X Marks the Spot
Elon Musk’s new messaging app was built with Chinese users in mind. It was censored before it ever reached them, with related news coverage from state media also pulled down.
Xinhua Signs Agreement With Gabinete de Informação
On April 21, 2026, Xinhua News Agency, China’s state news agency, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mozambique’s Gabinete de Informação (莫桑比克國家新聞辦公室), whose functions include government information release and coordination between government departments and media. The signing took place during Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo’s state visit to China and was listed on the official outcomes of the visit. According to Xinhua, the MOU aimed to strengthen news communication cooperation and jointly develop a high-level forum mechanism for media think tanks from Global South countries, with the stated goal of improving what Xinhua described as “the effectiveness of information dissemination across the Global South” — framing that positions Xinhua as a central node in shaping information flows through partner state institutions across the region.
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