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China Hosts Fourth Myanmar Journalists Training Program

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On July 3-13, 2018, in Kunming, Beijing, and Shanghai, the All-China Journalists Association (中國記協) and Yunnan Provincial Journalists Association (雲南省記協) hosted the fourth Myanmar Journalists Training Program (緬甸記者研修班) for 20 media workers from the Myanmar Journalists Association, Myanmar National Radio and Television (緬甸國家廣播電視台), and Myanmar International Television (緬甸國際電視台). Chinese officials claimed the program, which featured sessions on Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative and new media techniques, would “effectively promote exchange and cooperation” between Chinese and Myanmar media. According to a report from the official Yunnan Daily newspaper, participants from Myanmar expressed interest in technical cooperation and described China-Myanmar relations as offering “new opportunities everywhere.”

Hong Kong Students Complete CCP-Sponsored Jiangxi Media Tour

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On July 29, 2025, the state-run Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao Wen Wei Po Media Group (香港大公文汇传媒集团) and its associated Ta Kung Pao Wen Wei International Communication Center (大公文汇国际传播中心), held a media-related tour in Jiangxi province in cooperation with the Propaganda Office of the Jiangxi Provincial Committee of the CCP (中共江西省委宣传部). Themed around the life and work of Fan Changjiang (范长江), the famous Chinese war correspondent for the Ta Kung Pao who in 1949 established the All-China Journalists Association (ACJA) with the Marxist political figure and propagandist Hu Qiaomu (胡乔木), the Jiangxi tour introduced Hong Kong journalism students to the political history of Anyuan County — where Mao Zedong and others mobilized a labor movement among mine workers in 1922. Officials claimed the eight-day program covering four cities, called the “2025 Fan Changjiang Action Hong Kong Media Students Jiangxi Trip” (2025范长江行动香港传媒学子江西行), would help students become “bridges” for Jiangxi-Hong Kong cooperation and “spokespersons” for China stories. Cao Yinghua (曹英华) of Jiangxi’s propaganda office said students should use their “professional, objective, youthful” writing to “show the world a true, three-dimensional, and comprehensive China” — standard PRC political language suggesting ideological training rather than professional journalism education.

Baoshan Launches China-Myanmar Youth Media Partnership

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On August 5, 2025, in Baoshan, Yunnan Province, local officials launched the “Youth Media Bridge Building, People-to-People Connectivity” (青媒筑桥·民心相通) China-Myanmar Youth New Media Co-creation Plan alongside the city’s “external communication and dialogue platform” (对外传播交流平台) — likely to the equivalent of its international communication center. Young representatives from both countries participated in coffee-making exchanges and cultural activities, with officials claiming the initiative will create bilingual content promoting local coffee, hot springs, and shadow puppetry in Myanmar. According to plans outlined in the related release from the Baoshan city propaganda office, youth representatives will “tell Baoshan’s story well” (讲好保山故事) internationally while fostering “people-to-people connectivity” (民心相通) — standard PRC diplomatic terminology suggesting efforts at state narrative projection within the frame of cultural exchange.

China Funds Tanzania’s Excellence in Journalism Awards

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On May 12, 2018, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the Media Council of Tanzania and Embassy of China co-sponsored the ninth Excellence in Journalism Awards Tanzania ceremony at Golden Tulip Hotel, with guest of honor Professor Issa Shivji and organizing committee chairman Kajubi Mukajanga attending alongside partners including Tanzania Revenue Authority, World Wildlife Fund, Tanzania Breweries Limited, and HakiElimu among others. The Media Council of Tanzania’s annual report lists the Embassy of China as the lead partner among sponsors who “made EJAT 2017 possible,” indicating direct Chinese funding of the journalism awards program.

Polish Media Delegation Visits Beijing Communication University

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On July 19, 2023, at Communication University of China (中国传媒大学) in Beijing, Polish Media Association (波兰媒体协会) Chairman Marek Traczyk met with university Vice President Yang Yi and officials from the China Journalists Association (中国记协), accompanied by CJA International Department Director Chen Tao (陈涛). The delegation claimed the visit would strengthen cooperation in “talent cultivation, industry exchange, and cultural innovation” under the Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路), with Yang noting the university’s commitment to “cross-civilizational exchange” (文明交流互鉴) and Traczyk expressing hopes for “deeper cooperation in culture, communication, and education.” Both sides referenced the June 2023 “China-Poland Journalists’ Home” (中波记者之家) memorandum and emphasized Poland’s participation in the Belt and Road “circle of friends,” using terminology about building a “community with shared future for mankind” (人类命运共同体) and promoting “people-to-people connectivity” (民心相通) — standard PRC diplomatic language suggesting the academic exchange serves broader soft power objectives rather than independent journalism education.

Yunnan ICC Runs Media Training with Myanmar

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On July 21, 2025, Yunnan province’s South Asia and Southeast Asia International Communication Center (雲南省南亞東南亞區域國際傳播中心) and the propaganda office of the prefecture of Dehong (德宏傣族景頗族自治州委宣傳部), which borders Myanmar’s Kachin State, hosted a China-Myanmar digital media training program in Mangshi (芒市), the local county seat. The Yunnan ICC, formed as part of a national push from the central leadership to invigorate global propaganda through local and regional participation, has played a key role in media related outreach toward Southeast Asia. The six-day initiative brought together officials and journalists from Myanmar’s Ministry of Information (緬甸宣傳部) and Myanmar National Television (緬甸國家電視台). Participants visited border cities including Ruili (瑞麗) and Longchuan (隴川) to study digital communication techniques and experience what organizers described as China’s modernization efforts in border areas. The program, timed for the 75th anniversary of China-Myanmar diplomatic relations, aimed to strengthen bilateral media cooperation through joint content creation and cultural exchanges, though specific outcomes beyond stated diplomatic objectives remained unclear from the official coverage.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

China Internet Body Holds Global Training

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The World Internet Conference Digital Academy (世界互联网大会数字研修院) held a training program on “Digital Economy Innovation and Development” during the 2025 World Internet Conference Digital Silk Road Development Forum on July 24, 2025. According to a state media readout, the program attracted government officials and business representatives from 26 countries and regions, focusing on data governance and cross-border data flows. Liang Hao (梁昊), the executive deputy secretary-general of the WIC and executive vice-dean of the WICDA, said the academy aims to “inject new vitality into digital development” and build an “open, trustworthy, and shared global digital economy ecosystem.” The training was jointly organized by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), China’s primary internet control body, and featured instructors from Beijing Normal University’s Belt and Road School (北京师范大学”一带一路”学院) and the Asia Academy of Digital Economics, though specific participating countries were not disclosed. The World Internet Conference (WIC) was founded in 2014 as an annual forum hosted by China in Wuzhen, promoting Beijing’s vision of internet governance and digital cooperation. The event, through which China has often tried to force joint declarations with participants to support its views on cyberspace governance, has had limited participation, despite its global branding.

Overseas Chinese Media Delegation Visit to Fuzhou New Area

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On August 15, representatives from ten overseas Chinese-language media outlets, including Germany’s European New Immigrant Network, Italy’s Overseas Chinese Network, Mauritius’ Chinese Voice, the Philippines’ World Daily and Business Daily, visited the Fuzhou New Area (福州新區) during a two-day tour to observe local development. The delegation toured the China-Indonesia Two Countries Twin Parks (中印尼兩國雙園), where Shi Jie (施捷), vice chairman of Saneheld (Fuqing) Food Company, stated that the Twin Parks “brought enormous business opportunities.” The Two Countries Twin Parks initiative, approved by China’s State Council in January 2023, represents a new bilateral cooperation model where both countries establish industrial parks on each other’s territory. The group also visited the Digital Fujian Cloud Computing Center (數字福建雲計算中心), which officials claimed “possesses the fastest computing platform in Fujian Province” with processing capabilities of “60 trillion calculations per second.” Media representatives expressed interest in promoting Fuzhou New Area’s economic achievements to overseas Chinese communities.

China Journalists Association Engages with Iranian Media at Beijing Press Event

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On March 9, 2025, the Tehran Times reported on Iranian journalists participating in a group interview with Guangdong delegates to China’s National People’s Congress, organized by the All-China Journalists Association (中華全國新聞工作者協會). ACJA representatives acknowledged that “exchange and cooperation between ACJA and Iranian journalists organization is not much, which is not matched with our bilateral political relations as well as the economic cooperation.” The organization expressed interest in “media delegation visits, joint interviews or coverage of some projects, media professional training” and specifically invited Iranian media counterparts to attend “the coming 2025 Belt & Road Journalists Network Forum in July.” The press event showcased developments in renewable energy, electric vehicles, battery recycling, artificial intelligence, and robotics through interactions with three Guangdong entrepreneurs serving as NPC delegates.