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Entity Type: Domestic Chinese-Language Media

TNAOT

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TNAOT, which literally translates “Cambodia Headlines App,” was developed by Guangdong Mengxun Technology Co. (广东盟讯科技有限公司) through the local Cambodian company Koh Thmey Technology Co. Ltd. TNAOT is described as a media platform serving Chinese residents and local users in Cambodia. The app claimed to offer “news aggregation, lifestyle information, and business services” in Chinese, English, and Khmer languages. Features reportedly included utility services like “mobile top-up and real-time Khmer translation,” real estate listings, job postings, and news about “China-Cambodia trends.” The platform said it functioned as a “self-media creation platform” with what it called “big data recommendation technology” to provide personalized content to users. While it is unclear whether Guangdong Mengxun has links government entities in the PRC, it should be noted that Chinese-language content on the TNAOT app skews heavily toward state-run media content, including from the CCP’s official People’s Daily, from Chinese enterprises promoting the Belt and Road Initiative, from the Global Times, and so on. The TNAOT app is available on Google Play. Its Telegram channel is here.

Fresh News

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Fresh News is a technology news website that started in 2012. It was founded by people with experience in news and IT. The site offers free mobile apps for Android and iPhone users that never expire. Fresh News shares video news on Facebook, where it has over 2.2 million followers. In November 2024, the company made a partnership deal with Guangxi International Communication Center, which is part of the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda office in that province. The platform has also published articles written by Chinese government officials, including President Xi Jinping.

58cam.com

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58cam.com was established in 2014 by Guangzhou Cambodian Information Technology Co., Ltd. (广州市柬单网信息科技有限公司). The platform was created by Liu Hongfei (刘洪飞). It claims to serve Chinese residents in Cambodia through multiple channels. The platform has a wide variety of Chinese news content from PRC media, but little obvious content from state media sources, and also includes news aggregated from local Cambodian sources. It also includes sections for mutual assistance among Chinese nationals, job recruitment, house rentals, second-hand transactions, and business yellow pages. 

China Press

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China Press was established on February 1, 1946, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, by Tun Henry Lee Hau Shik (李孝式), a prominent businessman and politician who co-founded the Malaysian Chinese Association. The newspaper emerged during Malaysia’s post-war reconstruction period and was later owned by businessman Cheong Yoke Choy (張郁才), a tin mining magnate and philanthropist who owned significant properties in Kuala Lumpur. The publication faced a significant suspension for one month in 1969 following its publication of a court news item related to the May 13 racial riots. In 1993, Nanyang Press assumed management of the newspaper, and it currently operates under Media Chinese International Limited (MCIL). As of recent years, China Press maintains a circulation of approximately 220,000 copies daily and ranks as Malaysia’s second-largest Chinese-language newspaper, with particular strength in the Kuala Lumpur and Selangor regions.

Golden Phoenix News

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The Golden Phoenix, established in 2007, is Myanmar’s only legally authorized Chinese-language media outlet under the Ministry of Information. The newspaper claims it “serves as a bridge of friendship, platform for information, and garden for Chinese education” (友谊之桥梁、信息之平台、华教之园地). Under Executive Director Zhang Chong (張翀), the publication maintains sections covering mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and overseas Chinese community news. In September 2011, Zhang Chong represented the outlet at the 6th World Chinese Media Forum in Chongqing, China. The paper states it aims to promote China-Myanmar friendship and Chinese culture while providing a platform for Myanmar’s Chinese community.

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 an 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, 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”.

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.