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Australia Asia Business Weekly

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Australia Asia Business Weekly (澳洲環球商報) was established on August 1, 2008, as Perth’s bilingual Chinese-English weekly newspaper serving the local Asian community. The publication covers Australian news, community news, information on immigration and education, and classified advertisements serving the diaspora population. The paper says on its online “About Us” page that it cooperates with Hong Kong’s Wen Wei Po (文匯報), publishing two full pages each week of content directly from the pro-Beijing state newspaper. It also claims official backing from China’s Guangdong Province Overseas Chinese Affairs Committee (中國廣東省海外華人委員會), suggesting a possible formal connection with the Chinese government and its “united front” overseas outreach structure. In 2017, Australia Asia Business Weekly partnered with Chinese digital platform Huaren Toutiao (華人頭條) to create a local news app for Perth’s Chinese community called “Huaren Toutiao Perth Station” (華人頭條珀斯站), allowing the newspaper to reach younger audiences in Australia.

Liaoning Communication University

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Liaoning Communication University (遼寧傳媒學院), or LNCU, is a higher education institution located in the city of Shenyang, in northeastern China’s Liaoning province. Established in 1991, the university is one of eight dedicated media and communication universities in China. It offers 19 undergraduate specialties, including programs taught in English on animation design, internet and multimedia, and visual communication design.  LNCU says it has established academic exchange relationships with several institutions globally, including in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and France — but does not offer concrete information about such cooperation.

Global Youth Leadership Forum

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The Global Youth Leadership Forum (GYLF) is a Spain-based international organization established in 2016 that positions itself as “the main global forum for inter-generational dialogue on the planet,” bringing together leaders under 40 with global figures including presidents, ministers, and CEOs to discuss international challenges. Led by President Jacobo Pombo, the organization has established partnerships with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, which announced GYLF 2017’s launch. The GYLF reports in its online history that Pombo was invited by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to join an expert group visiting China in March 2016 to analyze preparatory work for the 19th National Congress, indicating deeper connections between the organization and Chinese leadership circles. The forum claims to have gained participation from King Felipe VI of Spain. It reports that it has brought together close to 150 young leaders at international events.

Slovak News Agency and CMG Sign Deal

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On November 5, 2024, the China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) and the News Agency of the Slovak Republic signed a cooperation memorandum during the Slovak Prime Minister’s official visit to China from October 31 to November 5. The deputy director of CMG and TASR’s director general signed the agreement, which called for regular exchanges, content sharing, technological cooperation, and personnel visits between the two state-affiliated media organizations. The agreement coincided with the 75th anniversary of China-Slovakia diplomatic relations and the nation’s broader effort to establish a strategic partnership with China.

Albania Signs Broadcasting Agreement with NRTA

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On October 19, 2019, Albania’s public broadcaster, Radio Televizioni Shqiptar, and China’s National Radio and Television Administration (国家广播电视总局), a ministry-level agency under the CCP’s Central Propaganda Department supervising state-run television and radio enterprises, signed an agreement to broadcast Chinese television programs in Tirana, the Albanian capital. The deal granted the Albanian broadcaster rights to air “China: Time of Xi” (习近平治国方略：中国这五年), a joint production between Discovery Networks and China’s State Council Information Office that highlighted — and lauded — President Xi Jinping’s policies, as well as the feature film “Kids of Wuzhumuqin Town” (烏珠穆沁的孩子) a children’s drama about Mongolian culture and youth sports. The Chinese Ambassador to Albania stated that the documentary would “open a new window for Albanians to know China.” The agreement also covered cooperation on exchanging television productions, documentaries, cartoons, and staff training.

BNR and CMG Sign a Cooperation Agreement

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On June 4, 2025, the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) and the China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) signed a cooperation agreement in Beijing. According to BRN, the deal encompasses the exchange of news, music, and digital media content, as well as radio programs and information in the fields of culture and tourism, and the joint implementation of media projects — though the announcement made no mention of what this would entail. The China Media Group operates more than 40 television channels and 17 radio frequency bands, and broadcasts in several languages, including Bulgarian.

The News Agency of the Slovak Republic

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The News Agency of the Slovak Republic (Tlačová agentúra Slovenskej republiky), also known as TASR, is Slovakia’s national public news agency, established in 2008 through Act No. 358/2008 of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. Operating independently without state subsidies, TASR provides news coverage across domestic, foreign, economic, and sports. The agency offers news services in multiple languages, including English and Hungarian. TASR is also a member of the European Alliance of Press Agencies (EANA). The agency is governed by a director-general who is voted into the post by a five-member administrative board.

Radio Televizioni Shqiptar

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Albanian Radio-Television, known as Radio Televizioni Shqiptar (RTSH), is the public service broadcaster of Albania, established with the founding of Radio Tirana, which began broadcasting on November 28, 1944. The television division, known as TVSH, commenced operations in April 1960. Today, RTSH operates more than 20 television and radio channels, including Radio Tirana International. While RTSH is formally governed by the Albanian Parliament and funded through license fees, state subsidies, and commercial revenue, its editorial independence has been severely undermined since 2023, according to news reports. The appointment of Alfred Peza, a former Socialist Party MP, as Director General in June 2023 was followed by mass dismissals of journalists, prompting objections from the European Federation of Journalists.

House of Chinese-Bulgarian Journalists Opens in Bulgaria

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On June 29, 2023, the Union of Bulgarian Journalists and the All-China Journalists Association (中華全國新聞工作者協會), China’s state-led professional body for working journalists, signed a memorandum establishing the “House of Chinese-Bulgarian Journalists” in Sofia. The agreement was signed by the executive secretary of the ACJA and the president of the Union of Bulgarian Journalists. The Chinese ambassador to Bulgaria, who was also identified as the Special Representative for China-CEEC Cooperation, attended the signing ceremony. Representatives from Xinhua News Agency (新華社), People’s Daily (人民日報), and China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) participated in the event. The platform, described as enabling “seminars, training programs and mutual visits,” builds on the Union of Bulgarian Journalists’ existing practice of organizing annual trips and study visits to China for its members.