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Indonesia
On March 26, 2026, China's Mission to ASEAN hosted a media and think tank salon in Jakarta themed "Sharing the New Opportunities of China's High-Quality Development," briefing nearly twenty regional media organizations and think tanks on the outcomes of China's annual Two Sessions (全國兩會) — the joint plenary meetings of China's national (largely ceremonial) legislature and its top political advisory body, held each spring in Beijing. Ambassador Wang Qing (王擎) presented an extended reading of the Government Work Report and the forthcoming 15th Five-Year Plan (十五五規劃綱要), empha…
China, El Salvador
On April 8, 2024, Liu Jianchao (劉建超), Minister of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee, met in Beijing with a high-level delegation from El Salvador’s ruling party, Nuevas Ideas, led by Vice President-elect Félix Ulloa. During the meeting, Liu emphasized that the CCP is willing to "promote exchanges and cooperation" between the counterpart departments of the two parties, specifically highlighting media and think tanks as key areas for collaboration. This engagement aimed to institutionalize the sharing of "experience in party building and state governance" to ensure the stable developme…
China
Founded on September 29, 2024, the Tianjin University Global South Institute (天津大學全球南方研究院) is China's first university-based research center dedicated to Global South studies. Housed within the School of Foreign Languages and led by Executive Director Professor Wang Zhan (王戰), the institute operates as a state-oriented think tank explicitly tasked with serving Chinese national strategy and advancing Beijing's vision of a "community with a shared future for mankind." It maintains four research centers focused on Francophone co…
Peru
Canal N is a Peruvian pay-television news channel founded on July 4, 1999, and headquartered in Lima, as part of the El Comercio media group. It was Peru's first 24-hour cable news channel, with programming focused on current affairs and political coverage. The channel was created under journalist Gilberto Hume and was instrumental in the fall of President Alberto Fujimori, who ruled from 1990 to 2000 and was later
Indonesia
The Mission of the People's Republic of China to ASEAN is Beijing's dedicated diplomatic representation to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (東南亞國家聯盟), headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. Dialogue relations began in 1991, when Foreign Minister Qian Qichen (錢其琛) attended the 24th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting. In 2003, China acceded to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, establishing a strategic partnership. It was the firs…
Indonesia
Founded on August 8, 1967 in Bangkok with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration by the foreign ministers of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, ASEAN is an eleven-member intergovernmental organization headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia. Its founding was driven by Cold War-era concerns about communist expansion in Southeast Asia, though the declaration itself focused on accelerating regional economic, social, and cultural development. Membership expanded gradually — Brunei in 1984, Vietnam in 1995, Laos and Myanmar in 1997, and Cambodia in 1999. Timor-Leste
China
Founded in 1895 as Peiyang University (北洋大學) by statesman Sheng Xuanhuai under a Qing imperial charter, Tianjin University is the oldest institution of higher education in modern Chinese history. Renamed Tianjin University in 1951 following the nationwide restructuring of colleges under the People's Republic, it was designated one of China's first sixteen national key universities in 1959 and is now a Ministry of Education-administered institution under the country's Double First-Class construction program for world-class universities. Today it
Thailand
Thai Public Broadcasting Service (泰國公共電視台), or Thai PBS, is a public broadcasting service in Thailand established by the Thai Public Broadcasting Service Act on January 15, 2008. Thai PBS operates as a state agency with legal personality but is not classified as a government agency or state enterprise. The broadcaster operates television and radio services, with its main channel broadcasting in high definition on digital Channel 3. Thai PBS evolved from the privately run iTV station, which later became TITV before transforming into the current public broadcaster. The service broadcasts primarily in Thai, with some English-language programming, and reaches audiences throughout Thailand and…
Cuba
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba (古巴外交部), or MINREX, was established on December 23, 1959, following the Cuban Revolution, replacing the former Ministry of State. Operating under the Council of State authority, MINREX formulates and executes Cuba's foreign policy based on "socialist principles" and "revolutionary diplomacy," managing diplomatic relations with other nations and representing Cuba in international organizations including the United Nations and Non-Aligned Movement. The ministry oversees multiple divisions covering regional affairs, multilat…
United States
Founded in 1889, The Wall Street Journal is an American newspaper based in the financial district of Wall Street in New York City. Now published under Dow Jones & Company, a division of the Murdoch-owned News Corp, the paper has more than 600,000 print subscribers, and one of the country's largest digital subscription bases, at more than three million. The precursor to the current newspaper was the Kiernan News Agency created in 1869 by John J. Kiernan, who started out as a Western Union mess…
Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Broadcasting Authority (SBA), formerly the Saudi Broadcasting Corporation, is Saudi Arabia's state-owned media entity operating under the Ministry of Media. While Crown Prince Faisal issued a ministerial statement in 1962 to establish television broadcasting, actual operations began in 1965 from Riyadh and Jeddah stations. The entity was restructured in 2012 when the Council of Ministers approved the conversion of radio and television activities into a public authority. The authority changed its En…
Fiji
The Government of Fiji operates as a parliamentary democratic republic established on October 10, 1970, following independence from the United Kingdom. The government consists of executive, legislative, and judicial branches, with its seat in Suva, the island nation’s capital. The president, who serves as the head of state, is appointed by the parliament for three-year terms, while the prime minister, serving as the head of government, is appointed directly by the president. The unicameral parliament comprises 55 members elected by proportional representation. The…
China
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 "
Thailand
Channel 7, officially Bangkok Broadcasting & Television Company Limited, is Thailand's pioneering commercial television network that launched on November 27, 1967. The station made history as the first color television broadcaster in Mainland Southeast Asia, initially operating under the name "Bangkok Colour Television Network" using PAL color technology in the CCIR 625-line standard. The inaugural broadcast featured the 1967 Miss Thailand Pageant during the Wachirathon Memorial event at Wang Saran Rom. The network began satellite transmission in 1978, becoming Thailand's first station to broadcast nationwide via satellite from Bangkok to reg…
Lithuania
Lietuvos Rytas is Lithuania's largest daily newspaper by circulation and readership, established January 1, 1990, replacing the Soviet-era publication Komjaunimo Tiesa (Youth Truth). The name translates to "Morning of Lithuania." Headquartered in Vilnius, the newspaper claims to serve as Lithuania's leading source of national and international news, with a circulation of 17,000 on weekdays and 55,000 on Saturdays according to 2023 figures. The publication maintains correspondent bureaus in Berlin, Paris, Warsaw, Rome, and Moscow, and operates with approximately 80 staff members. Lietuvos Rytas publishes magazines including Stilius and Stilius Plius
China
China International Television Corporation (中國國際電視總公司), or CITVC, founded in 1984, is a state-owned media company funded by China Central Television (CCTV) that handles international sales and distribution of Chinese television content. Following asset reorganization in 1997, the corporation expanded into a diversified media conglomerate with operations spanning program production, distribution, advertising, audience research, and technical services. The company, now under the umbrella of the Central Propaganda Department-administered China Media Group (CMG), markets CCTV's content internationally and distributes 33 foreign satellite channels from th…
Peru
On November 2, 2021, the Chinese Embassy in Peru published a 16-page insert that was distributed nationwide alongside Peru's official state newspaper El Peruano. The insert marked the 50th anniversary of the establishment of China-Peru diplomatic relations on November 2, 1971. Then-Ambassador Liang Yu (梁宇) contributed a signed article on the history and future of bilateral ties. The insert also included pieces by Peruvian officials, academics, and business figures, and promoted Chinese-backed projects including the Chancay d…
Peru
The Government of Peru (Gobierno de la República del Perú) is a unitary presidential republic whose current institutional framework was established by the Constitution of 1993. The president serves as head of state, head of government, and commander-in-chief, elected to a five-year term with consecutive re-election prohibited, and appoints a prime minister and Council of Ministers. The unicameral…
Argentina
Telefe is a Buenos Aires-based broadcast network founded in 1961 that is owned by the American media conglomerate Paramount Global. The channel produces Spanish-language programming, including telenovelas, news, and entertainment shows. Telefe also operates Telefe Internacional, a pay TV channel distributed to more than eight million subscribers in more than 20 countries. The network also offers streaming content through its digital platform, Mi Telefe. …
China
The Department of Culture and Tourism of Guangdong Province is the government agency responsible for overseeing cultural affairs and tourism development across southern Guangdong Province. It operates under the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and serves as the primary authority for shaping cultural policy, preserving heritage, and promoting tourism, both domestically and internationally. It has been actively engaged on international communication, partnering with the province’s international comm…
