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Entity Type: Domestic Chinese-Language Media

Chinese American Post

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The Chinese American Post (中美郵報) is a Chinese-language weekly newspaper founded on July 4, 1994, in Denver, Colorado, by Chinese scholar Tu Xinshi (屠新時). According to Chinese sources, it is “the only Chinese weekly newspaper founded by Chinese scholars” in the American Midwest. The paper serves Chinese communities across the region, covering news about China, local community affairs, and Chinese culture, as well as visa services and advertisements from moving companies. Chinese media claim the newspaper has gained “international recognition as an overseas Chinese media outlet with a good reputation.” It has received official acknowledgment from several Chinese government entities, including the State Council’s Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (國僑辦), the Department of Press, Communication and Public Diplomacy within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (中國外交部新聞司), the official China News Service (中新社) — under the United Front Work Department of the CCP — and the People’s Daily Overseas Edition (人民日報海外版). During a visit to Colorado in December 2010, Shenzhen municipal overseas Chinese affairs officials met with Tu, praising his work in promoting Chinese culture and discussing potential cooperation opportunities. In February 2017, Tu Xinshi signed a partnership agreement with Huaren Toutiao (華人頭條), a digital platform targeting overseas Chinese communities. The collaboration aimed to expand the newspaper’s audience, particularly on social media.

Harian Nusantara

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Established on October 10, 2000, in Surabaya, East Java, the Harian Nusantara describes itself as one of Indonesia’s prominent Chinese-language newspapers with widespread circulation and significant influence. With 20-24 pages daily, the publication reaches readers throughout Indonesia, particularly in eastern regions, with content also circulated to Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China. Its editorial focus is primarily on Indonesian affairs, with “domestic news” covering Indonesian rather than PRC current events, and dedicated “Chinese community” sections on Chinese community activities within Indonesia. However, the paper publishes extensive coverage of China-related news, acknowledging that news from China occupies the majority of their international coverage as readers’ “ancestral homeland,” including systematic, comprehensive reporting through dedicated China sections. Since 2011, it has collaborated with China Radio International (中國國際廣播電台) to select “Top 10 Southeast Asian News” stories. The paper operates correspondents throughout Indonesia and maintains reporting bureaus in Guangzhou and Hong Kong, indicating institutional ties that facilitate regular coverage of mainland China developments and Indonesian diaspora activities there.

Montsame News Agency

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Montsame News Agency (蒙古國通訊社), Mongolia’s state-owned national news agency, was established in 1921 and operates from its headquarters in Ulaanbaatar. The agency maintains multilingual services, with MONTA TV studio launched in 2010, and a website launched in 2014 featuring content in Mongolian, English, Chinese, Russian, and Japanese. The agency also publishes several print newspapers, including the English-language The Mongol Messenger, the Russian-language Novosty Mongolii, and the Chinese-language Mongolian News (蒙古消息報). The agency employs approximately 108 staff with correspondents in Moscow and Beijing. The news agency has had longstanding cooperation with China, and in 1958 it signed a cooperation agreement with the official Xinhua News Agency that was renewed in April 2018 to mark the 60th anniversary. The agreement focuses on news cooperation and journalist exchanges. Montsame states its mission as “promoting a positive image of Mongolia abroad.” Montsame has a social media presence on Facebook, X, YouTube, and LinkedIn.

Commercial News

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The Commercial News, launched on December 17, 1993, was Cambodia’s first Chinese-language newspaper following two decades of civil conflict. Founded by Fang Qiaosheng (方僑生), who stated the paper’s mission was to “promote Chinese culture and facilitate business exchange” while “serving the Chinese community wholeheartedly,” the publication aimed to serve Cambodia’s reported 500,000 ethnic Chinese residents. The paper claimed it became “the only surviving and highest-circulation Chinese newspaper” in Cambodia, with approximately 6,000 daily copies. Publishing 12 pages daily, it covered local politics, economics, diplomacy, culture, and news from Greater China. The paper said it served as a “bridge” between the local Chinese community, the Cambodian government, and overseas Chinese. According to archived records, while its print edition continued, the paper’s website (www.thecommercialnews.com) operated from July 2004 until 2010, after which it maintained only a social media presence until July 2018.

The World News

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The World News, established in 1981, is the Philippines’ largest Chinese-language daily newspaper. Founded by lawyer Florencio Tan Mallare (陳華岳), a former Chinese Commercial News reporter, the paper emerged following the June 9, 1975, normalization of Philippines-China diplomatic relations as an alternative to the predominantly pro-Taiwan Chinese-language press. According to published accounts, Mallare established The World News “six years after the establishment of diplomatic ties between the Philippines and China in 1975 in order to provide alternative news to then largely pro-Kuomintang Chinese-language press.” The publication aimed to serve both Chinese Filipinos seeking diverse perspectives on China news and the increasing mainland Chinese immigrant population. The newspaper maintains a pro-China editorial stance, distinguishing itself from the pro-Taiwan coverage typical of local Chinese and mainstream media, and has been favored by pro-China organizations like the Filipino Chinese Amity Club under the Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

China Greece Times

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The China Greece Times (中希时报), established in January 2005 by Zhejiang trader Wu Hailong (吳海龍), is a weekly Chinese community newspaper in Athens with a circulation of 3,000 free copies distributed primarily in Athens’ Chinatown area. The bilingual publication includes 24 Chinese pages and 8 Greek pages, serving Greece’s overseas Chinese community and local Greek readers. The newspaper maintains content-sharing agreements with Chinese state media outlets, including People’s Daily and Xinhua News Agency, as documented in the outlet’s own timeline showing formal partnerships established in 2005 with Xinhua and 2009 with People’s Daily. Such arrangements are part of broader Chinese state media efforts that have involved providing free content to international publications. The paper claims support from the Chinese Embassy in Greece and operates the online platform China-Greece Online (希中網). The publication has expanded its Greek-language content since 2015, which the outlet describes as aimed at “showing Greek society a constantly changing China”.

Chubun

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Chubun, a Japanese Chinese-language weekly publication, claims to be “Japan’s largest and most influential” Chinese-language newspaper since its September 1992 founding. According to its own “About Us” page, the outlet describes itself as maintaining an “overseas Chinese perspective” with focus on Sino-Japanese relations and Chinese community news, while covering international affairs, economics, and culture. The publication says it has “evolved from print to embrace digital media” and collaborates with Japanese mainstream outlets to “bridge cultural divides.” Chubun characterizes its readership as spanning “academics, business leaders, students, and Japanese learners of Chinese” and asserts it has established itself as a “vital communication channel between China and Japan,” claiming to be “frequently cited by media across Greater China.” The site design of Chubun is oddly old-fashioned, full of content components including, as of July 2025, a Covid-19 survey along the left-hand margin. Much of the featured content has clear affinities with official state media talking points. Featured videos like this one, posted to the publication’s YouTube account, advertise overseas Chinese association activities that seem aligned with the PRC government.

Harian InHua

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Harian Inhua (印華日報) is a Chinese-language newspaper serving Indonesia’s ethnic Chinese community, launched on October 17, 2014, by Indonesia Inhua Media Group (印度尼西亞印華傳媒集團). The outlet operates a print newspaper as well as the news website Harian Inhua Online, offering news coverage of Indonesia, China, and broader Asian affairs in Chinese and Indonesian languages. Yinhua TV provides video content, distributed through social media channels. Chairman Ye Lianli (葉聯禮) has described the newspaper in terms redolent of PRC state language as “a bridge for Indonesia-China friendship”  (印尼對華友好的橋樑). He has said the outlet is committed to promoting economic cooperation between Indonesia, ASEAN, and China. While the website features original content on Indonesian affairs, coverage of Taiwan and Hong Kong aligns with the Chinese Communist Party and state media positions.

ChinaTown

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ChinaTown, established in Mauritius on July 23, 2005, is a Chinese-language daily newspaper that describes itself as “a patriotic newspaper that loves the motherland—the People’s Republic of China” with a mission to “promote Chinese culture and report on modern China’s development.” The paper publishes eight A3-format pages daily, with its first page covering China’s major policies and “anti-independence, pro-unification” content. Pages 4-5 feature English and French content, while page 8 covers local news, including China-Mauritius relations and Chinese embassy activities. The outlet maintains close relationships with the Chinese Embassy and PRC government contacts, consistently mirroring Chinese Communist Party positions.