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Portugal
On April 12, 2021, the Chinese Ambassador to Portugal published a signed article in the Portuguese newspaper Diário de Notícias titled "The Truth about Human Rights Issues in Xinjiang" (關於新疆人權問題的真相). The article reframed the Xinjiang issue as a security matter rather than a human rights concern, characterizing it as one of "anti-violence, counter-terrorism, and anti-separatism" (反暴力、反恐怖主義和反分裂問題), according to the Chinese embassy. The article also claimed that ethnic minority cultures in Xinjiang had been "well preserved" and highlighted economic growth over the previous 60 years. The piece respond…
Columbia
On October 24, 2023, a signing ceremony for the "China Time" project was held at RTVC Sistema de Medios Públicos (Radio Televisión Nacional de Colombia) in Bogotá. The signing established a formal media cooperation agreement between Colombian public broadcaster RTVC and Chinese media entities as part of the "Chinese Television Theater" initiative's expansion into Latin America. The project was organized by China's National Radio and Television Administration (國家廣播電視總局) and the Chongqing Municipal Government. Chongqing Jiazuo Film and Culture Media Co. (重慶佳左影視文化傳媒有限…
Kazakhstan
On June 29, 2024, China's official People's Daily (人民日报) newspaper and Kazakh media organizations held a "High-Quality Belt and Road Joint Interview Results Sharing Conference" in Astana, Kazakhstan. The event was attended by Kazakh Parliament Upper House members Galiyaska Sarebayev and Alisher Satvardiyev, with media participants including People's Daily Deputy Editor-in-Chief Xu Lijing (徐立京) and Zihan Kamzabekulei, the general manager of the Kazakhstan Truth newspaper group. According to official Chinese media coverage, the participants claimed the joint initiative would help media "play a bridge role" and "tell the Silk Road story well" — an echo of Xi Jinpin…
Japan
On December 4, 2024, the Keizai Koho Center (經濟廣報中心), the international communications arm of Keidanren (經團連), Japan's most influential business lobby, hosted its annual reception for Chinese media correspondents and Japanese corporate representatives in Tokyo. Held yearly since 2005, the event was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic and resumed in 2022. According to KKC, over 70 attendees participated, including 45 journalists from 24 Chinese media outlets such as China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), Xinhua News Agency (新華通訊社), and People's Daily (人民日報). KKC Senior Managing Director Ryo Watanabe
Australia, China
A gala performance for the Lunar New Year was held in Sydney on February 8, 2016, showcasing Xinjiang culture to overseas Chinese communities. The event was co-organized by the Australian Chinese Arts and Literature Association (澳華文聯), Australia's Nanhai Media (南海傳媒), and the Australia-China Xinjiang Association (澳大利亞中國新疆聯誼會). The evening featured top Xinjiang artists performing Uyghur songs, dances, instrumen…
Indonesia
The Jakarta Post, an English language newspaper published by Indonesia’s PT Bina Media Tenggara, a media and consulting firm, reportedly signed a content-sharing arrangement with the Chinese government-run China Daily (中國日報) in 2016 to regularly publish a "China Watch" (看中國) insert. The specific date of the agreement, however, remains undocumented in public sources. China's Mission to ASEAN stated in October 2016 that the cooperation "opens a new win…
Zambia
On July 29, 2024, the People's Daily (人民日報) and several Zambian media outlets conducted a joint reporting visit in Lusaka under the theme "China-Africa Cooperation in the New Era" (新時代中非合作) — described as the first such joint reporting exercise between Chinese and Zambian media conducted on Zambian soil. Journalists from the People's Daily, the Zambia Daily Mail, and the Daily Nation visited the Lusaka Park of the Zambia-China Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone (中贊經貿合作區), described in the People's Daily report as China's first e…
Brazil, China, Italy, Kenya, Russia, South Africa
China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) convened nearly 300 media representatives from 20 countries in Yangjiang (陽江), Guangdong Province, on December 7 for the 2025 Silk Road Television Community Summit Forum (絲綢之路電視共同體高峰論壇). Guangdong Provincial Party Secretary Huang Kunming (黃坤明) attended the opening ceremony alongside CMG Director and Central Propaganda Department Deputy Head Shen Haixiong (慎海雄), who delivered the keynote address. The state broadcaster used the event to advance media cooperation with countries participating in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (一帶一路) — Beijing’s infrastructure and development program sp…
China, Pakistan
On July 10, 2025, Pakistan and China agreed to enhance bilateral media cooperation and develop joint broadcasting projects to combat fake news and disinformation, according to Radio Pakistan — though it was not clear how the sides viewed these concepts, or how they intended to respond. The agreement emerged from a Beijing meeting between Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar and Cao Shumin (曹淑敏), a deputy minister of the Central Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the CCP. Both officials emphasized creating a "…
Egypt
On July 30, 2024, the Arab League (阿拉伯國家聯盟) and China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on documentary archives, content production, media technology, and personnel exchanges, expanding China's media footprint across Arab nations. The two organizations planned to produce a documentary for the 20th anniversary of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, scheduled to premiere at the 2026 China-Arab Summit. Shen Haixiong (慎海雄), deputy head of the CPC Central Committee Publicity Depar…
China, Vietnam
China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) and Vietnam Television (越南電視台) signed a cooperation memorandum on August 19, 2024, during Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary and President To Lam's (蘇林) state visit to China. Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) and To Lam witnessed the signing. The agreement outlines plans for content exchange, joint productions, and technical cooperation. State media claims this will "contribute to the foundation of public suppo…
Cambodia
China and Cambodia held a Mid-Autumn Festival cultural gala on September 28, 2025, in Phnom Penh, featuring performances by artists from both countries. The event, drawing on Chinese Communist Party frame of “friendship” (友谊), was titled “Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon: Deep Neighborly Affection.” It was organized by Cambodia’s Ministry of Information, Ministry of Tourism, China’s embassy in Cambodia, and Yunnan province’s propaganda office (中共雲南省委宣傳部), as part of the China-Cambodia Tourism Year. Ch…
Brazil
On November 20, 2024, China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) launched a Portuguese version of "Quotable Quotes by Xi" Season 3 in Brasília during President Xi Jinping's state visit to Brazil. The show, which features Chinese poetry and sayings quoted in Xi's speeches, claims to present his "political wisdom" (政治智慧) and "cultural sentiment" while promoting concepts like "community of shared future for mankind" (人類命運共同體). Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, who also serves as Brazil's Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, attended the launch, where Deputy Direct…
Kazakhstan
On May 29, 2025, in Astana, Kazakhstan, China's People's Daily and the Kazakh Presidential Radio and Television Administration jointly hosted the 2025 China-Central Asia Media Cooperation Forum, with over 200 media representatives, officials, experts and business representatives attending from China and Central Asian countries. According to official coverage from Chinese state media, the forum prioritized "building a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future" (中亚命运共同体), with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sending a congratulatory letter praising China's Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路) as winning "wide recognition from the international community." Chinese o…
Russia
On May 16, 2024, Aleksandr Zharov, CEO of Gazprom-Media Holding, and Shen Haixiong (慎海雄), President of China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), signed a media cooperation agreement in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The ceremony coincided with the 75th anniversary of China-Russia diplomatic relations and the China-Russia Year of Culture. Zharov stated that "the friendship between Russ…
Senegal
On December 15, 2025, the Chinese Ambassador to Senegal published a signed article in Senegalese newspapers Le Soleil and Le Quotidien, promoting the "Initiative on Cooperation Supporting Modernization in Africa," a joint framework launched by China and South Africa at the November 22, 2025, G20 summit in Joh…
Indonesia
On May 25, 2025, China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) and Indonesia's Antara News Agency (安塔拉通訊社) signed a cooperation memorandum during Chinese Premier Li Qiang's (李強) official visit to Indonesia. The agreement, witnessed by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Premier Li, was part of eight bilateral cooperation deals signed between the two governments. The memorandum establishes cooperation in content exchange, joint production, technical exchanges, and personnel excha…
Senegal
On December 15, 2015, the Chinese Embassy in Senegal hosted a media symposium focusing on "The Role of Media in China-Senegal Cooperation." Over 20 journalists from major Senegalese media outlets, including the national television station, state news agency, Future Media television, and official newspapers Le Soleil and Le Quotidien, along with Chinese news agencies such as Xinhua News Agency, China Radio International, and Economic Daily, attended the event. Ambassador Zha…
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), Bangladesh's national news agency, signed cooperation agreements with Xinhua News Agency (新華社) and China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) on July 10, 2024, during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's state visit to China. BSS Managing Director and Chief Editor Abul Kalam Azad signed memorandums that officials said would "extend beneficial cooperation" in news and information exchange. The agencies reported they would conduct "multilevel and wide-ranging cooperation," including "personal exchanges, training, and seminars" for journalists and technical experts. The agreements call…
Portugal
In September 2023, Macau Daily News (澳門日報) signed a cooperation agreement with Portugal's Global Media Group. Under the agreement, Macau Daily News launched a special section titled "A Window into Chinese Culture" (中國文化之窗) in the group's newspaper, Diário de Notícias, with the first installment published on September 28, 2023. Macau, a former Portuguese colony that was returned to Chinese soverei…
