Global Dreams in Small-Town China
As international communication centers proliferate across China down to the county level, Xi Jinping’s grand vision for global “discourse power” meets absurd local reality.
Guangdong Xiexun Technology Co. Ltd. was established in 2017 with a registered capital of 10 million yuan. The company describes itself as focused on “internet product development for Southeast Asian countries,” and claims to customize internet products based on “changing market demands” in Southeast Asia. It is unclear whether the company has any connections to official government entities in the PRC, though its TNAOT Cambodian news app largely features content from Chinese state-run media, including the People’s Daily, and strongly promotes the Belt and Road Initiative.