Reporting Under Pressure in Cambodia
Journalist Nop Vy discusses press freedom’s decline since 2017, the risks facing independent outlets, and Chinese influence over information access.
On May 15, 2026, senior executives from more than 40 overseas Chinese-language media organizations — including from Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, and Taiwan — attended the 2026 Overseas Chinese-Language Media Jiangxi Tour (2026海外華文媒體江西行), a state-organized reporting tour in Jiangxi’s capital city of Nanchang. Participants visited the Tengwang Pavilion (滕王閣) scenic area, where they attended a performance of “Dreaming of the Tengwang Pavilion,” a large-scale outdoor immersive production that first opened in January 2021. Organizers said the activity aimed to leverage the “bridging role” of overseas Chinese-language media to help Jiangxi “enhance its international communication capacity” and bring Jiangxi’s culture and development achievements to “broader domestic and international audiences,” framing diaspora outlets as conduits for provincial and state narratives. Chinese Commercial News (菲律賓商報), which had representatives present on the tour, reported on the event.
