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Portugal
On July 31, 2024, the Chinese Ambassador to Portugal published an op-ed in Portuguese outlets, including the weekly newspaper Diário de Notícias, regional radio station Iris FM, and the Portuguese Journalists Association website, talking about and promoting the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, a policy-setting meeting held in July 2024. The ambassador characterized the reforms introduced at the meeting as creating a "clea…
Greece
In December 2024, the Greek newspaper Dimokratia (Δημοκρατία) signed a content-sharing agreement with the People's Daily, the official mouthpiece of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, describing it as the first such partnership between Greek and Chinese newspaper publishers. According to Dimokratia, a delegation from the People's Daily visited Athens earlier in 2024 to arrange a deal by which the Greek newspaper would periodically publish translated articles from its Chinese partner o…
Germany
On October 11, 2024, the China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) hosted a cultural exchange event in Germany to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of China-Germany diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the all-round strategic partnership, which was
Hong Kong
On September 29, 2025, in Hong Kong, Chief Executive John Lee (李家超) met China Media Group (CMG) President and Editor-in-Chief Shen Haixiong (慎海雄) at Government House to discuss strengthening cooperation in communications, with Director of Information Services Apollonia Liu (劉李可頤) also attending. Mr Shen was leading a delegation to Hong Kong for a ceremony marking deepened cooperation between CMG and various sectors in the city. Lee expressed gratitude to CMG for "supporting the work" of the Hong Kong SAR Government and said the state broadcaster's programming helps Hong Kong citizens "better understand the country's history and development, enhancing their sense of national identity." The…
Greece
On October 30, 2023, China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) hosted a "China-Greece Belt and Road Dialogue" (中國希臘"一帶一路"對話會) in Athens. The event was attended by former Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, who served as president from 2015 to 2020, China Media Group President Shen Haixiong (慎海雄), who has headed the umbrella state media organization since 2018, Greek Tourism Minister Vasilis Kikilias, who served in that role from August 2021 to March 2023, and Chinese Ambassador to Greece Xiao Junzheng (肖軍正). During the event, CMG signed a cooperation memorandum with Greece's …
Australia, China
Tourism Australia, the Australian government's international tourism promotion agency, and China Media Group (中国中央广播电视总台, CMG) signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding in July 2025 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, witnessed by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The agreement, formalized by Tourism Australia's Robin Mack and CMG President Shen Haixiong (慎海雄), established a framework for co-creating tourism content across CMG's television, radio, digital, and social media platforms. The partnership aimed to enhance Australia's brand recognition…
Brazil
On November 18, 2024, China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Brazil's Ministry of Culture in Rio de Janeiro. The agreement was signed by CMG President Shen Haixiong (慎海雄) and Brazilian Culture Minister Margareth Menezes, establishing cooperation in audiovisual production, cultural heritage promotion, and technical exchanges. The signing took place amid what Shen described as a "new golden 50 years" of China-Brazil diplomatic relations under the leadership of Presidents Xi Jinping and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The collaboration will …
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
The 2025 ASEAN-China Media Cooperation Forum convened on May 25, 2025, in Luoyang, Henan Province, themed "Harnessing the Power of AI to Enhance Communication Cooperation in the Region." The event brought together approximately 150 attendees including diplomatic envoys and media professionals from all 10 ASEAN member states, plus Chinese government officials and media representatives. Key participants included Secretary General Shi Zhongjun (石中軍) of the ASEAN-China Center, Cambodia's minister of information Kem Gunawadh, Vietnam's deputy minister Phan Tam, ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General San Lwin (via video), and Pr…
South Africa
On November 23, 2018, government officials and media representatives from China and South Africa met in Pretoria for a South Africa-China New Media Roundtable (中國-南非新媒體圓桌會議). Co-hosted by China's Cyberspace Administration (國家互聯網信息辦公室), an agency under the CCP's Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission that serves as both a state and party institution, and South Africa's Information Department, the event gathered delegates from both countries' government, business, media, and academic…
China, Italy
On February 2, 2026, Italian Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli signed a film co-production agreement in Beijing with Shen Haixiong (慎海雄), president of China Media Group and a deputy director of the Central Propaganda Department. The agreement aims to facilitate joint film productions between Italian and Chinese companies, allowing co-produced works to qualify as domestic content in both countries, which might allow Italian co-productions to bypass…
El Salvador
On September 27, 2024, the state-funded Diario El Salvador and China’s Xinhua News Agency formally presented a joint publication titled "Reportajes de encuentros: la relación China-El Salvador" (Encounter Reports: The China-El Salvador Relationship). A related promotion appeared on Diario El Salvador's Instagram account. The presentation took place at the editorial offices of Diario El Salvador and was attended by its editorial director, Luis Laínez. The compendium features reports from Salvadoran journalists who traveled to China, alongside Xinhua content tra…
China, El Salvador
In March 2026, the PRC invited a select group of Salvadoran journalists, primarily from state-aligned outlets, to cover the annual "Two Sessions" political event in Beijing. Such invitations generally include all-expenses-paid travel and "capacity building" workshops that emphasize the successes of the Chinese socialist model. By providing exclusive access to high-level political meetings, the PRC ensures that the resulting coverage in El Salvador mirrors the official Chinese perspective on sensitive topics like the "One China" principle and Chinese investments and infrastructure suppor…
Canada, China
China Media Group (中央广播电视总台), the state-run media conglomerate directly under the Central Propaganda Department, signed a cooperation agreement with Destination Canada on January 15 during Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's official visit to China. CMG Director Shen Haixiong (慎海雄), who also serves as deputy head of the Central Propaganda Department, and Canadian Ambassador to China Jennifer May signed the memorand…
Zimbabwe
The 2025 Zimbabwe-China Film Festival opened in Harare on August 5, attended by Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding (周鼎) and over 200 officials and diplomatic representatives. The festival, co-hosted by the Chinese Embassy, China's National Film Administration, and Zimbabwe's Ministry of Sport, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, featured four Chinese films, including Panda Plan, YOLO, The Captain, and Red Sea Operation. Ambassador Zhou emphasized that the festival demonstrated China's "Glo…
China, Russia
On February 3, 2026, a delegation of junior journalists organized by Home and Abroad News Press visited the Russian Cultural Center in Beijing (北京俄罗斯文化中心) to interview director Tatiana Urzhumtseva, the Russian embassy counselor also serving as head of the local representative office of Rossotrudnichestvo — an autonomous Russian federal government agency under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and cultural exchange. Rossotrudnichestvo was sanctioned by the European Union in 2022. Urzhumtseva called …
Nepal
On December 3, 2024, the vice president of China Media Group (CMG), Xing Bo (邢博), and a representative from Nepal's Foreign Ministry signed a cooperation memorandum between CMG and Nepal Television in Beijing during Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's official visit to China. The agreement covers content exchange, joint production, personnel exchanges, and technical cooperation, according to Chinese state media. Chinese Premier Li Qiang (李強) and Pri…
China, Thailand
On October 18, 2023, China Media Group (CMG) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Thailand's Public Relations Department (民众联络厅) during Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's attendance at the third Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit Forum in Beijing. CMG President Shen Haixiong (慎海雄), who serves as vice minister of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party, and Thai Minister of the Prime Minister's Office Pongphet Chunlayadej (庞珮·春拉晔) formalized the partne…
Nauru
On January 24, 2024, China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) inaugurated its 192nd overseas bureau in Nauru, coinciding with the restoration of diplomatic ties between the two countries. The ceremony at the Nauru Presidential Office was attended by Nauru's Media Minister Shadlog Bernicke (沙德羅德·貝尼克), who reportedly "welcomed" the Chinese media presence. CMG and Nauru's Media Department (瑙魯媒體部) signed a "cooperation memorandum" that Chinese officials cl…
Bangladesh
On December 9, 2015, China News Service (中國新聞社) Deputy Director and Deputy Editor-in-Chief Xia Chunping (夏春平) signed a cooperation memorandum with Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (孟加拉國國家通訊社) Editor-in-Chief Abul Kalam Azad in Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital. The agreement outlined collaboration in news exchange, joint interviews, training programs, and joint promotion of Bridge Era: China Newsweek South Asia Edition (橋時代——中國新聞周刊南亞版) in Bangladesh. Xia stated the partnership would "strengthen interconnection" between Chinese and Bangladeshi media under the Belt and Road…
Thailand
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (李克強) published a signed article in five Thai newspapers on November 2, 2019, ahead of attending East Asian cooperation leaders' meetings in Bangkok. The piece appeared in Matichon, Khaosod, Prachachat, Bangkok Post and Sing Sian Rit Pao (星暹日報). Li's article discussed China-ASEAN economic ties, noting China had been ASEAN's largest trading partner for ten consecutive years while ASEAN became China's second-largest trading partner in 2019. He mentioned ongoing South China Sea negotiations and highlighted the upcomin…
