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Diario El Salvador

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Diario El Salvador (薩爾瓦多日報) is a state-owned morning newspaper launched on October 19, 2020, under the administration of President Nayib Bukele.It is operated by El Diario Nacional S.A. de C.V., a company owned by subsidiaries of the state electricity commission, Rio Lempa Executive Hydroelectric Commission (CEL).The outlet was established to provide a government-aligned alternative to traditional private media, with a significant portion of its revenue derived from state advertising and public sector subscriptions. It maintains a formal cooperation with China’s Xinhua News Agency, frequently co-publishing content that highlights bilateral infrastructure projects and diplomatic milestones.

Canal 6

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Canal 6 (第六頻道) is a Nicaraguan state television channel based in Managua, and the flagship broadcaster of the Ortega government’s media apparatus. Founded in 1957 as a private channel owned by members of the Somoza family, it was nationalized following the 1979 Sandinista Revolution and integrated into the state-controlled Sistema Sandinista de Televisión. The channel subsequently went through a period of insolvency and was off the air for nearly a decade before being revived under President Daniel Ortega after his return to power in 2007. It is formally operated by Negocios Publicitarios Internacionales S.A. (NEPISA), a government-linked company. Canal 6 operates within a broader media landscape in which the Ortega-Murillo family controls the overwhelming majority of Nicaragua’s open-signal television channels.

El Peruano

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El Peruano (Diario Oficial El Peruano) is Peru’s official daily newspaper, founded October 22, 1825, by Simón Bolívar, making it the oldest Spanish-language newspaper still in circulation. The newspaper’s historical editions from 1826 to 1868 were inscribed in the UNESCO Memory of the World Latin America and Caribbean Register in 2022, recognized as “the only living historical document bequeathed by the liberator Simón Bolívar.” Published by Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales SA (Editora Perú), a state enterprise created in 1974, the newspaper is headquartered in Lima and serves as Peru’s official gazette where all national laws must be published by legal requirement. Beyond its governmental function, El Peruano carries news, official announcements, legal notices, and civil service documents alongside journalism covering politics, economics, and society. Editora Perú also publishes Andina, Peru’s national government-run news agency, and provides editorial and graphic services. Félix Alberto Paz Quiroz, who holds a degree in Social Communication from National University of San Marcos with 29 years of journalism experience, serves as general manager and director of journalistic media for Editora Perú, overseeing both El Peruano and Andina. Paz participated in the February 2026 Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum journalist delegation.

Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation

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Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation, or ZBC, is the state broadcaster of the semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago in Tanzania, officially established in 2013 when the House of Representatives passed enabling legislation signed by President Ali Mohammed Shein. Operating as ZBC TV (formerly Television Zanzibar, founded 1973) and ZBC Radio, the broadcaster is headquartered at Karume House in Zanzibar City and operates under the Public Investment Act of 2002. ZBC claims broadcast coverage across Tanzania and neighboring countries through FM, shortwave, and medium wave radio, plus television distribution via satellite decoders including Azam, ZMUX, and StarTimes. The organization is entirely state-funded with no commercial revenue, and is widely perceived as government-aligned with editorial content echoing ruling party messaging. President Hussein Ali Mwinyi appointed Ramadhani Bukini as Director General in April 2023. Abubakar Harith serves as communications officer and TV presenter. Harith participated in the February 2026 Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum journalist delegation touring Chinese industrial facilities.

Associated Press Of Pakistan

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The Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) is Pakistan’s state-run national news agency, founded in 1947 following the country’s independence. The agency provides news content in English, Urdu, and seven regional languages, including Chinese, Arabic, Sindhi, Saraiki, Pashto, and many others. Operating from its headquarters in Islamabad, APP maintains nine bureaus, seven stations, and foreign correspondents in Washington, London, New Delhi, and Beijing, with approximately 400 editorial staff. The agency functions under the administrative control of Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and was converted into a corporate entity in 2002. However, it remains firmly controlled by the state, with editorial directives centrally managed and no legislative safeguards for editorial independence.

Granma

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Granma is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, established on October 3, 1965, through the merger of two previous papers — Revolución (the organ of the 26th of July Movement) and Hoy (the voice of the People’s Socialist Party). The newspaper’s first issue was published October 4, 1965, and it takes its name from the yacht Granma that carried Fidel Castro and 81 other rebels from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, launching the Cuban Revolution. Headquartered in Havana’s Plaza de la Revolución, the newspaper publishes daily editions in Spanish along with weekly international editions in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, and Italian, also printed in Argentina, Brazil, and Canada. Granma became the first Cuban media organization to establish a website in August 1996. Yailin Orta Rivera has served as editor-in-chief since December 2017, appointed by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. The newspaper explicitly functions as the party’s communication channel, stating it is “loyal to the Party’s policy, its ethical principles” in covering Cuban society and international relations. Deputy editor-in-chief Leidys María participated in the February 2026 Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum journalist delegation touring Chinese industrial facilities.

SOPECAM

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SOPECAM (Société de Presse et d’Éditions du Cameroun/Cameroon News and Publishing Corporation) is Cameroon’s state-owned media corporation established in 1974. The corporation publishes multiple media outlets, including its flagship Cameroon Tribune bilingual daily newspaper, Cameroon Business Today, Cameroon Insider (an English-language publication launched in 2019), and magazines Nyanga and Weekend Sports et Loisirs. SOPECAM operates through regional agencies across Cameroon’s ten regions and has modernized its operations with digital platforms and online subscriptions. Led by General Manager Marie-Claire Nnana since 2002, the corporation transformed from a government enterprise to a public capital company in 2017. Beyond publishing, SOPECAM organizes initiatives like the CBT Champions Awards to promote youth entrepreneurship and “Made in Cameroon” products.

Xalq Qazeti

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Xalq Qəzeti (People’s Newspaper) is a government-owned socio-political daily newspaper published in Baku, Azerbaijan. The publication operates from Bülbül Avenue and publishes editions in Azerbaijani, Russian, and English languages. As one of Azerbaijan’s most widely read newspapers, Xalq Qəzeti covers politics, economics, society, culture, and sports within a media landscape characterized by severe state control. Azerbaijan’s mass media sector operates under significant national authority constraints, with journalism not enjoying full independence according to media monitoring organizations. The newspaper functions within this system as a government outlet providing coverage of domestic and international affairs. Yousuf Sharifzadeh serves as international relations director and participated in the February 2026 Belt and Road Media Cooperation Forum journalist delegation touring Chinese industrial facilities.

El Diario Nacional S.A. de C.V.

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El Diario Nacional S.A. de C.V. (國家日報股份有限公司) is a Salvadoran commercial corporation established on March 3, 2020, to serve as the legal and administrative vehicle for the state-run newspaper, Diario El Salvador. The company was incorporated by subsidiaries of the Rio Lempa Executive Hydroelectric Commission (CEL), specifically Perforadora Santa Bárbara (99 percent shareholder) and the Compañía de Luz Eléctrica de Ahuachapán (1 percent shareholder). By utilizing a private corporate structure under the umbrella of state-owned energy entities, the firm operates with the commercial flexibility of a private business while being sustained by public resources and government advertising contracts. It is headquartered within the CEL facilities in San Salvador and serves as the primary entity for formalizing international media partnerships, including content-sharing frameworks with the PRC’s Xinhua News Agency.