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Russia
Russia's National Media Group (NMG) and China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) signed a cooperation agreement on May 8, 2025, during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow for Victory Day commemorations. The agreement covers content exchange, joint production, and technology sharing between the two state media entities. NMG's CEO said the partnership was "an important step," asserting (apparently citing social media views) that NMG's animated series "Three Cats" (三只小猫) — a series by director Dmitry Vysotsky about a family of felines — has achieved "several…
China, Spain
On September 9, 2024, China Media Group (CMG) and Spain's Ministry of Culture signed a memorandum for strategic cooperation on broadcasting and film production. According to a report from China Central Television, the state-run broadcaster under CMG, the memorandum establishes "a regular cooperation mechanism" for cultural heritage protection and personnel exchanges, and commits both parties to "joint production and broadcasting of cultural programs" (文化節目聯合制播). The deal means CMG can co-produce documentaries and content about Spa…
Portugal
On June 18, 2021, the Chinese Ambassador to Portugal, Zhao Bentang (趙本堂), published a signed article in the Portuguese newspaper Jornal de Notícias titled "Why has the Communist Party of China been able to gain power and maintain long-term governance in China?" (中國共產黨為什麼能夠在中國取得政權並長期執政？). The article presented the official Chinese Communist Party narrative on its hundred-year history, arguing that the CCP’s success in recent decades stems from adapting Marxism to Chinese conditions, prioritizing people’s interests over special interest groups, embracing reform and openness, learning from global civilizations, and demonstrating international r…
Sri Lanka
On April 1, 2025, Chongqing's Western International Communication Center (西部国际传播中心), or WICC, launched a dedicated channel for its English-language program Let's Meet on Sri Lanka Mirror, a Colombo-based bilingual news outlet that describes itself as "a reliable, unbiased and reputed news company." According to a report by iChongqing, a platform operated by the ICC, the launch marked the first overseas "station" of the WICC's Let's Meet Online TV platform, which the center says it plans to expand to a…
China, Portugal
On July 22, 2025, Ambassador Zhao Bentang published a signed article in Portugal’s Diário de Notícias to mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties established on May 6, 1975, between China and the European Economic Community (EEC). Although the EU was formally established in 1993, both sides recognize 1975 as the official start of their diplomatic history. The article emphasized growing bilateral trade and criticized "unilateralism and bullying behavior" (單邊主義，霸凌行徑), an apparent criticism of the United States and the imposition of tariffs.…
China, Portugal
On February 6, 2024, Chinese Ambassador to Portugal Zhao Bentang (趙本堂) met with representatives from Diário de Notícias, a Portuguese newspaper founded in 1864. The meeting, reported only by the Chinese Embassy, featured Zhao promoting China's foreign policy framework and proposing expanded media cooperation. The newspaper's representatives pledged to present "a real, multi-dimensional, and comprehensive China" to Portuguese readers — language that closely echoes Chinese state media narratives about countering alleged Western media bias. …
Portugal
On September 11, 2024, China's ambassador to Portugal published an article in Diário de Notícias, a Portuguese daily newspaper, discussing the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Beijing Summit held September 4-6, 2024. FOCAC is a China-led platform for cooperation with African countries, established in 2000. The ambassador characterized the summit as China's largest recent diplomatic event, with leaders from over 50 African countries attending. …
Vietnam
On April 15, 2025, the "Audio-Visual China · Enter Vietnam" (視聽中國·走進越南) exchange event was held in Hanoi, guided by China's National Radio and Television Administration's (國家廣播電視總局) International Cooperation Department (國際合作司) and co-hosted by the Guangxi Autonomous Region Radio and Television Bureau (廣西壯族自治區廣播電視局) and Hanoi Radio and Television Station (河內廣播電視台). Over 100 representatives from media organizations, cultural groups, and universities attended the event themed "Moving Forward Together, Creating the Future Together" (攜手共進，共創未來). The event featured the signing of a cooperation memorandum between Nanning Media Center and Hanoi…
Germany
China Media Group (CMG) (中央廣播電視總台) and Germany's Berliner Zeitung (柏林日報) launched a new column in November 2024 called "China Perspective," featuring articles by CMG reporters. The column's first piece, published on November 16, analyzed Volkswagen's factory closures while highlighting China's developments in electric vehicles. A second article, published on November 30, discussed the C919 commercial airliner and promoted Beijing's na…
Spain
On September 12, 2024, China Media Group (CMG) and La Liga, the Spanish football league, signed a media cooperation agreement in Beijing. The agreement, signed by CMG President Shen Haixiong (沈海雄) and La Liga President Javier Tebas, granted CMG broadcasting rights for the 2024-25 La Liga season across television and digital platforms. According to CMG, the parties also agreed to cooperate on commercial exchanges and youth football development. Tebas said La Liga wanted to share its operational experience to help "promote the developme…
Australia
A China-Australia media exchange and cooperation signing ceremony was held in Sydney on May 27, 2016, where six agreements were signed between Chinese and Australian media organizations. Zhou Zongmin (周宗敏), Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Xinhua News Agency (新華通訊社), signed a memorandum of understanding with Bob Carr, Director of the Australia-China Relations Institute at the University of Technology Sydney and former Australian Foreign Minister. Other agreements included China Daily (中國日報社) with Fairfax Media Group, China Radio International (中國國際廣播電台) with Globa…
Spain
On July 27, 2024, China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), or CMG, and Spain's Mediapro Group (梅迪播集團) signed a cooperation memorandum in Barcelona covering media resource sharing, audiovisual program production, and innovative technology applications. CMG Director Shen Haixiong (慎海雄), who also serves as deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Co…
China, Russia
The 18th meeting of the Media Cooperation Subcommission under the China-Russia Humanitarian Cooperation Committee (中俄人文合作委员会) convened virtually on October 20, 2025, with more than 40 representatives from both nations. News of the meeting was first reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta (俄罗斯报) a newspaper published by the Russian government. The session was co-chaired by Dong Xin (董昕), the vice director of China's National Radio and Te…
China, Senegal
On July 19, 2018, China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), or CMG, and Radiodiffusion Télévision Sénégalaise (塞內加爾國家電視台), or RTS, signed a framework agreement in Dakar to establish a "China Theater" (中國劇場) programming block on RTS, according to a report by international radio broadcaster China Radio International (中國國際廣播電台), or CRI. Gao Shijun (高世軍), head of CMG's Western Europe bureau (西歐總站), signed on behalf of CMG, while RTS president Racine Talla signed for the Senegalese side. Under the agreement, RTS agreed to broadcast French-dubbed Chinese dramas, documentaries, feature f…
Liberia
The Liberia Broadcasting System and China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) signed a two-year partnership agreement on August 5, 2024, aimed at strengthening media cooperation between China and Liberia. The memorandum of understanding establishes frameworks for content exchange, technical cooperation, and personnel training. LBS Director General Eugene Fahngon emphasized the agreement's role in boosting "mutual benefit between the two peoples," while China Media Group Africa Bureau Chief Song Jianing expressed confidence in scali…
Angola, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Namibia, South Africa, Tunisia
The "Global South Media and Think Tank High-End Forum China-Africa Partners Conference"(全球南方"媒體智庫高端論壇中非夥伴大會) was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 13-14, 2024, co-hosted by Xinhua News Agency (新華社), the African Union, and Independent Media. More than 200 representatives from more than 160 media outlets, think tanks, and government departments from China and 41 African countries attended, Xinhua reported. Participants discussed building media partnerships to shape international narratives and challenge what the forum characterized as Western dominance over global governance and narrative systems. Independent Media Group Chairman Iqbal…
Antigua and Barbuda
On May 29, 2024, the China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) donated digital video cameras and broadcasting equipment to the Antigua Broadcasting Service (ABS), the state-controlled broadcaster of Antigua and Barbuda. The formal handover ceremony in Saint John's was attended by Antigua's ministers and the Chinese Ambassador. The Ambassador said the donation would "greatly promote media cooperation between the two countries" and improve reporting capabilities — employing a standard CCP foreign relations frame that emphasizes bilateral "cooperation" as a vehicle for deepening …
China, Venezuela
On September 13, 2023, the China Media Group ( 中央廣播電視總台), or CMG, and Venezuela's Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information (Minci) signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing. The signing took place during Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's state visit to China and was witnessed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Maduro. The president of China Media Group and Venezuela's communication minister signed the agreement. According to Chinese state media, the agreement established mechanisms for cooperation in content exchange, program co-production, technical innovation, market development,…
China
African journalists from seven Belt and Road countries participated in a two-week new media training seminar in Beijing from October 17-30, 2025, organized by China's National Radio and Television Administration (國家廣播電視總局), a ministry-level agency controlled by the Chinese Communist Party's Propaganda Department. Media professionals from The Gambia, Barbados, Panama, Jordan, Botswana, Turkey, and Nigeria attended sessions covering international communication, digital platform trends, content development, and intellectual property creation. An official from the NRTA's International Cooperation Departm…
Malaysia
Malaysia and China signed a memorandum during Chinese Premier Li Qiang's (李強) three-day official visit to Malaysia in June 2024, establishing cooperation between Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) and China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台). Malaysian Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching (張念群) announced on Facebook that the memorandum aims to "strengthen, promote and develop" bilateral cooperation in broadcasting, media, and creative industries. S…
