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Silk Road Journey 2024 Celebration Ceremony Held in Paris

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A celebration ceremony for the “2024 Silk Road Journey: Road to Prosperity” (2024絲綢之路萬里行·繁榮之路) cross-national media event was held in Paris on August 7, 2024. The 40-member media delegation from Shaanxi Broadcasting Bureau reportedly traveled over 17,000 kilometers across 13 countries in 47 days, using Hongqi (紅旗) vehicles along the ancient Silk Road route. Hongqi (紅旗), established in 1958 by FAW Group, is China’s oldest luxury automotive brand and has historically served as the ceremonial vehicle for Chinese state functions. The delegation generated “6.6 billion views through their coverage, conducted 600 hours of live broadcasting,” and visited multiple European media outlets. At the ceremony, French cultural heritage expert Pascal Roussel, who holds France’s Order of Academic Palms Knight and Commander medals, and Shaanxi Broadcasting Bureau Deputy Director Han Pengge (韓棚格) delivered speeches. The event coincided with the 60th anniversary of China-France diplomatic relations and the Olympic Games. Commercial partners reportedly signed purchasing contracts worth 9.07 million yuan during the journey.

Overseas Chinese Media Delegation Visit to Fuzhou New Area

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On August 15, representatives from ten overseas Chinese-language media outlets, including Germany’s European New Immigrant Network, Italy’s Overseas Chinese Network, Mauritius’ Chinese Voice, the Philippines’ World Daily and Business Daily, visited the Fuzhou New Area (福州新區) during a two-day tour to observe local development. The delegation toured the China-Indonesia Two Countries Twin Parks (中印尼兩國雙園), where Shi Jie (施捷), vice chairman of Saneheld (Fuqing) Food Company, stated that the Twin Parks “brought enormous business opportunities.” The Two Countries Twin Parks initiative, approved by China’s State Council in January 2023, represents a new bilateral cooperation model where both countries establish industrial parks on each other’s territory. The group also visited the Digital Fujian Cloud Computing Center (數字福建雲計算中心), which officials claimed “possesses the fastest computing platform in Fujian Province” with processing capabilities of “60 trillion calculations per second.” Media representatives expressed interest in promoting Fuzhou New Area’s economic achievements to overseas Chinese communities.

China News Service Signs Strategic Agreement with Laos Future Media Co Ltd

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On January 13, 2015, the China News Service (中國新聞社) Yunnan Branch signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Laos Future Media Company (老撾未來傳媒有限公司) in Kunming, with the partnership aimed at “promoting China-Laos media development” and “contributing to China-Laos cultural exchange.” The agreement established “comprehensive, multi-level strategic cooperation” to “integrate information resources” and “expand information influence,” according to the source material. Under the partnership, the Yunnan Branch would collaborate with Laos Future Media’s platforms including its news website, WeChat account, and business magazine. The organizations said they would jointly “promote Chinese-language media development in Laos” and “provide news services to ethnic Chinese in the country.” Laos Future Media Company was established in Vientiane in 2012 and operates print and online platforms providing Laos-related news targeted at ethnic Chinese readers.

China Signs Media Deal With RTVC

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On October 24, 2023, a signing ceremony for the “China Time” project was held at RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos (Radio Televisión Nacional de Colombia) in Bogotá. The signing established a formal media cooperation agreement between Colombian public broadcaster RTVC and Chinese media entities as part of the “Chinese Television Theater” initiative’s expansion into Latin America. The project was organized by China’s National Radio and Television Administration (國家廣播電視總局) and the Chongqing Municipal Government. Chongqing Jiazuo Film and Culture Media Co. (重慶佳左影視文化傳媒有限公司) and Classic Media China Internacional (經典傳媒中國國際有限公司), a Chinese-based company operating in Peru, signed the cooperation memorandum with the Colombian broadcaster. The ceremony featured exhibitions of Chongqing’s cultural heritage, including paper cutting, embroidery, lacquer screens, tea ceremonies, and Tai Chi performances. According to Chinese state media, the program aims to broadcast Chinese television series, documentaries, and films to “nearly 500 million Latin American viewers,” including shows like The Three-Body Problem, Mountain and Sea Love, and youth-oriented narratives. Chinese officials described the agreement as having “milestone significance” in China’s media collaboration with Latin American countries.

China and Pakistan Cooperate on Fake News

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On July 10, 2025, Pakistan and China agreed to enhance bilateral media cooperation and develop joint broadcasting projects to combat fake news and disinformation, according to Radio Pakistan — though it was not clear how the sides viewed these concepts, or how they intended to respond. The agreement emerged from a Beijing meeting between Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar and Cao Shumin (曹淑敏), a deputy minister of the Central Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the CCP. Both officials emphasized creating a “joint narrative against fake news” and promoting technical training and institutional collaboration between their state broadcasters. The discussions included plans for cooperation between China’s national state-run broadcaster, China Central Television (CCTV), and the national Pakistan Television (PTV), with Tarar highlighting how Pakistani state media entities were already promoting Chinese development stories, the Belt and Road Initiative, and bilateral cooperation to their respective audiences.

Euractiv Runs External Propaganda from China’s MFA

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On July 11, the European news outlet Euractiv published an article labeled as “Advertiser Content” and authored by “Xin Ping Mission of China to the EU” that presented Chinese government propaganda arguing that Taiwan was legally and historically an inseparable part of China. The piece cited UN Resolution 2758, post-WWII agreements including the Cairo and Potsdam Declarations, and bilateral treaties to assert China’s sovereignty over Taiwan, dismissing any claims of Taiwanese independence as “ridiculous” and “dangerous revisionism.” While the byline claimed “Xin Ping is a commentator on international affairs,” this writer is not a human being but rather an official pen name used by China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency for opinion pieces, particularly on China-EU relations, and the author was explicitly identified as representing China’s Mission to the EU — making clear that this was official Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs propaganda published through Euractiv’s paid content arrangement.

Mission of China to the European Union

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The Mission of the People’s Republic of China to the European Union, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, serves as China’s official diplomatic representation to the EU following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the European Community and China in 1975. Located at Boulevard de la Woluwe 100, the mission operates under China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and maintains engagement across political, economic, and cultural spheres affecting China-EU relations.

Government of Pakistan

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The Government of Pakistan operates as a federal parliamentary Islamic republic with a multi-tiered structure that includes executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The system features a President as head of state, a Prime Minister as head of government, and a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate and National Assembly. Pakistan’s political system has alternated between civilian and military rule, democratic and authoritarian governance since its independence in 1947, reflecting ongoing institutional challenges. The country maintains a federal structure with provincial governments, and its constitution establishes Islam as the state religion while providing for parliamentary democracy within an Islamic framework that governs the nation’s approximately 241.5 million citizens.

Chinese Ambassador Runs Articles in South Sudan Media

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Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan Ma Qiang (馬強) published an article titled “Working Together to Build a Community of Shared Future for Mankind” in several South Sudanese media outlets including The Dawn (黎明報) newspaper, City Review (城市評論報), and Juba Echo (朱巴回聲網) on January 15, 2024. The article highlights President Xi Jinping’s concept of building a “community of shared future for mankind” (人類命運共同體), which was first proposed in 2013 during Xi’s address to the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. Ambassador Ma emphasized China’s commitment to global cooperation and described ongoing China-Africa partnerships, including infrastructure projects like railways and ports. He specifically noted China-South Sudan cooperation in oil, broadcasting facilities, and the Clement Mboro Bridge (克萊門特·姆博羅大橋) project in Wau. Ma stated that China has responded to South Sudanese President Kiir’s call to shift assistance “from humanitarian to developmental areas” and mentioned upcoming implementation of several projects including the Juba Teaching Hospital (朱巴教學醫院) phase two and water well drilling initiatives.