As Spain’s prime minister wraps up his fourth visit to Beijing in just over three years, Lingua Sinica sits down with Shiany Pérez-Cheng to examine another side of the relationship — how media partnerships and embassy intervention have extended China’s reach in the country.

Indonesia’s media landscape faces economic pressures and safety threats, creating openings for Chinese state media to expand influence through content partnerships, all-expenses-paid tours, and editorial agreements that normalize Beijing’s narratives.

Journalist Nop Vy discusses press freedom’s decline since 2017, the risks facing independent outlets, and Chinese influence over information access.

Veteran journalist Li Sipan reflects on feminism’s struggle within China’s liberal media, the rise and suppression of Women Awakening Network, and journalism’s transformation under tightening censorship.

Focus in domestic media on the diplomatic implications of the Holy See has turned attention from its outsized role as a Chinese-language communication hub.

Indian scholar Sriparna Pathak examines how China seeks to influence India’s diverse media landscape through academic infiltration and digital manipulation.

Italian journalist Giulia Pompili discusses how China has exploited Italy’s financially struggling media landscape to spread Beijing’s preferred narratives despite the country’s recent exit from Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative.

China and Russia are making inroads into African media, where their success often hinges on pre-existing anti-Western sentiments. How do they navigate local contexts to shape narratives across the continent?

Communication specialist Gian Libot talks censorship, Chinese influence, and other challenges facing the media in the Philippines.