
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, the 2026 Overseas Chinese-Language Media Jiangxi Tour (2026海外華文媒體江西行), a state-organized reporting tour, launched in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, with senior executives from more than 40 overseas Chinese-language media organizations attending from Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, and Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. That evening, participants visited the Tengwang Pavilion (滕王閣) scenic area in Nanchang, where they attended a performance of “Dreaming of the Tengwang Pavilion.” Organizers stated that 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. Chen Jianhui (陳建輝), international edition editor of Thailand’s Kia Hua Tong Nguan (京華中原聯合日報), said he planned to use his overseas distribution platform to raise Jiangxi’s cultural tourism profile in Thailand. Chinese Commercial News (菲律賓商報), which had representatives present on the tour, reported on the event.
