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Entity Type: Domestic Media with PRC Party-State Involvement

Chinese Times

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Chinese Times is the only Chinese-language print newspaper in Laos. Officially launched in 2018 at the first Belt and Road Forum for Laos-China Cooperation, the paper’s coverage includes Laos news, economics, culture, tourism, education, and updates on China-Laos collaboration and the local Chinese population. The paper has only a spotty presence online, but maintains a Facebook account with more than 22 thousand followers. Most of the content available on the Facebook account comes from Chinese party-state media, including China News Service and Xinhua News Agency’s GlobaLink service.

Association of Overseas Chinese Media in Europe

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The Association of Overseas Chinese Media in Europe (歐洲華文傳媒協會) is a network of Chinese-language outlets in Europe that, according to its own “About Us” page was established in Paris in October 1997 by the newspaper Nouvelles d’Europe (歐洲時報), which is linked to the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party. The association initially was called the “European Chinese-language Press Association.” It was renamed the following year, and Nouvelles d’Europe has since housed the association’s secretariat and handled its day-to-day operations. The group states its purpose is “promoting understanding and cooperation between the Chinese and European peoples” (促進中國人民和歐洲各國人民之間的了解與合作), matching the diplomatic language typically used by other China-linked overseas media groups to describe their own mission. The association claims that its media forums offer a space where member-outlet delegates gather to “speak openly” (暢所欲言) on media issues and offer input on the development of Chinese-language media across Europe. However, the pro-CCP political framing is obvious in read-outs of these events. The latest edition of the forum was held in Milan, Italy on July 19, 2026.

Zhejiang Daily Press Group

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The Zhejiang Daily Press Group (浙江日報報業集團) was established on June 25, 2000. The group operates 26 publications and media outlets, including Zhejiang Daily (浙江日報), the official newspaper of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, the commercial [Qianjiang Evening News](https://zjrb.zjol.com.cn/html/2026-01/20/node18.htm)_ (錢江晚報), and Red Flag Publishing House (紅旗出版社). It is charged with direct operation under propaganda office guidance of the Zhejiang International Communication Center (浙江省國際傳播中心), established in Hangzhou on May 31, 2024.

Nan Hai Media

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Nan Hai Culture and Media Group (澳大利亚南海文化传媒集团) is a Sydney-based media company founded in 2011 by CEO Li Bing (李冰). The company operates multiple platforms including WeSydney (Australia’s third most popular WeChat account), Citywalker magazine, and produces Chinese editions of Qantas magazine and Vogue Australia. According to a 2020 Australian Strategic Policy Institute report, Nan Hai has close ties to China’s United Front Work Department (UFWD). The company reportedly received funding from the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office (absorbed by UFWD in 2018) and maintains a partnership with China News Service, the UFWD’s media wing. Nan Hai shares office space at 541 Kent Street, Sydney, with Ya Zhou Wen Hua Enterprises (Australia), a joint venture with a UFWD-controlled Hong Kong company. The company organizes the annual Sydney Chinese New Year Lantern Festival at Darling Harbour, jointly with the Australia-China Economics, Trade and Culture Association.

Zhejiang International Communication Center

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The Zhejiang International Communication Center (浙江省國際傳播中心) was established in Hangzhou on May 31, 2024, as the province’s response to a national strategy by Xi Jinping to enhance the country’s external propaganda and “discourse power” by leveraging the resources of provincial, city and even county-level media and propaganda offices. The center, which is under the guidance of the Zhejiang Provincial Propaganda Office, said during its launch ceremony that it aims to “full-heartedly tell the story of General Secretary Xi Jinping” (用心講好習近平總書記的故事) and showcase “China’s governance” (中國之治) through a “Zhejiang window” (浙江之窗). The center operates the “In Zhejiang” English-language news website covering news from the Zhejiang province, alongside television channels that organizers claim reach more than 50 million viewers across 200 countries and regions, and social media accounts totaling more than 8 million followers. The center is directly overseen by Zhejiang Daily Press Group (浙江日報報業集團) and has signed cooperation agreements with central state media, including the People’s Daily, Xinhua News Agency, and China Daily, as well as Hong Kong and overseas outlets. Zhejiang has become home to 16 municipal-level international communication centers, five times the national average.  

Propeller TV

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Propeller TV (普羅派樂衛視) is an Anglo-Chinese television channel that launched in February 2006 on Sky’s satellite platform, delivering Chinese-related content on culture, lifestyle, and entertainment to UK English-speaking audiences. The channel was acquired in 2009 by Beijing-based marketing company Beijing Xijing Advertising Co., Ltd. (北京西京廣告有限公司), led by businessman Ye Maoxi (葉茂西), who said that he would use the station as a “propaganda platform” (宣傳平台) to “vigorously disseminate Chinese culture, etiquette, history, customs, economic development, product brands, and elite figures”  to stimulate European interest in China. Propeller TV has co-organized events with Chinese state entities, including a 2015 China-UK Film and TV Conference hosted by the State Council Information Office, the government body that is essentially the foreign arm of the CCP’s Central Propaganda Department. 

Global CAMG Media

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Global CAMG Media Group was an Australian-based media conglomerate that served as the Asia-Pacific arm of China Radio International’s covert global broadcasting network. According to Reuters, the Melbourne-based company had ownership stakes in or supplied programming to at least eight radio stations across the region. The company was 60 percent owned by Guoguang Century Media Consultancy, which was wholly owned by a subsidiary of China’s state-run China Radio International. Led by Tommy Jiang, CAMG operated numerous Chinese-language radio stations and publications across Australia, broadcasting pro-China programming while hiding Beijing’s control of the company.

China-Arab TV

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China-Arab TV is a Dubai-based Arabic satellite television network founded in 2014 by Chinese entrepreneurs Liu Haitao (刘海涛) and Liu Haijiang (刘海江) possibly with Emirati royal backing. Initially focused on promoting Chinese products in the Middle East, the network was acquired in 2016 by Hong Kong-listed V1 Group (now Crazy Sports) under CEO Zhang Lijun (张力军), who has extensive ties to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs through his role as chairman of the China APEC Development Council. Despite consistent financial losses, China-Arab TV maintains strategic partnerships with major Chinese state media organizations including China Media Group, CCTV, and Xinhua News Agency, positioning itself as a key platform for China’s external propaganda efforts in the Arab world. Investigations show that the media group has close ties to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).