Entity Type: PRC Party-State Agency

The Propaganda Office of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party serves as the primary ideological oversight body for the province, controlling all state media operations, including its flagship publication, Zhejiang Daily (浙江日報). Based in Hangzhou, the provincial capital, the department executes propaganda directives from both the central party headquarters and provincial leadership to ensure “correct” political messaging across all local media platforms. The department regulates information dissemination, shapes public discourse, orchestrates propaganda initiatives, and supervises cultural activities throughout Zhejiang Province — guaranteeing that all communication channels uniformly promote CCP doctrine and reinforce official policy positions.

The Leading Group for Promoting the Belt and Road Initiative (推进”一带一路”建设工作领导小组) is a high-level Chinese government coordinating body that oversees Belt and Road Initiative implementation and policy. Chaired by senior Party leadership, the Leading Group directs strategic planning, coordinates across ministries including the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Ministry of Commerce, and State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), and issues major policy guidance on BRI development. Its office (推进”一带一路”建设工作领导小组办公室) handles day-to-day coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of BRI activities. The Leading Group directs China’s official Belt and Road portal (中国一带一路网) in close coordination with Xinhua Silk Road, under the official Xinhua News Agency.

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Portugal is China’s chief diplomatic mission to Portugal. The mission was established in September 1979, following the normalization of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and Portugal on February 8, 1979. The embassy attracted public attention in January 2023 when local residents raised concerns about its alleged surveillance practices. Residents expressed alarm that the three surveillance cameras installed at the facility might capture footage of surrounding residential apartments, raising questions about privacy and surveillance overreach beyond diplomatic premises. Following media coverage of the installations, local residents observed that the embassy had modified its surveillance setup, with one camera removed entirely and the remaining two repositioned away from the exterior perimeter of the embassy compound. 

The National Data Administration (国家数据局) is a national bureau under China’s State Council, managed by the National Development and Reform Commission, established in October 2023. The bureau coordinates construction of data infrastructure systems, oversees integration and development of data resources, and advances planning for Digital China (数字中国), the digital economy and digital society. Its responsibilities include promoting data element markets (数据要素市场), coordinating digital infrastructure development, facilitating cross-border data cooperation, and participating in international digital governance rules. The administration operates with vice-ministerial rank and comprises five internal departments covering comprehensive affairs, policy and planning, data resources, digital economy, and digital technology and infrastructure construction.

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in France is China’s chief diplomatic mission to France. The mission was established on January 27, 1964, following the normalization of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and France. The embassy has generated considerable controversy in recent years over its commentary on France’s domestic affairs and the behaviour of its staff. In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the embassy published an unsigned commentary on its website alleging that nursing home staff had “abandoned their posts overnight” and left elderly residents “to die of hunger and disease.” The French Foreign Ministry summoned the Chinese ambassador to protest the remarks, which French officials said bore no relation to reality. The embassy has also engaged in direct criticism of French media outlets, scholars, and legislators who have raised concerns about China’s policies. In March 2021, former Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye (盧沙野) published an opinion piece attacking French researcher Antoine Bondaz, who had criticized France’s relationship with China, calling him a “small-time hoodlum” and an “ideological troll.” The unprecedented personal attack on an academic drew swift condemnation from French officials and the scholarly community. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian described the ambassador’s language as “unacceptable” and summoned him for an explanation.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (中國科學院) is China’s national academy for natural sciences and the government’s highest scientific consultancy body. Founded with historical origins in the Republican-era Academia Sinica, CAS operates as “the world’s largest research organization” with 106 research institutes, two universities, and over 150,000 employees and students. The academy describes itself as “the linchpin of China’s drive to explore and harness high technology and the natural sciences for the benefit of China and the world,” though it functions primarily as a state-directed scientific apparatus advancing government priorities. CAS played crucial roles in China’s nuclear weapons program and computing development, while today co-organizing major government initiatives like the World Artificial Intelligence Conference alongside multiple Chinese ministries.

The Propaganda Office of the CCP Guangdong Provincial Committee (中共廣東省委宣傳部) is the chief office under provincial CCP leadership charged with media control, content regulation, and enforcement of “correct guidance of public opinion” (正確輿論導向). The office oversees all news organizations, publishing houses, cultural institutions, and online platforms within Guangdong province, ensuring alignment with Party directives on messaging and narrative control. It supervises provincial-level media entities, approves major journalism appointments, and coordinates propaganda work across municipal and county-level propaganda departments throughout the province.

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.