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Entity Type: Domestic Chinese-Language Media

58 Lao

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58 Lao (老撾資訊網), established in 2012 in Vientiane, Laos’ capital, is one of the country’s first Chinese-language media platforms. The platform claims to have become “one of the most influential Chinese-language media in Laos” by 2019. The network operates as part of Laos Future Media Co., Ltd., with technological support from Shenzhen Wangce Technology Co., Ltd. (深圳网策科技有限公司). The platform’s mission involves serving the Chinese community in Laos by delivering news, policy updates, business information, and lifestyle content through WeChat and print media. The company claims to be “currently the only Chinese information classification and publishing platform that has obtained filing permits from both China and Laos.”

All About Macau Media

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All About Macau, also known as AAMacau, is a Macau-based independent media outlet that began in August 2010 as a weekly feature in Sonpou News (訊報). The publication formally established itself as an independent entity in 2012, launching its website AAMacau.com, followed by its first print monthly magazine in May 2013. The outlet covers current news, social issues, cultural arts, interviews and environmental topics through investigative reporting on controversial social issues. In 2023, amid what Reporters Without Borders described as increased pressure on journalists following expanded national security laws, All About Macau transitioned to a subscription and donation-based funding model. The outlet operates digital and print platforms with social media presence, aiming to create a “quality public discourse space” and promote diverse civic engagement in Macau.

Nordic Chinese TIMES

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Nordic Chinese Times was launched in 2009 by He Ru (何儒), a native of Guangxi who arrived in Sweden in 2006 and is now president of the Copenhagen-based Nordic-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (北欧中国商会). He Ru told China’s official state broadcaster CCTV in 2019 that after arriving in Sweden, he realized that “it was hard to find news about China in the local media, and if there was news, it was largely negative.” He launched the Nordic Chinese Times the next year, urging his colleagues, according to the CCTV report, to “stick to the principle of impartiality.” While there is no evidence that the outlet is operated or influenced directly by PRC entities, it has established official content cooperation with the CCP’s People’s Daily, and content from official state media, including Xinhua News Agency, is prevalent.

Italy Overseas Chinese Network

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The Italy Chinese Network is a news portal, founded in 2011 by Chinese media professionals and entrepreneurs in Italy, and is headquartered in Rome with correspondents across Europe and China. The organization states it “serves the motherland, serves overseas Chinese, and promotes Chinese culture” while providing news about Italian society and the Chinese diaspora. The website maintains partnerships with Chinese-language and mainstream Chinese media outlets and features research on overseas Chinese businesses. The organization claims it will “expand Europe-China trade relations, guide overseas Chinese investment in China, assist Chinese government and enterprises with overseas investment promotion, and help develop overseas markets.”

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.

Jian Hua Daily

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The Jian Hua Daily (柬華日報) is the official newspaper of the Federation of Khmer Chinese in Cambodia (柬華理事總會), founded in August 2000 by Huang Huanming (黄明炤). Based in the Federation’s headquarters building in Phnom Penh, the publication publishes content primarily in Chinese while also offering Khmer-language coverage. Over the years, the Jianhua Daily developed digital platforms, including a website launched in 2007, a mobile app, and a social media presence on WeChat and Facebook. The paper presents itself as the “voice of the Chinese community” with a stated mission of “serving the Chinese community, spreading Chinese culture, and promoting Cambodian-Chinese friendship” (服务华社、传播中华文化、促进柬中友好)—language that closely mirrors Chinese state media’s standard formulations for overseas Chinese publications.