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Belarus
Belarus Today (СБ. Беларусь сегодня) is a state-run media enterprise and publishing house established on August 2, 1927, and headquartered in Belarus. The outlet controls multiple media entities including print, radio, television, and online publications. The organization was previously known as Rabochy until 1937, then Soviet Belarus until 2018, when it was renamed to Soviet Belarus — Belarus Today, with ownership under the Presidential Administration of Belarus. The organization positions itself as a media holding that merged four major publications in 2013 and has engaged with international archival projects, including digitizing Belarusian partisan records w…
Belarus, China
On May 20-25, 2025, in Gansu Province (甘肅省), Andrei Krivosheyev, chairman of the Belarusian Union of Journalists (白俄羅斯記者聯盟) and chairman of the Board of Directors of Minsk News Agency (明斯克新聞社), led a Belarusian media delegation visiting to examine Gansu's economic and social development and inspect projects in culture, new energy, environmental protection, international logistics, and water-saving agriculture. Building on cooperation established in 2023 when the province's Gansu International Communication Center (甘肅省國際傳播中心), or GICC, opened an office in the Belarus Journalists Union, the delegation met with Gansu Daily (甘肅日報) newspaper repr…
Belarus, China
On July 23-27, 2024, in Zhengzhou, China, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (上海合作组织) hosted a media and think tank summit featuring Dmitry Zhuk, director of Belarus's "Belarus Today" publishing house, alongside Chinese officials and regional media representatives. The summit produced the "Zhengzhou Consensus" (郑州共识), with participants claiming the gathering would "explore optimal solutions to external challenges" and establish "more effective international information cooperation paradigms" (更加有效的国际信息合作新范式). Zhuk praised the summit's "fruitful results" and emphasized combating disinformation while promoting "mutual respect principles" and "civilizational diversity" (文明多样性). The initia…
Czech Republic
On July 21, 2025, Chinese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Feng Biao (冯飚) published an op-ed in Czech publication Parlamentní Listy (议会报) titled "Fifty Years of China-Europe Diplomatic Relations: Fruitful Results, Bright Prospects," commemorating the 50th anniversary of China-EU diplomatic relations. The ambassador promoted expanding bilateral trade relationships, claiming annual trade volumes grew "from 2.4 billion dollars to over 780 billion dollars" and positioning mutual investment stock at "nearly 260 billion dollars." Feng defended China's market access policies and dismissed concerns about trade imbalances, stating "the surplus is on China's side, the profits are on Europe…
Czech Republic
On December 20, 2023, Chinese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Feng Biao (冯飚) conducted a written interview with Czech media outlet Naše Pravda (我们的真相), addressing China's economic development achievements and foreign policy positions. The ambassador touted China's claimed "5.2 percent GDP growth during the first three quarters" of 2023 as evidence of long-term growth momentum. Feng described China as "standing on the correct side of history" and promoted China-Czech cooperation opportunities, calling for expanded trade and tourism collaboration while criticizing "some Czech politicians" for engaging with Taiwan. The interview employed standard PRC diplomatic terminology about "m…
Czech Republic
Parlamentní Listy (议会报) is a Czech online news and commentary portal established in 2008, operated since 2023 by NAŠE MÉDIA a.s. and headquartered in Prague. The publication positions itself as a discussion, news and commentary platform but has been described by critics as a disinformation medium with no institutional connection to the Czech Parliament despite its name. According to organizational listings, leadership has included Jan Holoubek as director and Marek Bláha as editor-in-chief. Th…
Czech Republic
Naše Pravda (我们的真相) is a weekly publication that replaced the left-wing daily newspaper Haló Noviny, which operated from 1991 to 2022. According to available information, the publication positions itself as a party weekly that presents primarily the views of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (捷克和摩拉维亚共产党), or KSČM), and organizations and individuals close to the party. The weekly claims to serve as a successor publication continuing coverage for readers previously served by Haló Noviny. The publication operates as what it describes as a purely party weekly focusing on presenting political perspectives aligned with the KSČM and associated organizations.
Czech Republic
The Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSČM) (捷克和摩拉维亚共产党) is a communist party established on March 31, 1990, and headquartered in Prague that claims to represent communist ideology in the Czech Republic with a membership of 16,000 as of 2024. According to organizational listings, leadership has included Kateřina Konečná as chairwoman and Milan Krajča as deputy leader. The party positions itself as one of the few former ruling parties in post-Communist Central Eastern Europe to retain the Communist title in its name and describes its ideology as communism and anti-capitalism. The organization has engaged with various political coalitions, provided p…
Finland
On February 11, 2021, Chinese Ambassador to Finland Chen Li (陈立) published an op-ed in Finland's Helsingin Sanomat (赫尔辛基日报) titled "Join Hands to Meet Challenges and Promote Economic Recovery." The ambassador claimed China achieved "positive growth of 2.3 percent" in 2020, positioning the country as "the only major economy to achieve positive growth" during the pandemic. Chen described China's economy as demonstrating "strong resilience and vitality" and said the nation will "continue to deepen integration into the world economy." The article promoted China's post-pandemic economic policies and called for strengthening "practical cooperation" between China and Europe, employing s…
Finland
On June 5, 2023, Chinese Ambassador to Finland Wang Tongqing (王同庆) published an op-ed in Finland's Helsingin Sanomat titled "Equality, Mutual Benefit, and Win-Win Cooperation" commemorating the 70th anniversary of the China-Finland trade agreement. The ambassador claimed the 1953 accord was "the first government trade agreement between New China and a Western country," positioning it as establishing "equal and mutually beneficial" (平等互利) economic relations. Wang described current bilateral trade as "stable and positive" and called for deepening "practical cooperation" across sectors, employing standard PRC diplomatic terminology about "mutual benefit and win-win cooperation" (互利共…
Denmark
On April 29, 2025, Chinese Ambassador to Denmark Wang Xuefeng (王雪峰) published an op-ed in Denmark's Arbejderen (工人日報) titled "Tariff Blackmail Harms Others and Oneself, Open Cooperation is the Right Path." The ambassador criticized US tariff policies as "economic bullying behavior" and claimed China would "resolutely oppose and fight to the end" against American trade measures. Wang positioned China as defending "international rules and multilateral trading systems" while describing US actions as "unilateral protectionism." The article promoted China-Denmark economic cooperation, citing bilateral trade reaching "15.7 billion dollars in 2024, up 17 percent year-on-year," and calle…
Thailand
Matichon is a major Thai-language daily newspaper founded by progressive writers in 1978, when Thailand was emerging from authoritarian rule following the October 6, 1976 Massacre. The newspaper positions itself as a quality, upmarket publication with a strong focus on politics, distinguishing itself from sensationalist mass-circulation papers. With a circulation of approximately 120,000 in 1997, Matichon became one of Thailand's most politically influential newspapers alongside Thai Rath. Since the late 2000s, the publication has
Maldives
The Republic of Maldives is an archipelagic nation in the Indian Ocean comprising 26 atolls southwest of Sri Lanka and India. As the world's lowest-lying country with an average elevation of just 1.5 meters above sea level, the Maldives faces significant environmental challenges from rising sea levels. The nation operates as a presidential republic established in 1968, with an elected People's Majlis serving as its legislative body. Malé serves as the capital and most populous city. Since gaining independence from Britain in 1965, the country has experienced periods of political instability alongside efforts at democratic reform. Under President Moh…
China
The State Council Information Office (SCIO) is the external nameplate of the Central Propaganda Department (中共中央宣傳部) of the Chinese Communist Party. Established in January 1991, SCIO was created to improve China's international image following the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. Until 2014, SCIO operated under the arrangement known as "one institution with two names" (一個機構兩塊牌子) alongside the Office of External Propaganda (OEP). In May 2014, the OEP was formally absorbed into the Central Propaganda Department, transforming SCIO into an external nameplate. SCIO's functions…
Denmark
Arbejderen (工人日報), also known as Dagbladet Arbejderen, is an online newspaper established on September 1, 1982, and headquartered in Copenhagen that claims to serve as the official media outlet of Denmark's Communist Party (丹麦共产党). The publication positions itself as expressing "the policies of the Communist Party in its editorials and articles" and operated as a print daily newspaper until May 1, 2019, when it transitioned to online-only format citing media subsidies cuts and distribution costs. According to organizational listings, leadership has included Birthe Sørensen, who served as editor-in-chief for 19 years before being replaced by Anders Sørensen in April 2019.…
