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National Broadcasting Corporation of the Kyrgyz Republic

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The National Broadcasting Corporation of the Kyrgyz Republic (KTRK), Kyrgyzstan’s state broadcaster, signed a letter of intent for joint cultural exchange activities with China Media Group on September 2, 2025, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin. The agreement was among 14 bilateral media cooperation deals CMG struck with broadcasters from 13 countries during the summit, covering news reporting, joint programming, cultural activities, technological innovation, industry development, personnel exchanges, and media resource sharing. The CMG partnership with KTRK is part of China’s broader efforts to strengthen SCO media cooperation.

Office of Social Communication and Government Spokesperson of Mexico

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The Office of Social Communication and Government Spokesperson is Mexico’s presidential communications agency, responsible for managing the government’s public messaging, media relations, and official information dissemination. Operating under the Office of the Presidency (Oficina de la Presidencia de la República), it coordinates the administration’s communications strategy, handles press conferences, issues official statements, and maintains relations with national and international media. The office serves as the primary channel for presidential communications and works to promote government initiatives and policies to the public. It is headquartered in Mexico City at Avenida Constituyentes 161, San Miguel Chapultepec.

Shanghai Media Group

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Shanghai Media Group, also known as Radio and Television Station of Shanghai (上海廣播電視台), is one of China’s largest state-owned media conglomerates, headquartered in Shanghai. Formed in 2001 through a merger of Shanghai’s People’s Radio Station, East Radio Shanghai, Shanghai Television, and Oriental Television, SMG operates a comprehensive portfolio including Dragon Television, multiple specialized channels, and radio stations. The group launched China’s second English-language news channel, International Channel Shanghai (ICS), in 2008. SMG owns Yicai Global (formerly China Business Network), which received a $193.5 million investment from Alibaba Group in 2015 for a 30 percent stake. In 2020, the U.S. State Department designated Yicai Global as a foreign mission of the Chinese government. SMG has partnerships with Disney for film development and produces content across news, entertainment, sports, and financial programming, spanning television, radio, and digital platforms.

Radio Cooperativa

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Radio Cooperativa, founded on February 17, 1935, and headquartered in Santiago, Chile, is a news radio station operated by Compañía Chilena de Comunicaciones S.A. The station gained prominence for opposing the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship (1973-1990) and denouncing its human rights violations at a time when such reports were federally suppressed. The broadcaster, which maintains historic ties to Chile’s Christian Democratic Party, operates on AM frequencies 660 and 1140/1150 kHz. 

Nouvelles d’Europe

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Nouvelles D’Europe, founded in January 1983 in Paris, is the flagship newspaper of the European Times Media Group and publishes 16 editions on weekdays and 20 editions on weekends. The publication has established offices in the UK, Germany, Austria, Italy and Spain, with its UK edition launching in 2011 and its German edition launching in September 2013. The media group operates what it describes as a “comprehensive media matrix” including newspapers, websites, and digital platforms. While the paper describes itself as providing global news and European coverage, investigations have established its close ties with Chinese state organizations, with 90 percent of shares held by the Hong Kong registered Asia Culture Enterprise Limited, or “Ya Zhou Wen Hua Enterprises,” an entity founded in 1997 by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (OCAO) — the external name of the CCP’s United Front Work Department (UFWD).

Nanning International Communication Center

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Established on May 11, 2024, the Nanning International Communication Center was unveiled simultaneously with the city’s convergent media center. The international communication center aims to strengthen cooperation with central media organizations, including Xinhua News Agency, China Daily, and China News Service. It focuses on building a multi-layered international communication platform centered on overseas communication matrix development, foreign cultural exchange promotion, and premium content creation. The center is specifically designed to target ASEAN countries and serve as “a new vehicle for external communication and cultural exchange with regional international influence.” This reflects Nanning’s strategic position as China’s closest provincial capital to ASEAN and the permanent host city of the China-ASEAN Expo.

Federal Government of Mexico

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The Federal Government of Mexico (Gobierno federal de México), established in 1824, serves as the national government of the United Mexican States. Operating under the Constitution of Mexico enacted in 1917 and subsequently amended, it shares sovereignty with the governments of Mexico’s 31 individual states. The federal system consists of three independent branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The executive branch is headed by the President of Mexico and the Cabinet, while legislative power resides in the bicameral Congress of the Union comprising the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. The judicial branch includes the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación), the Council of the Federal Judiciary, and various federal courts. As stated in the constitution, no two separate branches of government may be controlled by a single person or institution, and Mexico City serves as the seat of all federal powers. The federal government represents Mexico in international bodies such as the United Nations.

Guangming Daily

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The Guangming Daily, founded on June 16, 1949, is a major national newspaper directly under the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee, and administered by the Central Propaganda Department. Initially established by the China Democratic League (中國民主同盟), the paper later became a joint publication of various democratic parties before coming under direct CCP control in 1982. Before it brought directly under the CCP, the paper was a favorite of intellectuals in China, and contributors included the philosopher and historian Feng Youlan (馮友蘭) and the writer and translator Ba Jin (巴金). Following the 1957 Anti-Rightist Campaign, when 18 staff members were labeled “rightists,” including the liberal Chinese journalist and editor-in-chief Chu Anping (儲安平), the paper came under the direct supervision of the CCP’s Propaganda and United Front Work departments. Today, the Guangming Daily Media Group operates multiple publications and reportedly maintains 37 domestic bureaus and correspondents in 23 countries.

National Library of Pakistan

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The National Library of Pakistan, located in Islamabad, serves as the country’s premier repository for literary heritage. The library was founded in 1949, merged with the Liaquat Memorial Library in 1954, and separated again in 1968. The institution moved to its own building in Islamabad in 1988 and opened to the public in 1993. Administered by the Department of Libraries under the Ministry of Education, the library receives approximately 66 percent of serial publications and 50-55 percent of books published nationally. Its primary function involves preserving Pakistan’s literary heritage under copyright provisions, while also assigning ISBNs to nearly half of all published books.