Entity Type: PRC Media Group

Sichuan Daily Newspaper Group was officially established on September 12, 2000, as Western China’s first party newspaper group, built upon the foundation of Sichuan Daily newspaper, which had been founded on September 1, 1952. The Group operates as a public institution under the management delegation of the Sichuan Provincial Party Committee Propaganda Department, implementing corporate-style management as a modern media conglomerate. According to the Group’s current structure, it now encompasses 13 newspapers, 12 magazines, 9 mobile applications, 20 websites, 2 mobile newspapers, and over 200 third-party media accounts, with total circulation reaching approximately 1.6 million copies and new media coverage exceeding 340 million users. In October 2021, the Sichuan Party Building Periodical Group was merged into the broader Sichuan Daily Newspaper Group structure, expanding its reach in party-focused publications.

Fujian Media Group (福建省廣播影視集團) is a provincial-level state broadcasting and media conglomerate established on February 8, 2004, through the consolidation of Fujian People’s Radio, Fujian Television, Fujian Film Studio, and affiliated units. It was approved by the Fujian CCP Committee and operates as a public-interest institution under the supervision of the propaganda office of the Fujian CCP Committee. The group operates six radio frequencies and ten television channels, including Southeast Satellite Television and Strait Satellite Television, as well as a film studio, publishing operations, and digital media platforms. The group also operates Fujian International Communication Center (福建國際傳播中心), established in June 2023 to expand the province’s overseas propaganda reach.

Jishi Media (吉視傳媒) is a Chinese state-controlled cable television operator founded in May 2001 and headquartered in Changchun, the capital of China’s northeast Jilin province. The state-run Jilin Radio and TV Station (吉林廣播電視台) is its largest shareholder and controlling entity, holding a direct 28.18 percent stake according to registration records as of May 2026 — and being the ultimate shareholder of a majority of the other minor shareholders in the entity. The company manages and maintains the province’s cable television infrastructure, serving 5.19 million subscribers with cable TV, broadband internet, and digital television services, including on-demand and interactive content. It operates 60 subsidiaries and branch offices across Jilin province, Beijing, and Hainan, employs more than 7,000 people, and has built a fiber-optic network spanning 61,000 kilometers across the province. In February 2012, Jishi Media listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange under the ticker 601929.

China International Television Corporation (中國國際電視總公司), or CITVC, founded in 1984, is a state-owned media company funded by China Central Television (CCTV) that handles international sales and distribution of Chinese television content. Following asset reorganization in 1997, the corporation expanded into a diversified media conglomerate with operations spanning program production, distribution, advertising, audience research, and technical services. The company, now under the umbrella of the Central Propaganda Department-administered China Media Group (CMG), markets CCTV’s content internationally and distributes 33 foreign satellite channels from the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and other countries across China. 

The Chongqing Daily News Group was established on October 18, 2001, as the official media arm of the Chongqing Municipal Communist Party Committee. Its flagship publication, Chongqing Daily (重慶日報), was founded on August 5, 1952, with then-party leader Deng Xiaoping (鄧小平) personally calligraphing the masthead and providing an inscription during his tenure as Southwest Bureau Secretary. The group claims to have expanded from three newspapers before Chongqing’s designation as a centrally-administered municipality to a conglomerate encompassing 15 newspapers, 3 magazines, 15 websites, and over 20 commercial subsidiaries. While positioning itself as implementing “dual-wheel drive” combining “news undertakings and business operations,” the organization functions as a state propaganda apparatus under party directives rather than as an independent journalistic enterprise, reflecting the broader structure of Chinese state media where editorial control remains subordinate to political objectives.

China International Television Corporation (中國國際電視總公司, CITVC) is a wholly state-owned subsidiary of China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), established in 1984 to handle international content distribution and co-production partnerships. The corporation serves as CMG’s primary commercial arm for global media operations, with over RMB 10 billion in assets and annual revenue. CITVC founded the Silk Road Television Community (絲綢之路電視共同體) in 2016 as an international broadcasting alliance now encompassing 149 media institutions across 64 countries. The company operates content distribution channels in North America through its California-based subsidiary China Television Corporation (中國電視有限公司, CTC) and has been designated a “Key National Cultural Export Enterprise” by Chinese authorities, positioning it as a central platform for Beijing’s international media influence operations and Belt and Road Initiative (一帶一路) propaganda dissemination.

The Guilin Beibei Te Electronic Audio-Video Publishing House (桂林貝貝特電子音像出版社有限責任公司) was established in June 2005 in Guilin, Guangxi, with Lai Zhiwen (賴志文) serving as its legal representative. The company specializes in electronic and audio-visual publishing, including electronic publications, online publishing, and audio-visual production services.  The publishing house is wholly owned by Guangxi Normal University Press Group, a state-owned publisher that has received commendations from the Central Propaganda Department and says it “adheres to the correct political direction” and “effectively puts social benefits in the first place.”

Shanghai Media Group, also known as Radio and Television Station of Shanghai (上海廣播電視台), is one of China’s largest state-owned media conglomerates, headquartered in Shanghai. Formed in 2001 through a merger of Shanghai’s People’s Radio Station, East Radio Shanghai, Shanghai Television, and Oriental Television, SMG operates a comprehensive portfolio including Dragon Television, multiple specialized channels, and radio stations. The group launched China’s second English-language news channel, International Channel Shanghai (ICS), in 2008. SMG owns Yicai Global (formerly China Business Network), which received a $193.5 million investment from Alibaba Group in 2015 for a 30 percent stake. In 2020, the U.S. State Department designated Yicai Global as a foreign mission of the Chinese government. SMG has partnerships with Disney for film development and produces content across news, entertainment, sports, and financial programming, spanning television, radio, and digital platforms.