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Cameroon Media Delegation Visits China

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A nine-person delegation of Cameroon’s mainstream media executives visited Beijing, Hangzhou, and Guangzhou from July 2-10, 2017, at the invitation of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (中國人民外交學會). The delegation was led by Marie Claire Nana, general manager of SOPECAM and publisher of Cameroon Tribune, and included representatives from Cameroon National Radio and Television, Canal 2 Television, Action newspaper, and the Economic Daily. During their visit, the delegation met with officials from China’s Foreign Ministry, Xinhua News Agency, and various provincial authorities, as well as visited organizations including the Phoenix International Media Center (鳳凰國際傳媒中心). The visit facilitated exchanges on China-Cameroon relations, media cooperation, and China’s development initiatives.

OCMCO Holds Annual Conference in Changsha

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On August 26, 2025, the Overseas Chinese Media Cooperation Organization, or OCMCO (海外華文傳媒合作組織), held its 15th annual conference in Changsha, bringing together approximately 120 senior representatives from 84 Chinese-language outlets across 37 countries and regions, according to reports from official media. The event was hosted by Hong Kong’s Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group (大公文匯傳媒集團) and jointly organized by the Propaganda Office of the Hunan Provincial Committee of the CCP. The meeting released the “Changsha Initiative” (長沙倡議), which lays out five points of action for overseas Chinese-language media, including: preserving collective memory (守護集體記憶); carrying forward cultural heritage (傳承文化根脈); addressing global concerns (回應國際關切); strengthening collaboration among Chinese media (深化協作互鑒); and embracing “a shared mission for the times” (錨定時代使命). The language in the state-backed initiative makes clear that it is an effort by the government to coordinate diaspora media outlets and align them with Beijing’s narratives. Li Dahong (李大宏), Chairman of OCMCO and chairman and editor-in-chief of Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group, delivered the keynote address, describing overseas Chinese-language media as “bridges linking China and the world.“ He referenced Xi Jinping’s concept of “community of shared future for mankind,” which is core to China’s foreign policy. The Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group is controlled by the Chinese government’s liaison office in Hong Kong and operates state-run newspapers Ta Kung Pao (大公報) and Wen Wei Po (文匯報).

People’s Daily Overseas / Haiwainet

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Haiwainet officially launched on November 6, 2012, as the official website and new media platform of the overseas edition of the Chinese Communist Party’s People’s Daily (人民日報). The overseas edition of People’s Daily was first published on July 1, 1985. Haiwainet was established through Haiqiao (Beijing) Cultural Media Co., Ltd., which was founded on August 27, 2012, and later renamed to Haiwainet Media Co., Ltd. on March 1, 2014. In March 2018, allegations emerged suggesting connections between Haiwainet and All America TV Station in Pasadena, with claims they operated as “one team under two brands.” Haiwainet denied these allegations, stating it had “no relationship” with either All America TV Station or its executive director Zhang Huijun (張慧君). Seattle-based AAT Television Corporation (亞美衛視) also distanced itself from All America TV Station.

Aus-China TV Media

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AUS-China TV Media (澳華電視傳媒), abbreviated as ACTV, is a Sydney-based multimedia company founded on February 21, 2006, that closely collaborates with China’s official state-run broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV), under the CCP’s China Media Group (CMG). According to CCTV’s website, the company is registered with the Australian Taxation Office and has “always cooperated” with CCTV-4’s “Chinese World” program since its establishment, providing content about Australian Chinese communities. Led by Chairman James Ren (任傳功), ACTV positions itself as a bridge connecting overseas Chinese communities with China while explicitly supporting Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative and the “Chinese Dream” (中國夢). The company describes itself as focused on “overseas Chinese media unity” — according to a profile on the CCTV website from 2012 — and claims to promote “the prosperity and stability of multicultural Australia” and “mutual understanding between Australia and Asia-Pacific countries including China.”

Diário de Notícias

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Diário de Notícias, established on December 29, 1864, is a daily newspaper published in Lisbon, covering politics, business, culture, and general news. Before the Carnation Revolution in 1974, which ended decades of dictatorship, the newspaper was owned by Portugal’s authoritarian Estado Novo government. The paper is now owned by the Portuguese media conglomerate Global Media Group.  

China Weekly

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China Weekly (中國週報) is a bilingual Chinese-Arabic newspaper established in 2012 by Chinese entrepreneur Ma Qiang (馬強) in Egypt. The publication covers Chinese economics, politics, and culture for both Chinese and Egyptian audiences, maintaining cooperation with China News Service (中新社) since its inception. The paper regularly reposts content from CNS, which is operated by the United Front Work Department of the CCP. The newspaper and its publisher openly position themselves as serving to “tell China’s story well in both Chinese and Arabic languages” (用中阿雙語講好中國故事), a framing characteristic of Chinese state-linked overseas media, following Xi Jinping’s 2013 media speech on external propaganda. Ma Qiang has described his mission as presenting China’s image to the world from his position bridging Chinese and Egyptian communities. The newspaper represents part of China’s expanding media presence in the Middle East, particularly as part of the broader Belt and Road Initiative engagement with Arab nations.

Bigwave Robotics

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Bigwave Robotics is a South Korean tech company founded in 2020 and based in Seoul that operates Marosol, a platform where businesses can rent robots for their needs and which the company calls “the nation’s most extensive robot database.” The platform uses AI to help companies find the right robots for their work by matching them with robot suppliers. Bigwave Robotics also built SOLlink, a tool that lets businesses control different brands of robots all in one industrial or work setting.

El Peruano

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El Peruano (Diario Oficial El Peruano) is Peru’s official daily newspaper, founded October 22, 1825, by Simón Bolívar, making it the oldest Spanish-language newspaper still in circulation. The newspaper’s historical editions from 1826 to 1868 were inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World Latin America and Caribbean Register in 2022, recognized as “the only living historical document bequeathed by the liberator Simón Bolívar.” Published by Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales SA (Editora Perú), a state enterprise created in 1974, the newspaper is headquartered in Lima and serves as Peru’s official gazette where all national laws must be published by legal requirement. Beyond its governmental function, El Peruano carries news, official announcements, legal notices, and civil service documents alongside journalism covering politics, economics, and society. Editora Perú also publishes Andina, Peru’s national government-run news agency, and provides editorial and graphic services. Félix Alberto Paz Quiroz, who holds a degree in Social Communication from National University of San Marcos with 29 years of journalism experience, serves as general manager and director of journalistic media for Editora Perú, overseeing both El Peruano and Andina. Paz participated in the February 2026 Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum journalist delegation.

Tibet Daily

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Tibet Daily (西藏日报) is the official Communist Party newspaper of the Tibet Autonomous Region, first published on April 22, 1956 — making it the first daily newspaper established after the People’s Liberation Army entered Tibet. Published in both Chinese and Tibetan, the paper serves as the mouthpiece for the Chinese Communist Party’s Tibet Autonomous Region Committee (中国共产党西藏自治区委员会), with a stated mission of promoting Party policies, regional government initiatives, and what it describes as Tibet’s development and stability.