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Italy
Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (ANSA) was founded on January 15, 1945, as Italy's leading news agency and a not-for-profit cooperative owned by leading Italian news organizations. Headquartered in Rome at Via della Dataria 94, ANSA maintains offices across Italy and internationally in 78 other countries. The organization claims to transmit "more than 3,500 news items and 1,500 photos daily" to Italian media, national institutions, and international organizations. ANSA emerged from Italy's anti-fascist resistance movement, replacing the …
China
The China International Communication Group Asia-Pacific (中國外文局亞太傳播中心) serves as the Chinese central government's primary multilingual media platform targeting the Asia-Pacific region. Operating under the China International Communications Group, which was established in October 1949, the organization publishes prestigious journals in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, English and Esperanto, including People's China (人民中國), launched in January 1950, and Beijing Review (北京周報), founded in March 1958. The center operates multiple webs…
Mauritius
ChinaTown, established in Mauritius on July 23, 2005, is a Chinese-language daily newspaper that describes itself as "a patriotic newspaper that loves the motherland—the People's Republic of China" with a mission to "promote Chinese culture and report on modern China's development." The paper publishes eight A3-format pages daily, with its first page covering China's major policies and "anti-independence, pro-unification" content. Pages 4-5 feature English and French content, while page 8 covers local news, including China-Mauritius relations and Chinese embas…
Russia
The Government of the Russian Federation serves as Russia's federal executive body, comprising the prime minister, deputy prime ministers, and federal ministers. Established in its current form on December 12, 1993, it operates within a political system where power is largely concentrated in President Vladimir Putin's hands. While constitutionally the government exercises executive authority separate from the presidency, in practice it functions within an authoritarian framework characterized by subservient courts, controlled media, and a compliant legislature. The government's formal responsibil…
Italy
Based in Rome, Cina in Italia magazine, which launched in 2001 as Life (生活), has since 2025 openly identified itself as the "Italian edition of China Newsweek." China Newsweek (中国新闻周刊), which in the commercial press heyday of the 2000s was known for producing examples of strong journalism, is published under the China News Service (CNS), which since 2018 has been controlled by the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Chinese Communist Party — which coordinates China's overseas influence operations. Cina in Italia continues to present itself as a c…
Russia
Sberbank, Russia's largest banking and financial services company, is a majority state-owned institution headquartered in Moscow that evolved from the Soviet Union's State Labor Savings Banks System. Led by Herman Gref, a close ally of Vladimir Putin, since 2007, the bank accounts for approximately one-third of all banking assets in Russia. Sberbank has faced multiple rounds of international sanctions since Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, with restrictions intensifying dramatically following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. In February 2022, the United States imposed severe operatio…
Philippines
The Chinese Commercial News was established in October 1919 as a monthly newsletter of the Manila Chinese Chamber of Commerce under editor Yu Yi Tung (于以同), before becoming a daily newspaper in April 1922. The daily broadsheet, headquartered in Manila's Binondo district, publishes in multiple languages, including Chinese, English, Hokkien (閩南語), and Filipino. During World War II, publisher Yu Yi Tung refused Japanese demands to use the paper as a …
Italy
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Italy is China's chief diplomatic mission to Italy, located in Rome. The mission's origins trace to the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and Italy on November 6, 1970, when Italy became one of the first Western European countries to recognize the PRC, almost five years before the European Community opened diplomatic relations with the PRC. Following this diplomatic breakthrough, the embassy was established in early 1971. The embassy is currently located at No. 56, Via Bruxelles, 00198 Rome. …
China
The People's Government of Sichuan Province is the provincial administrative authority of Sichuan Province in the People's Republic of China. The government's current structure includes 23 departments, one special institution, eight direct agencies, and ten departmental management institutions. According to the law, its functions include implementing higher-level directives, managing local economic and social development, protecting various forms of property ownership, and "promoting extensive interaction and integration among all ethnic groups."…
China
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is China's executive department of the State Council responsible for foreign relations. Under Xi Jinping since late 2012, the ministry has become far more vocal and active in pushing China's agenda abroad, and is a frequent actor in overseas media diplomacy as well as disinformation campaigns. Established in September 1954, it evolved from its 1949 predecessor under Zhou Enlai's leadership. The ministry manages China's foreign policy, diplomatic missions, UN representation, and treaty negotiations, while operating under the Central Foreign Affairs Commission. Originally …
Philippines
Chinatown TV , established in 2001 as "AM@NBN" on NBN 4, is a Filipino-Chinese lifestyle show that broadcasts nationwide. The program claimed to be "the first Filipino-Chinese show on nationwide television" with a mission to "further the intercultural friendship of the Fil-Chi" and promote understanding between Filipino and Chinese communities. After one year, the show moved to IBC 13 due to NBN's programming changes and was rebranded as "AM@IBC." It underwent several name changes over the years, becoming "CHI," then "FIL CHI," before
Cambodia
ASEAN Top News (東協頭條), established in Phnom Penh in August 2018, is a digital news agency that received approval from Cambodia's Ministry of Information to operate. The organization describes itself as a "digital network news agency" focused on "disseminating comprehensive information about the ten ASEAN countries and China, and promoting exchanges and cooperation between the ten ASEAN countries and China." Founded by "senior media professionals from ASEAN countries and China," the agency launched its official website on September 2, 2018, providing news in Chinese, English, and Khmer languages. The organization claims to uphold "indepe…
China
China Radio International (中國國際廣播電台), founded on December 3, 1941, as Radio Peking, is the state-owned international broadcaster headquartered in Beijing. The organization started its English service on September 11, 1947, broadcasting from a cave in Shahe in the Taihang Mountains during China's civil war. Now part of China Media Group under the Central Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party, CRI claims it "endeavors to promote favorable relations" between China and the world while "playing a significant role" in China's soft power strategy. A 2015 Reuters investigation
Cambodia
The Jianhua Daily (柬華日報) is the official newspaper of the Federation of Khmer Chinese in Cambodia (柬華理事總會), founded in August 2000 by Huang Huanming (黄明炤). Based in the Federation's headquarters building in Phnom Penh, the publication publishes content primarily in Chinese while also offering Khmer-language coverage. Over the years, the Jianhua Daily developed digital platforms, including a website launched in 2007, a mobile app, and a social media presence …
China
The United Front Work Department is a high-level Chinese Communist Party organization that reports directly to the Party's Central Committee. Described by both Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping as China's "magic weapon," it coordinates influence operations domestically and internationally through nine specialized bureaus targeting different groups. The department aims to co-opt and neutralize potential opposition to CCP policies, shape narratives about China abroad, and influence overseas Chinese communities. Under Xi Jinping's leadership since 2012, the UFWD has gained renewed prominence in Beijing's foreign policy apparatus, though China denies allegations it engages in espionage through the de…
