OCMCO Holds Annual Conference in Changsha

On August 26, 2025, the Overseas Chinese Media Cooperation Organization, or OCMCO (海外華文傳媒合作組織), held its 15th annual conference in Changsha, bringing together approximately 120 senior representatives from 84 Chinese-language outlets across 37 countries and regions, according to reports from official media. The event was hosted by Hong Kong’s Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group (大公文匯傳媒集團) and jointly organized by the Propaganda Office of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the CCP. The meeting released the “Changsha Initiative” (長沙倡議), which lays out five points of action for overseas Chinese-language media, including: preserving collective memory (守護集體記憶); carrying forward cultural heritage (傳承文化根脈); addressing global concerns (回應國際關切); strengthening collaboration among Chinese media (深化協作互鑒); and embracing “a shared mission for the times” (錨定時代使命). The language in the state-backed initiative makes clear that it is an effort by the government to coordinate diaspora media outlets and align them with Beijing’s narratives. Li Dahong (李大宏), Chairman of OCMCO and chairman and editor-in-chief of Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group, delivered the keynote address, describing overseas Chinese-language media as “bridges linking China and the world.“ He referenced Xi Jinping’s concept of “community of shared future for mankind,” which is core to China’s foreign policy. The Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group is controlled by the Chinese government’s liaison office in Hong Kong and operates state-run newspapers Ta Kung Pao (大公報) and Wen Wei Po (文匯報).