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China
The China–Africa Development Fund (中非發展基金), or CAD Fund, was announced by Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Hu Jintao (胡錦濤) on November 4, 2006, as part of eight measures for Sino-African relations at the Beijing Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit, and began operations on June 26, 2007. The fund is managed by China Development Bank (國家開發銀行), a bank under the State Council, the PRC’s government. The CAD Fund makes equity investments…
Malaysia
The Malaysian National News Agency, or Bernama, is Malaysia's official government news agency established under the Bernama Act 1967 and commenced operations on May 20, 1968. Operating as an autonomous statutory body under the Ministry of Communications, Bernama provides real-time news and information services in multiple languages including Malay, English, Chinese, Tamil, Spanish, and Arabic. Bernama maintains branche…
Solomon Islands
Studio Homegrown Productions, a Solomon Islands media entity founded in 2004 by Karl Tokuro Vaekesa, initially operated as "Pink Moskito Net Production" before being renamed "Homegrown Productions" later that year and subsequently registered as Studio Homegrown Productions. Based in Naha 3, East Honiara, the company specializes in music videos, cultural content, and multimedia production services promoting "homegrown music, cultures, stories, and lifestyle of Solomon Islanders." The studio maintains a significant digital presence with 80,000 Facebook followers and 40,000 YouTube subscribers. Va…
South Korea
Seoul National University (서울대학교) is South Korea's flagship public research university located in Seoul. The university was established on August 27, 1946, by merging ten institutions of higher education around the Seoul area. The university comprises 16 colleges offering 83 undergraduate programs and serves nearly 17,000 undergraduate and 11,000 graduate students. While no formal framework for cooperation with China was found, Seoul National University maintains engagement with Chinese institutions t…
Bulgaria
The Union of Bulgarian Journalists (UBJ) is Bulgaria's largest professional journalism organization, founded in 1904. The Union says it represents 4,500 members and advocates for professional standards, media freedom, and journalists' labor rights. UBJ maintains partnerships with journalism associations from 51 countries, cooperating with EU member states and non-EU member Balkan countries. The UBJ also conducts legislative advocacy, submitting proposals to Bulgaria's National Assembly on media ownership transparency and journalist protections.…
China, Fiji, Indonesia, Malaysia
On November 30, journalists from Fiji, Malaysia, Indonesia, and other Asia-Pacific nations visited the SuperX Farm demonstration facility operated by XAG (極飛科技), a Guangzhou-based agricultural technology company, as part of the Maritime Silk Road Joint Media Tour organized by “South,” the English-language platform of the Nanfang International Communication Center (南方國際傳播中心), or NICC. NICC is a provincial-level ICC under the CCP-run Nanfang Media Group (南方報業傳媒集團), which publishes the Nanfang Daily newspaper and other publications in…
China, United States
On December 4, The Paper (澎湃新闻), a CCP-run media outlet in the municipality of Shanghai, signed an MoU with UNICEF China, pledging to jointly promote children’s issues, including climate change, mental health, and early childhood development. The partnership grants the Party-controlled outlet — which describes itself as a “responsible internet-based mainstream media platform” — a formal relationship with the UN agency to advance coverage of children’s rights. The MOU was signed by The Paper’s editor-in-chief Liu Yonggang (刘永钢) and UNICEF representative Cynthia McCaffrey (桑…
China, Germany
The 16th Media Forum China Germany (第16屆中德媒體圓桌對話會) was held in Shenzhen from November 10-13, 2025, co-hosted by the state-run Global Times (環球時報) newspaper and China Media Management Inc (CMM-I传媒咨询有限公司), a Beijing-based consulting and business development firm originally founded in Hong Kong with ties to Germany and the UK. While Chinese state media characterized the event as receiving "support from the United Nations," this appears to refer solely to the online participation of the UN Resident Coordinator in China, not to institutional endorsement or substantive UN involveme…
United States
UNICEF, or United Nations Children's Fund, is the United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide, working globally to uphold children's rights and protect them from harm and discrimination. The organization has been present in China since 1979, collaborating with the government and local partners to promote policies that advance children's rights and ensure that vulnerable children benefit from national development. UNICEF's work in China encompasses child protection, health and development, education, and social policy, while also pro…
China
The Paper (澎湃新聞) is a news platform operated by the CCP-run Shanghai United Media Group (上海報業集團) that launched on July 22, 2014. Media scholar and former Southern Weekly journalist Fang Kecheng has described the outlet as having "the face of commercial media, and the heart of Party media," while David Bandurski, the director of the China Media Project, called it an experiment in producing propaganda content that can "attract" and "attach" to mobile …
China
"South" is a primary external propaganda brand of the South International Communication Center (南方國際傳播中心), or SICC, a state media organization under the Nanfang Media Group (南方報業傳媒集團), officially launched on July 3, 2025. “South” is a rebranding of its predecessor, “GDToday,” which was established in November 2023. The brand, which has a presence on most overseas social media platforms, is both a reference to Guangdong as a southern province, and an awkward acronym for “Service, Orie…
Italy
On April 8, 2014, Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (AGI) and Xinhua News Agency (新華社) signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration on economic news sharing and content exchange between Italy and China. The agreement was signed by both agencies’s CEO’s. According to AGI's announcement, the partnership would cover "sharing of news, expertise and experiences on commercial and cultural processes between Italy and China," as well as the joint organization of training activities. …
Italy
Eni S.p.A. ( Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi) is an Italian multinational energy company established on February 10, 1953. The company was founded under the leadership of Enrico Mattei, who served as its first chairman, to rebuild Italy's energy policy and secure the country's energy independence following World War II. Headquartered in Rome, Eni operates across oil and gas exploration and production, refining, marketing, and, increasingly, renewable energy. The Italian government maintains control through a 31.835% combined stake held by the Ministry o…
Italy
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (AGI) is an Italian news agency founded in July 1950 by journalist Giulio De Marzio and lawyer Walter Prosperetti. The agency has been controlled by Italian state energy company Eni since 1965. Based in Rome, AGI maintains 15 regional editorial offices across Italy and a foreign bureau in Brussels. The agency produces over 1,000 daily news bulletins covering politics, economics, international affairs, culture, and sports, and publishes in seven languages, including Italian, English, Chinese, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, and French. AGI was among Italian media outlets that
China
The Propaganda Office of the Party Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is the functional department of the Party Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in charge of ideological work. The department's main responsibilities include formulating and implementing tasks, policies and measures for propaganda work in the region in accordance with the deployment of the central government and the regional party committee, coordinating and guiding the work of all units of the regional propaganda and cultural system and the propaganda departments of the party committees at all levels in the region. …
Italy
In December 2017, Italian news agency AdnKronos and Xinhua News Agency (新華社) signed a cooperation agreement during the fourth World Internet Conference (世界互聯網大會) in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province. According to a report by PrimaOnline, the agreement covered news exchange, video production, and digital interconnection between the agencies.…
Italy
In May 2021, Italia News Online, a magazine owned by Atlanis srl, announced a content distribution agreement with China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), China's state broadcaster under direct control of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Propaganda Department. The deal allows Italia News Online to distribute Italian-language productions from CGTN (中國環球電視網), CMG's international English-language news channel, through its website and social media channels. According to the announcement, the content focuses on promoting cultural and socio-economic exchanges between Italy and China. …
Italy
On March 20, 2019, the state-run Economic Daily (經濟日報) and Italian business newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore signed a cooperation agreement in Rome to collaborate on a segment called"Focus on China: China Economic Special" (聚焦中國·中國經濟特刊) to be published in Il Sole 24 Ore. The collaboration subsequently drew sharp criticism when Il Sole 24 Ore journalists denounced the publication of four-page advertorials as "pure propaganda" that promoted Chinese investment opportunities without transparent disclosur…
Italy
The General Confederation of Italian Industry (Confederazione Generale dell'Industria Italiana), commonly known as Confindustria, is Italy's leading business federation representing small, medium, and large enterprises, founded in 1910. The association comprises 222 member organizations representing over 150,000 companies employing approximately 5.4 million people across Italy. As a private and autonomous chamber of commerce, Confindustria advocates for policies supporting Italian economic growth while providing services to its voluntary membership. The organization is a member of the International Organisation of Employers (IOE) and …
Greece
China Greece Cultural Media Group (中希文化傳媒集團) is a cross-platform media organization established in 2016 and based in Greece. The group operates China Greece Times (中希時報), a bilingual newspaper founded in 2005, and the web portal www.cgw.gr. Its platforms include WeChat accounts, mobile applications, video content, and international social media channels. As of 2023, Wang Peng (汪鹏), who also serves as the chairman of the Greece-China Alliance for the Promotion of Peaceful National Reunification (希臘中國和平統一促進會), an organization linked to the United Front Work Department of …
