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Sichuan Daily Press Group

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Sichuan Daily Newspaper Group was officially established on September 12, 2000, as Western China’s first party newspaper group, built upon the foundation of Sichuan Daily newspaper, which had been founded on September 1, 1952. The Group operates as a public institution under the management delegation of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, implementing corporate-style management as a modern media conglomerate. According to the Group’s current structure, it now encompasses 13 newspapers, 12 magazines, 9 mobile applications, 20 websites, 2 mobile newspapers, and over 200 third-party media accounts, with total circulation reaching approximately 1.6 million copies and new media coverage exceeding 340 million users. In October 2021, the Sichuan Party Building Periodical Group was merged into the broader Sichuan Daily Newspaper Group structure, expanding its reach in party-focused publications.

Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

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The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (中國共產黨中央委員會) was established on July 16, 1922, at the 2nd National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. Currently composed of 205 full members and 171 alternate members, it serves as China’s highest party decision-making body when the National Congress is not in session. The Central Committee is tasked with carrying out congress resolutions, directing all party work, and representing the Chinese Communist Party externally. Meeting annually at plenums typically held in Beijing, the Central Committee formally elects the General Secretary and Politburo, though in practice these selections are determined through private consultations by the current leadership. The body’s authority stems from its role as the institutional bridge between the broader National Congress and the party’s executive organs.

Jiangxi Liu’s Industry Co. Ltd.

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Jiangxi Liu Industry Co., Ltd., formerly located in Nanchang’s Honggutan New District, was a private company that has now been deregistered. According to its 2022 annual report, published in June 2023, the company reported no employee social insurance registrations and chose not to disclose its financial information. The company’s registration number was 91360125074279761H, and it had not transferred any shares or made investments in other companies during the reporting period. Jiangxi Liu Industry Co., Ltd. is mentioned online as being connected to the Argentina Chinese Network, based in Buenos Aires.

Bureau of International Exchange and Cooperation of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the PRC

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The Bureau of International Exchange and Cooperation, also known as the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office, is a department within China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅遊部). The Ministry of Culture and Tourism was established in April 2018 through government restructuring that merged the former Ministry of Culture and National Tourism Administration. Headquartered at 10 Chaoyangmen North Street in Beijing’s Dongcheng District, the bureau oversees cultural and tourism exchanges with foreign countries, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. The bureau maintains 19 internal divisions including regional offices, multilateral affairs, overseas institutions, and protocol services. Current leadership includes Director Gao Zheng (高政), Party Secretary and First-Level Inspector Xu Rong (許蓉), First-Level Inspectors Zheng Hao (鄭浩), and Deputy Directors Liu Quan (劉全), Shi Zeyi (石澤毅), and Kong Lun (孔倫). The bureau manages China’s overseas cultural institutions and coordinates international cultural agreements and major exchange activities.

Italy Overseas Chinese Network

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The Italy Chinese Network is a news portal, founded in 2011 by Chinese media professionals and entrepreneurs in Italy, and is headquartered in Rome with correspondents across Europe and China. The organization states it “serves the motherland, serves overseas Chinese, and promotes Chinese culture” while providing news about Italian society and the Chinese diaspora. The website maintains partnerships with Chinese-language and mainstream Chinese media outlets and features research on overseas Chinese businesses. The organization claims it will “expand Europe-China trade relations, guide overseas Chinese investment in China, assist Chinese government and enterprises with overseas investment promotion, and help develop overseas markets.”

Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão (SBT)

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Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão or SBT, owned by Brazilian TV host Silvio Santos, began its broadcasts on August 19, 1981, by airing its own license signing ceremony from the Ministry of Communications in Brasília. Operating as Brazil’s third-largest commercial television network according to recent audience data, SBT stepped into the place of the defunct Tupi network, which operated from 1950 until bankruptcy in 1980. Santos gained licenses to former Tupi channels in São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, and Belém, having already owned TVS Rio de Janeiro channel 11 since 1976. The network broadcasts entertainment programming, including Mexican telenovelas from Televisa, children’s shows through a Disney partnership that ended in August 2018, and news programs. While historically second in Brazilian ratings, SBT now ranks third behind Globo and Record TV, operating eight owned stations and over 90 affiliates nationwide.

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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The Lao People’s Democratic Republic operates as a unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic, one of the world’s few remaining communist states. The Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) maintains absolute political control through its general secretary, who concurrently serves as president—currently Thongloun Sisoulith, the first civilian without military background to hold this position since his appointment in 2021. The government structure consists of a National Assembly legislature, with Vice Presidents Bounthong Chitmany and Pany Yathotou, Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, and National Assembly President Saysomphone Phomvihane completing the senior leadership. Since overthrowing the monarchy in 1975 after years of civil conflict during the Vietnam War era, the LPRP has gradually opened the economy while maintaining strict political control. Despite significant economic reforms and infrastructure development, particularly through Chinese investment in projects like the Laos-China Railway, the country remains classified as a least developed country by the UN, though it maintains membership in regional organizations including ASEAN and participates in the Greater Mekong Subregion economic cooperation program.

State Council of the People’s Republic of China

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The State Council of the People’s Republic of China (中華人民共和國國務院 ), also known as the Central People’s Government (中央人民政府), operates as China’s chief administrative authority and national cabinet. Located in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, it functions as the executive organ of the National People’s Congress. The council consists of the premier, vice premiers, state councilors, ministers, and other senior officials. In 2024, the council’s organic law was amended to formally mandate Chinese Communist Party Central Committee leadership over its operations. The State Council oversees 26 constituent departments and provincial-level governments, though it does not control the military.

The People’s Government of Sichuan Province

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The People’s Government of Sichuan Province is the provincial administrative authority of Sichuan Province in the People’s Republic of China. The government’s current structure includes 23 departments, one special institution, eight direct agencies, and ten departmental management institutions. According to the law, its functions include implementing higher-level directives, managing local economic and social development, protecting various forms of property ownership, and “promoting extensive interaction and integration among all ethnic groups.”