Entity Type: PRC Party-State Agency

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the Guangzhou People’s Government (廣州市人民政府台灣事務辦公室) is the municipal implementation of CCP Taiwan policy in Guangzhou, operating under the “one institution, two names” system as the Taiwan Work Office of the CCP Guangzhou Municipal Committee (中共廣州市委台灣工作辦公室). The office implements central and provincial directives at the local level, coordinating cross-strait economic cooperation, cultural exchanges, and Taiwan business affairs in Guangzhou and its districts. It administers the “Guangzhou 60 Measures” (廣州60條惠及台胞措施), a policy framework targeting Taiwanese residents and businesses with incentives and preferential treatment, and facilitates integration of Taiwan enterprises into the Greater Bay Area (GBA), the official name for the planned multi-city development area encompassing Guangdong’s Pearl River Delta, Hong Kong and Macau. The office reports to both the municipal Party committee and the provincial TAO.

The Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies (当代中国與世界研究院), or ACCWS, is a state think tank under the China International Publishing Group (CIPG), also known as the China International Communication Group (CICG). an agency directly under the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Propaganda Department. Formally established in 2017 as the successor to CIPG’s Centre for International Communication Studies, founded in 2004, ACCWS fields an internal research team of over 100 specialists alongside a network of domestic and international fellows. The institute focuses on the international dissemination of “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era” (習近平新時代中國特色社會主義思想), foreign-discourse innovation, international public opinion, and regional communication studies. It publishes three national-level journals — including Contemporary China and the World (當代中國與世界), Chinese Translators Journal (中國翻譯), and International Communications (對外傳播) — operates a big-data platform for international communication analytics, and hosts flagship initiatives including the Global Young Leaders Dialogue and annual global surveys on China’s national image.

Chongqing Publishing Group (重慶出版集團), or CPGC, is a state-owned cultural enterprise based in Chongqing, tracing its origins to the former Chongqing Publishing House, with a history of more than 50 years. Formally established in 2005, CPGC claims more than 30 branch companies and subsidiaries spanning books, newspapers, journals, digital publishing, printing, and real estate. CPGC sits beneath Chongqing Xinhua Publishing Group (重慶新華出版集團有限公司), which is 100 percent owned by Chongqing State-owned Cultural Assets Management Co. (重慶市國有文化資產經營管理有限責任公司), itself 100 percent owned by the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government. Its LinkedIn presence lists just 11–50 employees and 34 associated members.

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Spain is China’s chief diplomatic mission in the country. The mission was established in March 1973, following the normalization of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and Spain. The embassy serves as the primary channel for political, economic, and cultural relations between China and Spain, and also represents China’s interests in Andorra. The embassy faced international scrutiny in September 2022 when human rights organization Safeguard Defenders alleged the existence of nine secret Chinese police stations operating in Spain, the second-highest number in any European country after Italy, according to the organization. The stations, ostensibly providing administrative services to Chinese nationals, were allegedly used to coerce Chinese dissidents and criminal suspects into returning to China through intimidation tactics. 

The Guangdong Provincial People’s Government (廣東省人民政府) serves as the provincial administrative authority for Guangdong Province in the People’s Republic of China. Established on November 6, 1949, the government operates as the executive organ of the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress, implementing policies from Beijing while managing local affairs across the nation’s most economically dynamic province. Based in Guangzhou, the provincial government oversees constituent departments and institutions that manage everything from economic development to social services. The government exercises broad administrative powers including economic planning, urban development, education, healthcare, and environmental protection while serving as the key interface between central government directives and local implementation in China’s manufacturing and export hub.

The Xiamen Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (中國共產黨廈門市委員會) is the highest organ of CCP authority in Xiamen, Fujian Province. As with all municipal-level party committees in China, it sits above the city government in the political hierarchy — the committee’s Party Secretary outranks the mayor. The committee oversees all party work in Xiamen, controls key personnel appointments across government, media, and state enterprises, and is responsible for implementing directives from the CCP Fujian Provincial Committee and the CCP Central Committee. Xiamen holds particular strategic significance within the CCP’s cross-strait policy apparatus as the mainland city closest to Taiwan, and its municipal committee has historically been a focal point for cross-strait economic, cultural, and political engagement. Xiamen Daily serves as the committee’s official organ.