Acrobatics World, and journalists reportedly called the trip “a very meaningful and unforgettable experience” (非常有意義且難忘的體驗). The report said participants hoped to contribute to “telling the development stories of China and CEEC countries well” (講好中國和中東歐國家的發展故事), language echoing Xi Jinping’s signature external propaganda slogan, “telling China’s story well” (講好中國故事). The All-China Journalists Association has since held the roundtable annually in different Chinese cities, including Ningbo in 2024 and 2025, and Dunhuang in 2026, which the association describes as a key activity under the China–CEEC cooperation framework.

European Chinese Media Association Organizes 15th European Chinese Media Forum in Milan

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On July 19, 2026, the Association of Overseas Chinese Media in Europe (歐洲華文傳媒協會), also known as the “Chinese Media Association in Europe,” organized a large-scale media exchange event in Milan, Italy, inviting 80 representatives from over 40 outlets across more than 20 European countries, according to People’s Daily Online, a web portal operated by the Chinese Communist Party’s official People’s Daily. The event, called the “European Chinese Media Forum” (第十五屆歐洲華文傳媒論壇), was hosted by the Italy-based Chinese-language newspaper European Chinese News (歐洲華人報). The forum was held under the theme “the integration and innovation of Chinese-language media in the AI era” (人工智能時代華文媒體的融合與創新). At the opening ceremony, Zhang Chenggang (張承剛), China’s consul general in Milan, delivered a speech describing Milan as a hub for China-Europe exchange, and emphasizing the role of media in shaping a friendly perception of China in Europe. Zhang also said Chinese-language outlets need to “adapt to trends in artificial intelligence and media convergence,” phrasing that echoes Xi Jinping’s 2019 call for AI-driven “media convergence.” Zhang Chunjiao (張春姣), vice chair of the All-China Journalists Association, the CCP-led journalistic body that serves to implement official media control policies, invited outlets to visit China and “tell China’s stories well, spread China’s good voice,” aiming to shape “a credible, lovable and respectable image of China,” echoing the CCP’s directives on how to spread positive and non-critical views on China. Zhang Lei (張雷), the editor-in-chief of the official China News Service, pledged at the event that CNS would support outlets with “content, technology and channels” to navigate news gathering and dissemination in the AI-era. He added that “a just cause is never without followers; walking together, one travels further,”  a line Xi has used repeatedly at summits of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to describe China-led multilateral cooperation.

2025 China South Korea Media Cooperation Forum

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The 2025 China-South Korea Media Cooperation Forum was held in Seoul on October 13, 2025, under the theme “China-South Korea Cooperation for an Intelligent Future.” It brought together representatives from Chinese and South Korean media outlets, academic institutions, and tech companies. Co-hosted by the People’s Daily (人民日報), the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party, and South Korea’s Maekyung Media Group, the event featured speeches by the president of the People’s Daily, the chairman of Maekyung Media Group, and China’s ambassador to South Korea. According to a readout from the People’s Daily, the forum released the results of a public opinion survey in the Asia-Pacific region claiming that populations generally view the region as “an interdependent community with common interests and a shared future” — language directly echoing Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy concept of a “community of common destiny for mankind” (人類命運共同體). Xi’s policy phrase, which now underpins what the CCP characterizes as the “Four Great Global Initiatives” (四大全球倡议) — the Global Development Initiative (GDI), Global Security Initiative (GSI), Global Civilization Initiative (GCI), and the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) — prioritizes state-centered approaches to international relations while subordinating individual rights to national interests. The president of the People’s Daily called on media organizations to promote “Asian values of peace, cooperation, openness, and inclusiveness” and to “consolidate common regional values,” framing media cooperation as a vehicle for advancing China’s narratives in the region.

Shenyang Hosts Cross-Strait Media Youth Symposium

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On September 10, 2025, the Liaoning Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office (遼寧省委台辦) and Liaoning Communication University (遼寧傳媒學院) hosted a cross-strait media symposium titled “Liaoning-Taiwan Perspectives: A Mirror for the Future” (遼台視界 鏡啟未來) in Shenyang. Nearly 40 participants attended, including journalists from Taiwan, social media personalities, reporters from Hong Kong, and professors from Liaoning Communication University. Participants included Yuan Tianming (袁天明), chairman of the little-known Chinese Journalists Association (中華新聞記者協會), or CJA TW, who was misidentified as chairman of the Association of Taiwan Journalists (台灣新聞記者協會), a professional non-governmental organization composed of Taiwanese journalists. Yuan characterized the event as “meaningful for deepening cross-strait exchange” and complimented China’s grand official commemoration on September 3 of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. During the symposium, three Taiwanese nationals identified as social media personalities (自媒體人)— Sun Ziyun (孫子芸), James (邱慶齡), and Wu Zhichun (吳志淳) — shared their personal experiences working in China. Sun Ziyun described Liaoning as her “second hometown,” while Wu Zhichun promoted the province’s policies for Taiwanese entrepreneurs, including office space, tax benefits, and housing subsidies. James, visiting Liaoning for the first time, shared his experience of having participated in the September 3 military parade. While identified as social media personalities, the three Taiwanese participants have chiefly been promoters of China and its message of cross-strait integration, and seem to have little appreciable impact inside Taiwan.

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.

China News Service Hosts 12th World Chinese Media Forum

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The 12th World Chinese Media Forum (第十二屆世界華文傳媒論壇) opened on September 7, 2025, in Kunming, Yunnan Province, bringing together representatives from over 120 Chinese-language media outlets from more than 50 countries and regions across five continents. Attendees included Huang Huanming (黃煥明), president of Jian Hua Daily (柬華日報), and a representative from Cambodia China Times (柬中時報). The forum was hosted by China News Service (中國新聞社). Chen Xu (陳旭), deputy minister of the United Front Work Department (UFWD) and director of the State Council Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, attended the opening ceremony alongside Li Baojun (李保俊), Yunnan Provincial Committee Standing Committee member and head of the provincial division of the UFWD. The World Chinese Media Forum, described by official state media as playing a key role in “global Chinese media cooperation and consensus-building,” is a key vehicle for the CCP to exercise influence over media in diaspora communities.

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 Euro Chinese Daily (歐洲僑報), or  “Ziarul Chinezii In Lume,” 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.