
A Second Death for a Student Outlet
A new report from an independent outlet shows how alumni struggled to rescue the archive of a Chinese university publication shut down earlier this year.

Established on May 11, 2024, the Nanning International Communication Center was unveiled simultaneously with the city’s convergent media center. The international communication center aims to strengthen cooperation with central media organizations, including Xinhua News Agency, China Daily, and China News Service. It focuses on building a multi-layered international communication platform centered on overseas communication matrix development, foreign cultural exchange promotion, and premium content creation. The center is specifically designed to target ASEAN countries and serve as “a new vehicle for external communication and cultural exchange with regional international influence.” This reflects Nanning’s strategic position as China’s closest provincial capital to ASEAN and the permanent host city of the China-ASEAN Expo.
