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Activity Type: Media Training or Seminar

Hungarian Media Delegation Visit Hubei

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From October 25 to October 31, 2024, a media delegation from Hungary visited the central Chinese region of Hubei. The visit, organized by the Chinese embassy in Hungary, brought together journalists from the online newspaper Magyar Hírlap and the English-language news portal Hungary Today, to tour the region’s hotspots, from cultural exhibitions like the China Bridge Museum to industrial and tech facilities such as the Dongfeng Voyah auto plant. On October 27, the delegation met with the director of the Hubei Provincial Foreign Office, Zhang Xiaomei (章笑梅), who said that the visit was an opportunity for the two countries to deepen ties between the countries, especially around the 75th anniversary of the establishment of China-Hungary diplomatic relations. During the meeting, the Hungarian delegation’s leader, Magyar Demokrata’s general director Bencsik Dávid, thanked the Chinese official and said that the Hungarian media would work more on conveying the “real voice” and “positive image” of China, phrasing consistent with the Chinese Communist Party’s framing of alleged Western media bias about the country.

Chinese and Portuguese Media Hold Seminar to Facilitate Cooperation

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On November 26, 2018, a seminar was held in Portugal’s capital of Lisbon drawing Chinese and Portuguese government officials together with media representatives from China, Portugal, and other Portuguese-speaking countries — including Brazil and Angola. The seminar, called the “Dialogue of Media Cooperation Between China and Portugal,” called for deepening cooperation and joint reporting of stories between the two countries, emphasizing the role of media in fostering stronger bilateral relations. In his speech to the event, Wang Xiaohui (王晓晖), executive deputy head of the Central Propaganda Department of the CCP, highlighted a long history of media cooperation between Portugal and China, including cooperation between China Radio International and Portugal’s Iris FM, as well as the “Belt and Road” Portuguese-language Media Alliance. The latter was founded in 2017 to enhance bilateral media exchanges, share news content, and improve mutual understanding and cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, according to a read-out from the State Council Information Office (Central Propaganda Department). The event was held before President Xi Jinping visited Portugal in early December 2018, which resulted in 17 agreements on cooperation in various sectors, including in the media sector. CMG and Portugal also signed a cooperation agreement during Xi’s visit.

State Council Information Office Hosts Xinjiang Media Seminar for Foreign Journalists

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On April 14, 2024, the State Council Information Office (國務院新聞辦公室), together with the China International Communications Group (中國外文局) and the propaganda office of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region CCP Committee, hosted the Silk Road Economic Belt Joint Construction Countries’ Media Head Seminar (絲綢之路經濟帶共建國家媒體負責人研討班), bringing 26 media figures, writers, and scholars from 21 countries to tour Urumqi, Kashgar, and the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. Addressing participants in Urumqi, Ma Xingrui (馬興瑞), then Xinjiang’s CCP secretary, said the party would “to the greatest possible extent, ensure that the people’s rights to subsistence and development are not violated (最大限度確保人民的生存權和發展權不受侵害),” a formulation the CCP has used to rebut international criticism of its treatment of Uyghurs. Fifteen of the attendees, according to the same report, said Western media had “distorted facts to smear” (歪曲事實來抹黑) Xinjiang. As of April 2026, Ma was under investigation by China’s central discipline and supervisory authorities for a “serious violation of discipline and law,” a term typically denoting corruption.

ACJA Meets African, South Asian and Southeast Asian Journalists

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On April 25, 2017, Wang Dongmei (王冬梅), secretary of the All-China Journalists Association (中國記協), met with 42 journalists from 39 countries across Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia in Beijing. Wang emphasized China’s growing economic and media ties with these regions, claiming the journalists’ association follows principles of “openness, cooperation, and mutual benefit” (開放、合作、共贏) while promoting Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (一帶一路). The foreign journalists were invited by the China-Africa Press Exchange Center (中非新聞交流中心) and China-South Asia Southeast Asia Exchange Center (中國-南亞東南亞交流中心), which were established in 2014 and 2016 respectively under China’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation framework. These centers arrange 10-month programs for international journalists featuring themed reporting and cultural experiences, with the China-Africa Press Exchange Center placing “African journalists in Chinese media outlets on 10-month assignments where they work in Chinese newsrooms and report on high-level CCP activities.”

Foreign Journalists Tour Chinese Industry Sites During Belt and Road Media Forum

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Organized around the 2025 Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum (2025″一带一路”媒体合作论坛), a joint Chinese and foreign media interview team (中外媒体联合采访团) conducted multi-city site visits across China — reported in the CCP’s official People’s Daily on February 12, 2026. The government-facilitated journalist delegation toured five locations: State Power Investment’s Shizitan Hydroelectric Station in Chongqing, China Overseas Land’s Daji Lane commercial district (中海大吉巷商圈) in Beijing, Yili’s Yunnan dairy factory, Fenjiu Group’s distillery in Shanxi, and Great Wall Motors’ Xushui plant in Hebei. Participating foreign media included outlets from Georgia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, Cuba, Kazakhstan, South Africa, Botswana, Tanzania, and Lesotho. “In China, I saw the process of technological development. The Shizitan Hydropower Station is evidence of modernized development,” said Catherine Gulua, founder and editor-in-chief of Georgia’s Mutavari Media Center, on her third documented China visit since 2023. A previous journalist tour, including Gulua, provided a clear opportunity for Chinese state media to promote positive views of the country in the voice of visiting journalists, a common tactic for organized tours, which are not purely educational.

China-Bangladesh Media Cooperation Seminar 2018

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The Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh hosted a China-Bangladesh media cooperation seminar on July 8, 2018, with Chinese Ambassador Zhang Zuo (張佐) delivering remarks and Bangladesh Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu serving as chief guest. The seminar brought together executives from major Bangladeshi media outlets including United News of Bangladesh, Daily Naya Diganta, The Independent, The Financial Express, NTV, RTV, and ATN, with over 30 local media organizations and Press Trust of India reporters covering the event. Also participating was Aaj Kaal, an Indian newspaper based in Kolkata. Ambassador Zhang proposed four recommendations for strengthening bilateral media cooperation, encouraging Bangladeshi media to serve as “amplifiers” for China-Bangladesh relations, “seeders” of friendship, and “promoters” of cooperation. Minister Inu praised the strategic partnership’s development and expressed government support for enhanced media collaboration. Prior to the seminar, Zhang met privately with Inu to discuss bilateral relations and media cooperation.

ACJA Hosts Tibet Media Exchange in Lhasa

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On July 22, 2025, the All-China Journalists Association’s (中国记协) Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Department organized an exchange event in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa between overseas Chinese-language media and Tibetan media outlets, bringing together 30 representatives from Chinese-language media organizations across 18 countries and five continents who toured facilities at the official Tibet Daily (西藏日报), the paper under the local committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and Tibet Broadcasting and Television Station (西藏广播电视台), the state-run broadcaster in the region. Also attending were government-run multimedia centers and representatives from the Tibet International Communication Center (西藏国际传播中心), an ICC created to conduct external propaganda for the Tibetan CCP leadership. Among the foreign media taking part in the event were Cambodia’s Jian Hua Daily (柬华日报), Japan’s Chubun (中文导报), Canada’s Seven Days Media (七天傳媒), Australia’s AUS-China TV Media (澳视传媒), Fiji Daily (斐济日报), New Zealand’s Home Voice Chinese News (乡音报), Portugal’s Europe Weekly (葡华报), and the Central and Eastern Europe edition of the European Times (欧洲时报中东欧版), which is produced from the outlet’s offices in Austria. The event was aimed at advancing media transformation, strengthening international cooperation, and collectively “telling Tibet’s story in the new era” (讲好新时代中国西藏故事) — agendas echoing the official narratives of the CCP leadership.

China Media Group and the National Library of Pakistan Hold Event

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On April 21, 2025, the China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), a state-run media conglomerate under China’s Central Propaganda Department, hosted a seminar in Pakistan commemorating President Xi Jinping’s state visit to the country a decade ago. Held in Islamabad, the diplomatic event was jointly organized by the National Library of Pakistan, featuring prominent government officials reflecting on the impact of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor — a sea and land-based infrastructure network that is meant to further integrate China and parts of South Asia. Federal Minister for Board of Investment Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh called Xi’s visit in 2015 “a pivotal moment in bilateral relations,” while Minister of State for National Heritage and Culture Huzaifa Rehman described CPEC as “an economic lifeline” for Pakistan during challenging times. Parliamentary Secretary for IT and Telecommunications Sabheen Ghoury emphasized what she called the “all-weather friendship” between the nations. The event again underscored the key role of central Chinese state media in bilateral diplomacy.

China Hosts Salvadoran Journalists for “Two Sessions” Press Tour

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In March 2026, the PRC invited a select group of Salvadoran journalists, primarily from state-aligned outlets, to cover the annual “Two Sessions” political event in Beijing. Such invitations generally include all-expenses-paid travel and “capacity building” workshops that emphasize the successes of the Chinese socialist model. By providing exclusive access to high-level political meetings, the PRC ensures that the resulting coverage in El Salvador mirrors the official Chinese perspective on sensitive topics like the “One China” principle and Chinese investments and infrastructure support that, some critics argue, serve geopolitical objectives that could be damaging to the country.