
Swipe Right for the Motherland
When China’s flagship official newspaper introduces a dating app and starts hosting singles mixers for troops and government workers, you know the demographic issue has entered a new phase.

On April 21, 2026, China’s state news agency, Xinhua, signed a news exchange and cooperation agreement with the Agência de Informação de Moçambique (莫桑比克通訊社), or AIM, Mozambique’s state news agency. The signing took place during Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo’s state visit to Beijing and was listed on the official outcomes of the visit. According to Xinhua, the agreement covered what the agency described as “practical cooperation” in news content exchange and personnel visits between the two outlets.
