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Communication University Hosts China-South Korea Media Dialogue

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On January 10, 2026, a symposium on China-South Korea media content exchange and “cultural community building” (文化共同體建設) — a term referencing Xi Jinping’s shared future foreign policy concept — was held at the Communication University of China (中國傳媒大學). Organized by the university’s Institute for a Community of Shared Future (人類命運共同體研究院), the event brought together scholars from both countries to discuss the dissemination of cultural products (referring to media content broadly, including films and television shows) and cooperation in the digital age. Participants analyzed media policy between the two countries, compared the strengths of the film industry, discussed the reception of Korean cultural products in China, and called for expanded distribution of Chinese content in Korean and Southeast Asian markets, while acknowledging persistent challenges, including asymmetric market access and content restrictions (which were not specified). Li Huailiang (李懷亮), director of the Institute for a Community of Shared Future for Mankind, said that China and South Korea should build “bridges of mutual trust” through media collaboration. Participants from South Korea included Joo Jung-min (朱定珉), president of the Korean Association for Media Policy and dean of the School of Media and Communication at Chonnam National University; Jung Hye-yoon (郑惠允), research fellow at the Center for Social Issues Research at Korea University; Ha Joo-yong (河周容), dean of the College of Social Sciences and director of the Institute of Social Science Research at Inha University; Lee Heon-yul (李宪律), dean of the School of Media Studies at Korea University; Lee Seung-hyun (李承炫), director of student affairs and dean of the International Education Institute at Dong Seoul University; and Chae Jung-hwa (蔡廷和), research professor at the ICT Law and Economics Research Institute at Sogang University.

Xinhua President Meets with Reuters and AP Presidents

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On June 12, 2024, Xinhua News Agency President Fu Hua (傅華) met with Associated Press President and CEO Daisy Veerasingham and Reuters President Paul Bascobert in New York. Fu and Veerasingham signed a new cooperation agreement on news and information services, and both sides discussed artificial intelligence’s impact on media and Olympic coverage. Fu expressed hope for strengthening cooperation with Reuters on emerging technologies and international news services, noting the partnership between the two agencies dating back to 1957. While Xinhua provided enthusiastic coverage of the meetings, neither the Associated Press nor Reuters reported on them. These partnerships allow Western news agencies to operate in China, while Xinhua views the cooperation as part of China’s broader efforts to shape global discourse and enhance its government’s international image.

6th World Media Summit Held in Xinjiang

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On October 14, 2024, Xinhua News Agency and the Xinjiang regional government co-hosted the 6th World Media Summit in Urumqi, China, with over 500 participants from 106 countries and regions attending, according to Xinhua. The summit focused on “Artificial Intelligence and Media Transformation.” Organizers arranged a tour of Xinjiang for attendees, which Xinhua documented in vlogs featuring media representatives from Thailand, Pakistan, and Myanmar describing their positive impressions of the region. China faces widespread allegations of human rights violations against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, including mass detention and forced labor, which the U.S. has characterized as genocide. China rejects these accusations, claiming the facilities are vocational training centers. The World Media Summit (WMS), is a forum conceived by China in the midst of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and first held in October 2009, with the explicit idea on China’s part to expand its global influence and “discourse power” (話語權) through a semi-formal international mechanism under its leadership. Eight months ahead of the first meeting, Xinhua News Agency chief Li Congjun (李从军) wrote in the official periodical China Journalist that the event of conceived “[according] to the Central Committee’s strategic demand for ‘strengthening external propaganda’” (大外宣).

Xinhua Hosts Dialogue with Reuters, AP and AFP

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On October 12, 2024, representatives from Xinhua News Agency, Reuters, the Associated Press, and Agence France-Presse convened in Beijing for a high-level meeting among the four agencies. This was the second dialogue event hosted by Xinhua since the December 2023 inaugural meeting. Unlike the first meeting, which included top executives, the October gathering featured senior officials rather than agency leaders. According to Xinhua, the agencies discussed AI’s impact on journalism, with Xinhua’s president Fu Hua (傅華)  saying that AI poses many challenges to news reporting, including the risk of spreading false information through AI-generated images and videos. Fu suggested the agencies “embrace technological change” while combating misinformation, claiming “major global wire services should jointly shoulder the responsibility of upholding journalistic ethics.” Representatives from Reuters, AP, and AFP reportedly stated news agencies should redefine AI use while building safeguards, and all four agencies agreed to continue strengthening communication on AI-related topics. Xinhua has been keen to establish dialogue with the major international news wires in order to be seen as a key player in global information dissemination, but global news agencies have distanced themselves from the idea that cooperation with Xinhua relates to their professional journalism work — AP’s CEO emphasizing to US lawmakers in 2019 that cooperation is “purely commercial in nature.” 

16th Media Forum China-Germany

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The 16th Media Forum China Germany (第16屆中德媒體圓桌對話會) was held in Shenzhen from November 10-13, 2025, co-hosted by the state-run Global Times (環球時報) newspaper and China Media Management Inc (CMM-I传媒咨询有限公司), a Beijing-based consulting and business development firm originally founded in Hong Kong with ties to Germany and the UK. While Chinese state media characterized the event as receiving “support from the United Nations,” this appears to refer solely to the online participation of the UN Resident Coordinator in China, not to institutional endorsement or substantive UN involvement documented in any public record. The Global Times reported that participants discussed China’s four “Global Initiatives,” one of Xi Jinping’s signature policy initiatives on development, security, civilization, and governance. Attendees also toured Shenzhen’s technology parks. The Global Times editor-in-chief said the forum would “make new contributions to deepening the China-Germany all-round strategic partnership.” The forum has been held annually since 2010 , with support at least until 2016 by the Robert Bosch Foundation, as an effort to encourage exchange between Chinese and German media outlets. The media event has received continued criticism in recent years from activists who argue that the Forum allows Chinese state-controlled media representatives to promote official Chinese narratives.

Fourth China-Germany Media Dialogue Held in Beijing

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On December 16, 2014, China and Germany held the Fourth China-Germany Media Dialogue in Beijing, bringing together nearly 40 representatives including officials, diplomats, and media professionals. Cai Mingzhao (蔡名照), director of China’s State Council Information Office (SCIO), which is the same office as the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Propaganda Department, highlighted positive results from media cooperation including regular dialogue, joint interviews, and joint program production. He called for enhanced communication in journalism, technology, and management, particularly exploring convergence between traditional and emerging media. German Foreign Ministry State Secretary Stephan Steinlein emphasized China’s increasingly important global role and stated that globalization requires deepened mutual understanding, especially in media. Participants discussed pragmatic cooperation, social media development, and media education.

China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum 2025

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China hosted the 2025 China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum on September 28, 2025, in Xiamen, bringing together approximately 400 representatives from government agencies, universities, think tanks and news media from China and 32 African countries. The forum, themed “Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace and Writing a New Chapter in China-Africa Digital Cooperation” — drawing on Xi Jinping’s foreign policy notion of “shared destiny” as applied to the internet — was organized by the Cyberspace Administration of China (國家互聯網信息辦公室) and the Fujian Provincial People’s Government (福建省人民政府). Chinese officials unveiled the 2025-2026 Action Plan for Building a China-Africa Cyberspace Community with a Shared Future (携手构建中非网络空间命运共同体行动计划) and established the “China-Africa Internet Enterprise Cooperation Network” (中国在非洲互联网企业合作网络), while announcing continued training programs on cybersecurity and digital economy. The forum featured four sub-forums addressing digital divide reduction and digital transformation, artificial intelligence development and governance, cybersecurity and data governance, and online media cooperation. State media coverage reported that African representatives “endorsed” China’s proposed cooperation initiatives, and said that the forum aligned with African countries’ digital transformation needs and expressing willingness to deepen collaboration with China in digital economy, cybersecurity, data protection, artificial intelligence governance and online media sectors. Such initiatives are generally organized, announced and hosted in a unilateral manner by Chinese government entities, even as the discourse stresses them as bilateral or multilateral in nature. The Xiamen meeting also presented 7 participants from African countries (called “friends”) with certificates under “China Storytelling Partnerships” ( 中国故事共创会), which media said recognized those who work “to tell China’s stories, spread Chinese culture, and show the world a real, three-dimensional, and comprehensive China.” The language echoes China’s official policy on external propaganda.

Xiamen University Hosts China-ASEAN Journalism Education Conference

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The “China-ASEAN Journalism Education Conference” (中國—東盟未來新聞傳播教育會議), bringing together approximately 30 academic representatives from nine ASEAN countries alongside Chinese academics, was held from September 13-14, 2025, in the port city of Xiamen. Co-organized by the School of Journalism and Communication of Xiamen University (廈門大學新聞傳播學院) and the university’s Center for International Communication Research (廈門大學國際傳播研究中心), the conference revolved around the theme of journalism and the role of artificial intelligence. Indian national Daya K. Thussu (達雅·屠蘇), president of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR), participated in sessions focused on artificial intelligence’s impact on journalism. He said that journalism education “needs to summarize the past to face the future” and stressed the importance of cooperation among ASEAN journalism education institutions to address future challenges posed by technological developments and changing media landscapes. The conference, which emphasized “building a China-ASEAN journalism education community” (构建中国—东盟新闻传播教育共同体), reflected Beijing’s broader regional foreign policy strategy, using partnerships in media, education, and culture to further its geopolitical goals. Chinese media reports indicated participation by representatives from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

SCO Media Summit Establishes Cooperation Framework

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On July 23-27, 2024, in Zhengzhou, China, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织) hosted a media and think tank summit featuring Dmitry Zhuk, director of Belarus’s “Belarus Today” publishing house, alongside Chinese officials and regional media representatives. The summit produced the “Zhengzhou Consensus” (郑州共识), with participants claiming the gathering would “explore optimal solutions to external challenges” and establish “more effective international information cooperation paradigms” (更加有效的国际信息合作新范式). Zhuk praised the summit’s “fruitful results” and emphasized combating disinformation while promoting “mutual respect principles” and “civilizational diversity” (文明多样性). The initiative positions itself as implementing “Shanghai Spirit” (上海精神) values in media cooperation, though the emphasis on geopolitics and strategic information coordination suggests soft power objectives rather than independent media and think tank collaboration.