Archives: Dispatches

Founded in 1983, the Liaoning Provincial Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (辽宁省台湾同胞联谊会) is identified in official sources as a “patriotic people’s organization” (民众团体) under the direct leadership of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the CCP. Like it’s parent chapter at the national level, the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (中华全国台湾同胞联谊会), the Liaoning chapter describes itself as serving as “a bridge and belt for the provincial CCP committee and government in connecting with Taiwan compatriots.” It serves as a key vehicle at the provincial level, working closely with the national organization, to promote official CCP agendas including the “reunification” of China and Taiwan, and opposition to Taiwan independence. 

The International Poverty Reduction Center in China was established in May 2005 through a joint initiative between the Chinese government, United Nations Development Programme, and other international organizations. Originally operating as a direct subsidiary of China’s State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development, the center now functions under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs following government reorganization in 2021. The center serves as China’s primary platform for international poverty reduction cooperation, conducting research, training programs, and policy exchanges with developing countries. It operates under a dual institutional structure, functioning both as a Chinese government entity facilitating South-South cooperation and as an international organization promoting global poverty reduction efforts. The center has organized numerous international training programs and forums, hosting officials from over 100 countries to share China’s poverty alleviation experiences — a key theme of China’s public diplomacy and external propaganda — and to promote international development cooperation initiatives across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, in line with China’s positioning of itself as a Global South leader.

The Xinhua News Agency National High-End Think Tank (新华社国家高端智库), abbreviated as NCR, is the only media-focused institution among China’s national high-end think tanks. According to its organizational structure, it operates through six specialized centers focusing on areas including national strategy, world affairs, economic research, communication strategy, public policy, and public opinion. The think tank claims to conduct “forward-looking, strategic, and reserve research” on major domestic and international issues, with an emphasis on policy research. In 2019, it established the “Belt and Road” International Think Tank Cooperation Committee, which it says includes more than 130 think tanks from China and abroad. In February 2025, it released a report on civilizational exchange at a China-Japan dialogue in Tokyo, which claimed to offer “Chinese solutions” for deepening cultural understanding between nations. The organization appears to serve as both a research institution and what it calls an “international platform” for advancing Chinese policy perspectives through academic exchanges and global think tank networks.

The Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (中共雲南省委) is the chief leadership body at the provincial level in the southwestern Chinese province of Yunnan, bordering Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam. The committee oversees functional offices including Organization (meaning CCP appointments), propaganda (media and ideological control), and “united front work” (coordination of activities for global and non-Party influence), alongside specialized offices for cyberspace affairs, foreign affairs, and deepening reform. It directly manages key institutions like Yunnan Party School, the Yunnan Daily Newspaper Group (雲南日報報業集團), and the Yunnan Institute of Socialism, maintaining comprehensive control over political, media, and educational activities across this strategically important border province.