Entity Type: PRC Party-State Agency

Established in 2024 as an international outreach arm of Jiangmen’s United Front system, the Jiangmen Overseas Chinese Media Center operates under the direct control of the Jiangmen Returned Overseas Chinese Federation (江门市归国华侨联合会). The center is chaired by Yang Xuedong (杨学东), who simultaneously serves as a vice chairman of the Federation. Its primary mission involves cultivating relationships with overseas Chinese-language media to disseminate “Jiangmen stories” internationally. As of 2023, the center claimed partnerships with over 100 overseas Chinese media outlets across 57 countries. It regularly reports to the Federation’s Party Committee Secretary and holds quarterly work meetings where Federation officials provide directives and guidance for its international propaganda efforts.

Established in 1955, according to the federation‘s official website, the Jiangmen Returned Overseas Chinese Federation functions as a mass organization founded and led by the Chinese Communist Party to serve as a bridge between the Party-state and overseas Chinese communities. Operating under the direct leadership of the Jiangmen Municipal Party Committee, but linked to the national United Front Work Department system, the Federation claims to employ 12 staff members across three departments and oversees eight affiliated organizations, including the Jiangmen Overseas Chinese Media Center (江門市僑媒中心). Following the principle of “working domestically while influencing internationally,” the Federation implements overseas United Front work through cultural exchanges, business promotion, and media outreach. According to its website, it has established 986 overseas Chinese organizations citywide, with 437 Party-led overseas Chinese work stations. The Federation actively collaborates with the United Front Work Department to implement the “Overseas Chinese Affairs Strong City” initiative while maintaining relationships with 74 overseas Chinese media outlets across 30 countries.

The Central Propaganda Department (中共中央宣傳部) is the internal office within the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party charged with ideology dissemination, media control and the coordination of propaganda both across China and toward the outside world. The office exercises direct leadership over China’s media control system, including the issuing of “guidance” to newspapers, magazines and online outlets as well as the radio, television, publishing and film industries — ensuring that all outlets, products and initiatives align with party policies. The CPD coordinates with the propaganda offices of local party committees at the provincial, city and county levels. Since the early 1990s, the department has been officially known as the Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the CCP, with the use of the word “publicity” an attempt to downplay the deeply political aspect of the office’s daily work.

The Bureau of International Exchange and Cooperation, also known as the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office, is a department within China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅遊部). The Ministry of Culture and Tourism was established in April 2018 through government restructuring that merged the former Ministry of Culture and National Tourism Administration. Headquartered at 10 Chaoyangmen North Street in Beijing’s Dongcheng District, the bureau oversees cultural and tourism exchanges with foreign countries, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. The bureau maintains 19 internal divisions including regional offices, multilateral affairs, overseas institutions, and protocol services. Current leadership includes Director Gao Zheng (高政), Party Secretary and First-Level Inspector Xu Rong (許蓉), First-Level Inspectors Zheng Hao (鄭浩), and Deputy Directors Liu Quan (劉全), Shi Zeyi (石澤毅), and Kong Lun (孔倫). The bureau manages China’s overseas cultural institutions and coordinates international cultural agreements and major exchange activities.

The State Council of the People’s Republic of China (中華人民共和國國務院 ), also known as the Central People’s Government (中央人民政府), operates as China’s chief administrative authority and national cabinet. Located in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, it functions as the executive organ of the National People’s Congress. The council consists of the premier, vice premiers, state councilors, ministers, and other senior officials. In 2024, the council’s organic law was amended to formally mandate Chinese Communist Party Central Committee leadership over its operations. The State Council oversees 26 constituent departments and provincial-level governments, though it does not control the military.

The People’s Government of Sichuan Province is the provincial administrative authority of Sichuan Province in the People’s Republic of China. The government’s current structure includes 23 departments, one special institution, eight direct agencies, and ten departmental management institutions. According to the law, its functions include implementing higher-level directives, managing local economic and social development, protecting various forms of property ownership, and “promoting extensive interaction and integration among all ethnic groups.”