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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
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…
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…
Kazakhstan
The Television and Radio Complex of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan operates as a state-controlled media entity established in December 1996 to serve as the official "information resource" documenting presidential activities. The organization claims to produce "targeted video products" including thematic documentaries and presentation videos, while maintaining personal video, audio and film archives of the president. Kazakhstan's media environment remains dominated by state-owned and pro-government outlets, with most major media controlled directly or indirectly by the g…
Kazakhstan
On May 29, 2025, in Astana, Kazakhstan, China's People's Daily and the Kazakh Presidential Radio and Television Administration jointly hosted the 2025 China-Central Asia Media Cooperation Forum, with over 200 media representatives, officials, experts and business representatives attending from China and Central Asian countries. According to official coverage from Chinese state media, the forum prioritized "building a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future" (中亚命运共同体), with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sending a congratulatory letter praising China's Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路) as winning "wide recognition from the international community." Chinese o…
Kazakhstan
On June 29, 2024, China's official People's Daily (人民日报) newspaper and Kazakh media organizations held a "High-Quality Belt and Road Joint Interview Results Sharing Conference" in Astana, Kazakhstan. The event was attended by Kazakh Parliament Upper House members Galiyaska Sarebayev and Alisher Satvardiyev, with media participants including People's Daily Deputy Editor-in-Chief Xu Lijing (徐立京) and Zihan Kamzabekulei, the general manager of the Kazakhstan Truth newspaper group. According to official Chinese media coverage, the participants claimed the joint initiative would help media "play a bridge role" and "tell the Silk Road story well" — an echo of Xi Jinpin…
Kazakhstan
The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan (哈萨克斯坦共和国政府) is the collegial executive body established in its current form on December 18, 1995, and headquartered in Astana at the House of Ministries. The government exercises executive power, develop socio-economic policy, manage state property, and oversee ministries and local executive bodies throughout Kazakhstan. According to constitutional law, the government is formed by the President and consists of the Prime Minister, deputy ministers, and other officials. The government positions itself as responsible to the President in all activities and maintains oversight of state media operations, including government-backed publications such…
Poland
Gremi Media SA is a Polish media company that positions itself as the country's leading publisher in the area of business, finance and law, headquartered in Warsaw and claiming to operate the largest economic newsroom in Poland. Established as a media group, the company publishes daily newspapers including Rzeczpospolita and Gazeta Giełdy i Inwestorów "Parkiet," along with their corresponding digital platforms rp.pl and parkiet.com. According to company materials, Gremi Media operates online televis…
Poland
Rzeczpospolita is a Polish daily newspaper focused on economic and legal affairs, originally founded in 1920 by politician Ignacy Jan Paderewski and presently owned by Gremi Media SA, with operations based in Warsaw and current readership of approximately 30,000. The publication's name derives from Latin terminology for republic and reflects Poland's official state designation. During the communist era from 1945 to 1989, the paper functioned under state oversight before transitioning to independent status following Poland's democratic transformation. The newspaper claims that three-quarters of its audience possesses advanced educational credentials and maintains editorial positio…
Poland
Polish Television (波蘭國家電視台), known as Telewizja Polska or TVP, is Poland's public service broadcaster established in 1952 as the country's oldest and largest television network. The state-owned corporation previously operated under the Ministry of State Treasury of Poland, but since the ministry's dissolution in 2017 has been overseen by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Ministerstwo Kultury i Dziedzictwa Narodowego). According to its statutory mission defined by Poland's Broadcasting Act, TVP is obligated to implement "a public mission by offering various programs and other services in the field of information, journalism, culture, entertainment, education and sport, charact…
Poland
The China-Poland Media Symposium (中国—波兰媒体座谈会) was a bilateral media engagement event held on June 14, 2016, in Warsaw, Poland, organized by China's State Council Information Office. According to a readout from the official Xinhua News Agency, the symposium brought together senior representatives from Chinese media organizations including Xinhua, China Central Television, China Radio International, China Daily, and Xinhua.net, alongside Polish media organizations including the Polish Press Agency, Polish National Television, Rzeczpospolita newspaper, Polish Radio, and the Polish Center for Asian Studies. Chinese participants included Guo Weimin (郭卫民), Deputy Director of C…
Poland
On June 26, 2023, in Warsaw, Poland, Tian Yuhong (田玉红), the head of the All-China Journalists Association (中国记协) and Polish Media Association Chairman Trazik signed a memorandum establishing the "China-Poland Journalists' Home" (中波记者之家), with Chinese Ambassador Sun Linjiang (孙霖江) and other officials attending. The organizations claim the partnership will "provide better services" for journalists and "enhance news exchange cooperation levels," with Trazik describing it as a "common homeland" for "mutual exchange" and "transmitting peaceful voices." The initiative positions …
