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Xinmin Evening News

Written by Editors on March 16, 2026.

The Xinmin Evening News, was established on September 9, 1929, in Nanjing as Xinmin Po (新民報) by three editors from Central News Agency: Chen Mingde (陳銘德), Wu Zhusi (吳竹似), and Liu Zhenghua (劉正華). After 1946, the newspaper expanded to Shanghai, where it launched its evening edition as Xinmin Evening News. Currently owned by Shanghai United Media Group (上海報業集團), the publication underwent significant transformation in 1958 when the evening edition was formally renamed from Xinmin Po Evening Edition to Xinmin Evening News. In October 2020, the United States Department of State designated the newspaper as a foreign mission of the Chinese government. On January 1, 2025, Xinmin Evening News was integrated with Liberation Daily (解放日報) and Wenhui Daily (文匯報) into the unified Shangguan News platform (上觀新聞), consolidating Shanghai’s three major newspapers under a shared digital framework.

Government of Serbia

Written by Editors on March 16, 2026.

The Government of Serbia, headquartered at 11 Nemanjina Street in Belgrade, is the country’s executive branch, established in its current form on May 2, 2024, though tracing its origins to the Serbian Governing Council of 1805. The institution evolved through several iterations, including the People’s Government of Serbia in 1945, before taking its present form. The government comprises 32 ministries and operates under the leadership of a prime minister, who is nominated by the president and appointed by the National Assembly. According to Serbia’s constitution, the government determines policy, executes laws, adopts regulations, proposes legislation, and directs public administration. The organization maintains oversight responsibility to the National Assembly and is housed in the Government Building in Belgrade.

Propaganda Office of the Jiangxi Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

Written by Editors on March 16, 2026.

The Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party’s Jiangxi Provincial Committee functions as the central ideological control apparatus for the province, directing all state-run media, including its official mouthpiece, Jiangxi Daily (江西日報). Located in Nanchang’s Red Valley New District (南昌市紅谷灘新區), the department implements directives from both the central and provincial party leadership to maintain “correct” political orientation in all local media. The department controls information flows, manages public opinion, coordinates propaganda campaigns, and oversees cultural production across the province — ensuring all channels consistently amplify party messaging and promote official narratives.

Metro

Written by Editors on March 16, 2026.

Metro is a British freesheet tabloid newspaper distributed weekday mornings across England, Wales, and Scotland. A sister publication to the conservative Daily Mail, Metro was launched in 1999 initially as a London-only newspaper with 85,000 copies distributed via dedicated bins in London Underground stations. The publication expanded nationally and in February 2018 climbed ahead of The Sun in total print circulation to become the UK’s most circulated newspaper. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Metro suffered financial losses from reduced advertising during travel disruptions and cost increases. Following a 2023 restructuring that combined its print and online operations, the publication became profitable in both print and online formats in 2024.

Vision Group

Written by Editors on March 16, 2026.

The Vision Group, also known as New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited, is a multimedia company that opened in Uganda in March 1986, with majority control by the Ugandan government. It publishes the English-language daily New Vision newspaper, alongside local language editions. The company also operates multiple television channels, including Bukedde TV, Urban TV, and TV West, as well as radio stations (XFM and Bukedde FM). The New Vision Group was established under the 1987 Act of Parliament and became a publicly listed company on the Uganda Securities Exchange in November 2004, trading under the symbol NVL. The Ugandan government maintains majority control with a 53.3 percent shareholding. The company has ties to Chinese media through various partnerships, including a media partnership with China Broadcasting International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co., Ltd since 2024 for broadcasting Chinese content, and content-sharing initiatives, including essay competitions such as “My China Story” that encourage participation within prescribed party-state narrative frameworks, essentially harnessing private storytelling for state messaging.

Canal Sur

Written by Editors on March 16, 2026.

Canal Sur is the public broadcaster of the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, launched on 28 February 1989. It broadcasts news, entertainment, sports, magazine shows, cooking programs, movies, and series, alongside content dedicated to Andalusian cultural traditions such as flamenco and regional festivals. The channel is part of Radio y Televisión de Andalucía (RTVA). In 2023, the broadcaster joined a group of Spanish media in broadcasting “China-Spain Cultural Journey” (中西文化之旅), a series of programs marking the 50th anniversary of China-Spain diplomatic relations, organized between Spain’s Ministry of Culture and the China Media Group (CMG), the mega-conglomerate under China’s Central Propaganda Department.

Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation of Nigeria

Written by Editors on March 16, 2026.

The Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation serves as Nigeria’s primary federal agency responsible for information dissemination and promoting democratic governance within the Federal Republic. The ministry operates under Nigeria’s current democratic government, which began in May 1999 when President Olusegun Obasanjo took office after 16 years of consecutive military rule. The organization’s mandate encompasses disseminating essential and vital information to enhance and facilitate democratic governance while also promoting Nigeria’s cultural heritage and tourism potential. Operating from Abuja, the ministry manages various agencies, including the National Archives of Nigeria and the Federal Government Press, and is headed by a minister appointed by the president. President Muhammadu Buhari, who served from May 2015 to May 2023, restructured various government ministries during his administration as part of Nigeria’s evolving governmental structure.

Box Brazil

Written by Editors on March 16, 2026.

Box Brazil Media Group is Brazil’s largest independent pay-TV programmer, operating in entertainment and technology with offices in Porto Alegre, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro. The group comprises Box Brazil Channels, which operates seven pay-TV channels and ten streaming channels reaching 42 million people daily, along with subsidiaries Container Media, Media Mundus, and the Box Brazil Play streaming platform. Since 2021, the company has maintained a content-sharing partnership with China Media Group, broadcasting Chinese dramas, documentaries, and films to Brazilian audiences while distributing Brazilian content in China. Head of the company Claudia Dreyer participated in China Media Group’s December 2025 Silk Road Television Community Summit in Yangjiang, where she discussed the partnership’s expansion. The relationship exemplifies how Chinese state media entities establish content distribution agreements with commercial broadcasters in emerging markets, positioning Chinese programming within mainstream Latin American media ecosystems.

Spain-China Friendship Association

Written by Editors on March 16, 2026.

The Spain-China Friendship Association (Asociación de Amistad España-China), also known in Spain as Asociación de Amigos de China, was founded in 1987 and is based in Madrid. It presents itself as a nongovernmental organization promoting cooperation between Spain and China. They facilitate exchanges between Chinese and Spanish delegations and organize cultural activities in both countries. On its website, the association says that its Chinese counterpart is the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries or CPAFFC (中國人民對外友好協會), as an “organization integrated into the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China” that has been its counterpart since its founding, carrying out “intense activities” extending to China’s provinces and municipalities. CPAFFC, established in May 1954, serves as a key conduit for establishing links with foreign individuals and organizations favorable to the CCP leadership’s agendas.” Current president Antonio Miguel Carmona, a macroeconomics professor, has met with Chinese Ambassador to Spain Yao Jing (姚敬) and, in September 2023, was received by the vice governor of Hebei province and the vice president of the Shanghai People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries.