Myanmar Think Tank Signs Xinhua Cooperation Deal
On August 22, the Myanmar Narrative Think Tank and Xinhua News Agency signed a cooperation agreement in Yangon under the Global South Joint Communication Partnership Program (全球南方聯合傳播夥伴計劃), a Xinhua-led initiative that claims to promote cooperation between media outlets and research institutions from developing countries. Chairman Ko Ko (高高) of the Myanmar Narrative Think Tank and Xinhua’s Yangon Bureau Chief Zhang Dongqiang (張東強) signed the agreement, with Ko Ko stating the partnership aims to “strengthen people-to-people relations” and “contribute to peace, prosperity and sustainable development.” Zhang said during the signing ceremony that the agreement reflects Xinhua’s efforts to work with organizations in the Global South to “amplify their voices on the international stage” — language echoing China’s portrayal of itself in foreign policy as a champion of developing countries.
