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.

By translating the work of exiled and undercover journalists, Border Eyes seeks to improve Sinophone audiences’ understanding of the ongoing crisis in Myanmar

Afghanistan’s once-thriving media landscape has been decimated by the Taliban takeover, and China is seizing the opportunity to bolster its media presence and project a favorable views of the PRC

Benjamin YH Loh talks about partisanship, censorship, Chinese influence and other challenges facing the media industry in one of the world’s most vibrant Chinese-language environments.