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Dataxet Signs Cooperation Deal with Xinhua

Dataxet (ดาต้าเซ็ต), a Thai media intelligence company, has signed a cooperation agreement with Xinhua News Agency and its affiliate China Economic Information Service (中国经济信息社), or CEIS. Under the agreement, Dataxet will market the Xinhua Silk Road Information Service (新華絲路網) — an information product focused on China’s economy and Xi Jinping’s signature Belt and Road Initiative — to businesses in Thailand. The Xinhua Silk Road Information Service has identified itself in Chinese during public exchanges, including last year’s China-Cyprus-Europe Media Forum, as a “Country-specific External Propaganda Center” (國別外宣中心), clearly indicating its role within China’s official external communication network (archived).

Activity Country:
Thailand
Event Date:
01.01.2019
Activity Category:
Media Engagement Activity
Activity Type:
Media Partnership or Co-Production
Archived Source:
https://www.dataxet.co/partners

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