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Egypt
China Weekly (中國週報) is a bilingual Chinese-Arabic newspaper established in 2012 by Chinese entrepreneur Ma Qiang (馬強) in Egypt. The publication covers Chinese economics, politics, and culture for both Chinese and Egyptian audiences, maintaining cooperation with China News Service (中新社) since its inception. The paper regularly reposts content from CNS, which is operated by the United Front Work Department of the CCP. The newspaper and its publisher openly position themselves as serving to "tell China's story well in both Chinese and Arabic languages" (用中阿雙語講好中國故…
Japan
The Kansai Chinese Times (關西華文時報) is a Chinese-language newspaper serving overseas Chinese communities in Japan, founded in August 2002 by Osaka-based Acacia Communications Co. Ltd (阿卡西亞通訊有限公司), or Akashia Komyunikēshonzu. Initially targeting the ethnic Chinese population in the Kansai region, the publication expanded its distribution nationwide and launched a website in 2017. Published in both Chinese and Japanese, the Kansai Chinese Times covers news and information about the local Chinese community, employment and educational opportunities, and Japan-China exchanges — a…
Hungary
Led by publisher and editor-in-chief Ji Yuping (季毓萍) and operating from Budapest's Chinatown, United News Hungary (匈牙利聯合報) was founded in April 1999 as a Chinese-language weekly newspaper distributed within Hungary and neighboring countries. The publication positions itself as providing "fair and objective reporting" – though it maintains close ties to official Chinese media organizations. In 2007, United Daily became one of the first eight overseas media partners of People's Dail…
Hungary
Chinese President Xi Jinping published a signed article titled "Embarking on a Golden Voyage in China-Hungary Relations" (攜手引領中匈關係駛入“黃金航道”) in the Hungarian newspaper Magyar Nemzet on May 8, 2024, ahead of his state visit to Hungary. The article praised Hungary's historical figures, including poet Sándor Petőfi and composer Franz Liszt, while describing the bilateral friendship as "mellow and rich as Tokaji wine" – a traditional Hungarian alcohol. This strategic media engagement preceded
Hungary
Magyar Nemzet was founded in August 1938 by Sándor Pethő as a conservative daily broadsheet newspaper. The paper survived World War II and communist rule, becoming Hungary's leading conservative publication. Businessman Lajos Simicska purchased the paper in 2000 and used it to support Viktor Orbán's Fidesz party with favorable coverage funded by state advertising contracts. After Simicska's public fallout with Orbán in 2015, t…
Myanmar
The Myanmar Narrative is a think tank established on January 14, 2025, operating under the supervision of Myanmar's Ministry of Information (MOI). The organization functions primarily as a vehicle for disseminating the military junta's messaging about developments in Myanmar, and a profile by the MOI clearly says the think tank aims to promote Myanmar's perspectives on domestic and international affairs and "provide counter-narratives to unfounded criticisms." According to the Burmese exile outlet
Myanmar
On August 22, the Myanmar Narrative Think Tank and Xinhua News Agency signed a cooperation agreement in Yangon under the Global South Joint Communication Partnership Program (全球南方聯合傳播夥伴計劃), a Xinhua-led initiative that claims to promote cooperation between media outlets and research institutions from developing countries. Chairman Ko Ko (高高) of the Myanmar Narrative Think Tank and Xinhua's Yangon Bureau Chie…
Russia
Russia's National Media Group (NMG) and China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) signed a cooperation agreement on May 8, 2025, during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow for Victory Day commemorations. The agreement covers content exchange, joint production, and technology sharing between the two state media entities. NMG's CEO said the partnership was "an important step," asserting (apparently citing social media views) that NMG's animated series "Three Cats" (三只小猫) — a series by director Dmitry Vysotsky about a family of felines — has achieved "several…
Bangladesh
Bangladesh's Daily Sun and Xinhua News Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding on August 20, 2025, that the parties said was aimed at strengthening cooperation to amplify the voices of the Global South through joint communication initiatives. Under the MOU, the parties will jointly establish a Global South Media News Network, publish research reports, and deepen cooperation through platforms including the Global South Media and Think Tank Forum. According to the agreement, Xinhua will host the secretariat for the partnership program, coordinating engagement between partner institutions and organizing workshops, training prog…
Bangladesh
Established in 2010, the Daily Sun is a daily broadsheet and digital platform based in capital city of Dhaka. It offers coverage of national affairs, sports, and entertainment. The outlet publishes in the English and Bengali languages. It is operated by East West Media Group PLC, a Bangladeshi media conglomerate that runs at least seven outlets, including the online newspaper Banglanews24.com. East West is under Bashundhara Group LTD, a manufacturing and real estate conglomerate run by businessman Ahmed Akbar…
United States
On August 13, 2025, the Permanent Mission of China to the United Nations and the state-run China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) co-hosted a cultural exchange event at the United National Headquarters in New York to commemorate the the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War — China's language for the en…
China
The Honghe County Taiwan Affairs Office (紅河縣台辦) is a county-level administrative agency responsible for implementing cross-strait policies within the local-level Honghe County in Yunnan Province. Established as part of the broader Taiwan Affairs Office network that was created in 1988 under the leadership of the CCP's Central Committee and State Council, the local office manages all Taiwan-related policies, including personnel exchanges, seminars, and international visits. The office coordinates with the…
Kenya
98.4 Capital FM is a Kenyan urban music radio station established in 1996, shortly after the liberalization of Kenyan airwaves, becoming the second FM station after 101.9 Metro FM. Based in Two Rivers mall in Nairobi, the station operates on 98.4 MHz frequency with repeaters across Kenya including Western Kenya (93.0), Nakuru (98.5), Mombasa (98.4), Nyeri (98.5), and Meru (103.9). The station targets middle-class and upper-class audiences with programming that includes hip hop, R&B, rock, neo soul, jazz, and dance music. Capital FM gained international atte…
Kenya
On August 11, 2025, Capital FM, a leading Kenyan media house with strong radio broadcasting and digital journalism presence, signed a content-sharing agreement with China Daily in Nairobi, Kenya. The partnership allows the Kenyan radio broadcaster to republish China Daily articles on its website and co-produce short videos for digital platforms. The agreement includes promoting content across the social media channels of both organizations. Capital FM Managing Director Symon Bargurei described the collaboration as "a milestone" in delivering "diverse, high-quality, and globally relevant content," while China Daily Africa circulation manager Ken…
Taiwan
On August 6-10, 2025, in Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province, the Taiwan Affairs Office of Yunnan People's Government (雲南省人民政府台灣事務辦公室) and the Honghe Prefectural Taiwan Affairs Office (紅河州台辦) hosted an official media visit that brought together 17 Taiwanese new media practitioners and 8 mainland journalists in what organizers described as promoting "cross-strait family bonds" (兩岸一家親). The event, "Hearts Connected Across the Strait, Yunnan-Taiwan Together" (第三屆"情牽兩岸·滇台同行"), included visits and cultural activities in several local counties. Official reports cited participants like "new media person" Wu Minwen (吳旻文), who appears nowhere in Taiwan's media or social media landscape, claiming th…
China
The Taiwan Affairs Office of Yunnan People's Government (雲南省人民政府台灣事務辦公室) is a provincial government agency responsible for coordinating cross-strait exchanges and implementing propaganda activities in line with Chinese Communist Party objectives regarding Taiwan. Operating under the "one institution with two names" arrangement, it simultaneously functions as the CCP Yunnan Committee Taiwan Work Office (中共雲南省委台灣工作辦公室), with the party designation used for party-to-party interactions with Taiwan. The office serves as Yunnan Province's centralized management department for Taiwan-related affairs, reporting to both the provincial party committee and government while implementing guidelines set…
United States
Beginning in November 2016, the Washington Post regularly ran the "China Watch" printed insert of China's government-run China Daily in the pages of its newspaper, accepting advertising payments from China Daily USA in return. The paid supplements were designed to look like news articles, but were vehicles for pro-China propaganda. According to filings by China Daily with the US Justice Department, the Washington Post accepted 4.6 million dollars for the inserts between 2016 and April 2020. …
Laos
The Lao Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism and China's state-run People's Daily (人民日報) co-hosted the Lancang-Mekong River Cooperation Media Summit (瀾滄江—湄公河合作媒體峰會) in Vientiane from July 1-3, 2018. The meeting was held under the theme "Cooperation in Lancang-Mekong Community for a Bright Future" and gathered senior officials and media representatives from six countries along the river system: Laos, China, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The summit focused on evaluating the implementation of a joint declaration signed in Beijing the previous year a…
United States
A four-page China Daily supplement in the Sunday Des Moines Register in September 2018 sought to undermine Iowa farm support for President Donald Trump's trade war with China, according to political experts. The Chinese government-backed English-language newspaper's insert highlighted mutual U.S.-China trade benefits …
China, Taiwan
On August 14, 2025, in Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province, the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (中華全國台灣同胞聯誼會), a "people's organization" directly under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party, launched its 2025 "Cross-Strait Media Personnel Liaoning Tour" with the Liaoning Provincial Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (遼寧省台灣同胞聯誼會) as host, bringing together over 20 media representatives from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong for a seven-day itinerary. According to Yang Yizhou (楊毅周), vice chairman of the federation, participants visited historical sites including the September 18 Historical Museum (九一八歷史博物館), commemorating Japan's 1931 invasion of Manchuri…
