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Activity Type: PRC Foreign Ministry Visit or Activity

Chinese Ambassador Visits Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation

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On March 28, 2023, Du Xiaohui (杜曉暉), China’s ambassador to Zambia, visited the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) in Lusaka and met with newly appointed Director-General Berry Lwando. According to the Chinese Embassy in Zambia (中華人民共和國駐贊比亞共和國大使館), Du congratulated Lwando on his appointment and said that ZNBC played an important role in promoting understanding and friendship between the peoples of the two countries, and that the embassy wished to deepen cooperation with ZNBC in the areas of capacity building and program resources. Lwando said ZNBC was willing to carry forward the traditional Zambia-China “friendship” and contribute to promoting bilateral relations — a term which, as the Decoding China Dictionary notes, “carries political expectations of alignment with China’s positions” and conditions relationships on accommodating China’s core interests. The visit took place one day after Du had published a signed op-ed in the Daily Nation and The Mast on the theme of democratic governance.

Chinese Ambassador Gives Live Interview to Peruvian Talk Show

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On October 31, 2021, Chinese ambassador to Peru Liang Yu (梁宇) gave a live interview on Agenda Política, a talk show on the Peruvian cable news channel Canal N, marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Peru — established on November 2, 1971. Liang stressed that Peru was “among the first” Latin American countries to establish ties with China. It was in fact the third to do so, following Chile and Cuba. The interview featured standard CCP diplomatic framing. Liang described bilateral trade as accounting for 30 percent of Peru’s foreign trade, and characterized the two economies as having “complementary advantages” (經濟優勢互補) with “great potential for pragmatic cooperation” (務實合作大有可為) — language that presents what some have worried is Peru’s growing economic dependency on China as mutual opportunity.

Filipino-Chinese Amity Club Visits Embassy

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On January 21, 2026, a delegation from the Filipino-Chinese Amity Club (菲華聯誼總會) visited the Chinese Embassy in Manila, meeting with People’s Republic of China Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan (井泉). The delegation, framed around cultural exchange was led by Club Chairman Cai Mingfeng (蔡明豐) and included multiple honorary chairmen and vice chairmen. Cai told the ambassador that the Club had spent its 52-year history “promoting friendship” between the Philippines and China and advancing bilateral trade and cultural exchange. Ambassador Jing “fully affirmed” the Club’s efforts toward Sino-Philippine friendship. Attendees pledged to “consolidate” ties, invoking a “thousand-year history” of traditional friendship and vowing to give the ties “vigorous new life” in the “new era” — a direct reference to Xi Jinping’s terminology for the period corresponding to his rule. The club, which is listed formally as a “patriotic organization” (愛國團體), invokes friendship in its very name — a term carrying specific political weight in CCP discourse, and essentially meaning the accommodation of China’s official lines and positions — and operates, by its own account, “under the strong support of the Chinese embassy in the Philippines.” Wu Zhongzhen (吳仲振), the club’s “permanent honorary chairman” (永遠名譽理事長), serves as publisher of The World News (菲律賓世界日報), which calls itself the Philippines’ largest Chinese-language daily. The paper is the direct institutional descendant of the Club’s own Lianyi Weekly (聯誼週刊).

Chinese Consul General Meets with IRNA

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On June 3, 2025, Xu Wei (徐煒), China’s consul general in Bandar Abbas, met with a representative of the bureau of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) in Hormozgan Province. In his meeting with IRNA, Iran’s official state news agency, Xu discussed opportunities for media cooperation, saying that China values media exchanges with Iran and is willing to deepen cooperation with IRNA and other outlets to foster “mutual understanding and friendship” (互了解与友谊), terms typically used by the Chinese leadership to signal engagement while adhering to China’s values and framing. Reflecting the typical way China emphasizes the duty to healthy bilateral relations — rather than journalistic values or news consumer-focused demand — in its media-related dealings, The IRNA representative expressed support for joint efforts to promote China-Iran ties. 

Chinese Consul Visits Iranian Media Outlets

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On October 25 and 26, 2025, Xu Wei (徐煒), China’s consul general in Bandar Abbas, visited the offices of two southern Iranian newspapers, Darya and Sobhe Sahel, and met with their directors. Xu introduced the outcomes of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, a key party meeting at which the senior leadership sets national policy priorities. Xu said the media is “an important channel for enhancing mutual understanding and friendship” between citizens of the two countries, though no specific details of any media cooperation agreements were provided during the session. The visits reflect broader Chinese efforts to cultivate regional media ties under the China–Iran comprehensive strategic partnership, formalized in a 25-year cooperation agreement in March 2021.

Ambassador Attends Ghana–China Friendship Association Meeting with Local Media

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Chinese Ambassador Tong Defa (童德發) attended a year-end media reception hosted by the Ghana–China Friendship Association (加納—中國友好協會) on December 10, 2025, according to an embassy notice. The event hosted approximately 40 participants, including Association Chairman Ambassador Anani-Isaac (戴安大使), friendship figures (友好人士) referring to non-governmental individuals who support Beijing’s interests, and local media representatives. Tong utilized the platform to signal messaging from the CCP’s Fourth Plenum (四中全會) and China’s zero-tariff measures toward Ghana, while noting outcomes from President Mahama’s (馬哈馬總統) recent visit to China. Speakers praised the “traditional friendship” (傳統友誼) between the nations—”friendship” in CCP official discourse generally entails the accommodating of China’s interests in relationships. Both sides emphasized sustaining bilateral cooperation and strategic media engagement moving forward.

Gui Congyou Interviewed by Swedish Television

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On January 8, 2020, Chinese Ambassador to Sweden Gui Congyou (桂從友) was interviewed at the embassy by Swedish Television (SVT) regarding media roles and Swedish coverage of China. The interview, published on January 17, 2020, covered media responsibilities, press freedom, journalist visa policies, and the case of detained Swedish citizen Gui Minhai (桂敏海). Gui outlined three media principles: basing reporting on “objective facts,” promoting “friendship” rather than inciting hostility, and assuming social responsibility. In CCP official discourse, which assumes political control of media for the Party’s needs, “objectivity” refers to coverage aligned with the CCP’s vision rather than criticism of China and its leaders. “Friendship” implies a conditional relationship where criticism is set aside for mutual interests. Gui criticized Swedish journalists for “groundlessly attacking” the Chinese Communist Party and government while refusing to visit China, comparing them to Chekhov’s short story “The Man in a Case” (裝在套子裡的人) — understood as a cautionary tale about voluntary isolation. He confirmed rejecting visa applications from Swedish journalists, stating Sweden lacked “the qualifications and ability to interfere in other countries’ internal affairs.”

Chinese Ambassador Meets with Senegal National Broadcasting Director

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Chinese Ambassador to Senegal Li Zhigang (李志剛) met with Senegal National Broadcasting Director Pape Alé Niang on January 7, 2026 to discuss China-Senegal media exchange and cooperation. Ambassador Li emphasized that China “highly values promoting China-Senegal and China-Africa civilizational exchange and mutual learning” ahead of the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges — an initiative between China and the African Union kicked off in January 2026 — and expressed willingness to cooperate with Senegal National Broadcasting on media coverage of major events including the Dakar Youth Olympic Games. Director Niang praised China’s contributions to Senegal’s development and stated willingness to “learn from China’s development experience” and “actively promote Senegal-China friendly cooperation.” The meeting represents China’s efforts to build media coordination with African state broadcasters as part of broader people-to-people exchange initiatives designed to strengthen “hearts connecting, emotions blending, and forces gathering.” The language of “civilizational exchange” reflects official CCP terminology positioning China as creator of “a new form of human civilization” that other countries should emulate, while “friendship” is a term the CCP uses to condition relationships on accommodating China’s core interests.

Chinese Ambassador Meets President of El Moudjahid

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On January 25, 2026, Chinese Ambassador to Algeria Dong Guangli (董广利) met with Taharoubt, president of El Moudjahid, Algeria’s oldest official media outlet, to discuss bilateral relations, regional issues, and media cooperation. Ambassador Dong emphasized China’s commitment to Africa, noting that Chinese foreign ministers have begun each year with visits to Africa for 36 consecutive years, a tradition demonstrating, he said, enduring “friendship” — a term the CCP frequently uses in diplomatic contexts to signal accommodation of China’s interests. He highlighted China’s “zero-tariff” policy as a signature of China-Africa cooperation and promoted 2026 as the “Year of China-Africa People-to-People Exchanges.” Dong expressed willingness to strengthen cooperation across all sectors, including media. Taharoubt praised China’s modernization achievements and affirmed Algeria’s commitment to deepening media collaboration, describing the Algeria-China friendship as “profound, solid, and ever-renewing.”