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Penghu Times

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The Penghu Times (澎湖時報) is a daily newspaper based in Magong City (馬公市), the administrative seat of Penghu County (澎湖縣), an archipelago of some 90 islands located approximately 50 kilometers west of Taiwan’s main island and regarded as strategically significant to the defense of the Taiwan Strait. According to the outlet’s own history, it was founded on January 1, 1997, by a group of local Penghu residents to fill the gap left by the closure of the Jianguo Daily (建國日報), a newspaper that had operated since 1949 under the Penghu Defense Command (澎湖防衛司令部) of the Ministry of National Defense and ceased publication following the lifting of martial law. The paper launched initially as a weekly trial edition of four pages before converting to a daily eight-page format after three months. It describes itself as the oldest and highest-circulation newspaper serving Penghu County, with distribution covering government bodies, businesses, and general readers across the archipelago, supplemented by an online edition. Editorial coverage focuses on local Penghu news, county government policy, social affairs, tourism, and lifestyle.

Polish Press Agency

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The Polish Press Agency or PAP was founded in 1918 as the Polish Telegraphic Agency (Polska Agencja Telegraficzna, PAT), making it one of the world’s oldest wire services. Poland’s national news agency produces political, economic, social, and cultural content with headquarters in Warsaw and 24 regional bureaus, employing nearly 500 staff as of 2013. The agency claims its content reaches 96.5 percent of Polish Internet users via online media and reported a turnover of 56.6 million PLN in 2022. Culture Minister Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz placed PAP into liquidation on December 27, 2023, after President Andrzej Duda vetoed a funding bill, though this action was “not intended to impact PAP’s day-to-day running.” The liquidation was entered into the National Court Register on January 29, 2024.

Geoecohub

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Economic Center Network, operating digitally as Geoecohub, is a Georgian news website with editor-in-chief Liana Jorjoliani. Jorjoliani has maintained a sustained focus on Chinese affairs since at least 2015, participating in China’s 2019 Visiting Program for Young Sinologists and covering the 20th National Congress of the CCP in October 2022 as a foreign correspondent in Beijing. In her 2022 coverage, Jorjoliani praised China’s anti-corruption efforts and environmental policies, stating “China shows zero tolerance in opposing corruption, which reflects the Chinese government’s strong sense of responsibility” — a highly uncritical and, many experts would argue, uninformed perception of related policies — and describing the Congress organization as “excellent” evidence of “China’s open attitude.” Her reporting, including the widespread use of state media content from Xinhua News Agency and China News Service, occurs within the context of Georgia’s 2023 Strategic Partnership with China, which elevated bilateral relations and committed Georgia to “strengthen coordination and collaboration” with Beijing on regional and international affairs. Research by Civic Idea has documented pro-China propaganda networks in Georgian media following the partnership’s signing. Geoecohub has prominently promoted clear propaganda from China, including 2025 reports from a Xinhua News Agency think tank that purport to “reveal the truth about external forces interfering in the South China Sea issue.” Jorjoliani participated in the February 2026 Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum journalist delegation touring Chinese industrial sites.The registration information for the Geoecohub website provides a Russia-based e-mail contact, medea23@rambler.ru, that links to the Facebook account of “Lika Zhorzholiani,” apparently an alternate spelling for Liana Jorjoliani.

Nokorwat News Daily

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Nokorwat News Daily is a privately owned Cambodian newspaper founded in 2010 by General Kun Kim, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, and Director Touch Kong Kea. The publication claims to print 50,000 copies daily six days a week, with 1,300 copies reportedly distributed free of charge to government offices and coffee shops in Phnom Penh. The newspaper covers a broad range of topics from sports to international news and maintains a national reach despite holding only a 2% audience share. Its digital presence allegedly attracts 20,000-25,000 daily visitors “according to the publication’s own figures.” The newspaper gained attention in 2011 when it filed a criminal infringement lawsuit against Soy Sopheap, founder of DAP Media Center, alleging tampering with correspondence.

Asia News Time

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Asia News Time is a Chinese-language daily newspaper founded on August 28, 1993, in Bangkok. At the time of its founding it was Thailand’s sixth Chinese-language daily. It is distributed across Southeast Asia and globally. The paper serves Thailand’s ethnic Chinese community. According to its Baidu profile — whose original source links are broken — the paper has also served as an in-flight publication for Bangkok Airways. The paper describes itself as having been established by “patriotic overseas Chinese investors” — language that suggests the potential for political alignment with China that could impact editorial independence. The paper’s ties with China are well-documented. Since August 2006 it has co-distributed the People’s Daily Overseas Edition (人民日報海外版) in Thailand, with a formal launch ceremony attended by then-caretaker prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. In 2008 it served as a designated cooperation partner for that edition’s Olympic coverage. The paper has also served as a direct publication platform for official PRC diplomatic messaging. In June 2025, China’s ambassador to Thailand, Han Zhiqiang (韓志強), published an open letter to overseas Chinese through its pages. 

MyJoyOnline

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MyJoyOnline is the flagship digital platform of Ghana’s Multimedia Group and one of the country’s most visited indigenous news websites. Launched as part of the company’s digital expansion, the site delivers breaking news, political coverage, business reporting, and entertainment content in English. MyJoyOnline extends the reach of the group’s radio brands, particularly Joy FM, providing multimedia content including text, audio, and video to audiences across Ghana and the diaspora. The platform serves as a leading source for Ghanaian news and current affairs, offering comprehensive coverage of national and regional developments. MyJoyOnline has taken part in media events with the Chinese Embassy in Ghana.

Gremi Media SA

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Gremi Media SA is a Polish media company that positions itself as the country’s leading publisher in the area of business, finance and law, headquartered in Warsaw and claiming to operate the largest economic newsroom in Poland. Established as a media group, the company publishes daily newspapers including Rzeczpospolita and Gazeta Giełdy i Inwestorów “Parkiet,” along with their corresponding digital platforms rp.pl and parkiet.com. According to company materials, Gremi Media operates online television channels, organizes conferences and training programs, and provides legal services through its Kancelarie RP platform. The organization claims to focus on delivering specialized business and legal content to opinion leaders and decision makers, while positioning itself as a credible source for economic news and analysis across multiple media channels.

Icelandic Times

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Established in 2009 by editor Einar Th. Thorsteinsson, Icelandic Times (冰岛时代) is a multi-lingual magazine covering tourism, culture, and business that maintains distinct institutional ties to Chinese state media. Since 2014, the magazine has produced a Chinese-language edition printed in China and distributed through thousands of Chinese travel agencies, with editorial content frequently amplifying PRC official narratives including features on the “Belt and Road” initiative and exclusive interviews with Chinese ambassadors. The outlet has collaborated directly with Xinhua News Agency on the publishing of Xinhua content, and on documentary projects. Describing itself as a “prominent magazine” on its Facebook account (though its website appears offline), the publication positions itself in Chinese as “the first Chinese-language periodical published in Iceland” covering “all information about Icelandic culture, history, and tourism.” Thorsteinsson’s personal writings on the website, viewed through archived pages, is largely about tourism and culture in Iceland. On June 13, 2019, the Icelandic Times received a visit from Chinese Ambassador Jin Zhijian “to discuss about future cooperation.” During the meeting, Thorsteinsson reportedly “expressed his satisfaction with the current cooperation with the Chinese Embassy, and expected more cooperation for the future.”

South African Broadcasting Corporation

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The South African Broadcasting Corporation (南非國家廣播電視台), or SABC, is South Africa’s state-owned public broadcaster, established in August 1936 and headquartered in Johannesburg. Designated as a Schedule 2 Major Public Entity under the Public Finance Management Act — a classification for South Africa’s largest and most significant state-owned enterprises that report directly to Parliament — SABC operates five television channels and 18 radio stations, making it one of the largest state broadcasters in Africa. Opposition politicians and civil society groups have sometimes criticized the broadcaster for allegedly functioning as a mouthpiece for the ruling African National Congress, similar to accusations leveled during the apartheid era when it served the National Party government. CEO David Makubyane participated in China Media Group’s December 2025 Silk Road Television Community Summit in Yangjiang. Mbali Lesabe, current affairs TV news editor, participated in the February 2026 Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum journalist delegation.