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China
The Bureau of International Exchange and Cooperation, also known as the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs Office, is a department within China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism (文化和旅遊部). The Ministry of Culture and Tourism was established in April 2018 through government restructuring that merged the former Ministry of Culture and National Tourism Administration. Headquartered at 10 Chaoyangmen North Street in Beijing's Dongcheng District, the bureau oversees cultural and tourism exchanges with foreign countries, Hong Kong, Macao…
Italy
The Italy Chinese Network is a news portal, founded in 2011 by Chinese media professionals and entrepreneurs in Italy, and is headquartered in Rome with correspondents across Europe and China. The organization states it "serves the motherland, serves overseas Chinese, and promotes Chinese culture" while providing news about Italian society and the Chinese diaspora. The website maintains partnerships with Chinese-language and mainstream Chinese media outlets and features research on overseas Chinese businesses. The organization claims it will "expand Europe-China trade relations, guide overseas Chinese investment in China, assist Chinese gover…
Brazil
Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão or SBT, owned by Brazilian TV host Silvio Santos, began its broadcasts on August 19, 1981, by airing its own license signing ceremony from the Ministry of Communications in Brasília. Operating as Brazil's third-largest commercial television network according to recent audience data, SBT stepped into the place of the defunct Tupi network, which operated from 1950 until bankruptcy in 1980. Santos gained licenses to former Tupi channels in São Paulo, Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, and Belém, having already owne…
Laos
The Lao People's Democratic Republic operates as a unitary Marxist-Leninist one-party socialist republic, one of the world's few remaining communist states. The Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) maintains absolute political control through its general secretary, who concurrently serves as president—currently Thongloun Sisoulith, the first civilian without military background to hold this position since his appointment in 2021. The government structure consists of a National Assembly legislature, with Vice Presidents Bounthong Chitmany and Pany Yathotou, Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, and National Assembly President Says…
China
The State Council of the People's Republic of China (中華人民共和國國務院 ), also known as the Central People's Government (中央人民政府), operates as China's chief administrative authority and national cabinet. Located in Zhongnanhai, Beijing, it functions as the executive organ of the National People's Congress. The council consists of the premier, vice premiers, state councilors, ministers, and other senior officials. In 2024, the council's organic law was amended to formally mandate Chinese Communist Party Central Committee leadership over its operations. The State Council oversees 26 constituent departments and provincial-level governments, though it does not control the military.…
Myanmar
The Golden Phoenix, established in 2007, is Myanmar's only legally authorized Chinese-language media outlet under the Ministry of Information. The newspaper claims it "serves as a bridge of friendship, platform for information, and garden for Chinese education" (友谊之桥梁、信息之平台、华教之园地). Under Executive Director Zhang Chong (張翀), the publication maintains sections covering mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and overseas Chinese community news. In September 2011, Zhang Chong represented the outlet at the 6th World Chinese Media Forum in Chongqing, China. The paper states it 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
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 Jian Hua 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…
