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Papua New Guinea
In late April 2018, a five-member Chinese news delegation organized by the All-China Journalists Association (中華全國新聞工作者協會) conducted the first-ever visit by Chinese media representatives to Papua New Guinea (巴布亞新幾內亞), led by Wang Dongmei (王冬梅), secretary of the association's secretariat. The delegation included members from China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), Shanghai Broadcasting Network (上海廣播電視台), and Communication University of China (中國傳媒大學). The visit aimed to prepare for coverage of the upcoming APEC summit scheduled for November 2018 in Port Moresby and to establish media coo…
China, United Kingdom
National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) Deputy Director Dong Xin (董昕) met with Douglas Alexander, UK Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security, on April 11 to discuss deepening Sino-British audiovisual cooperation. The officials exchanged views on implementing the "China-UK Cultural Industry Policy Dialogue" during Alexander's visit to China. According to the NRTA, Dong expressed China's willingness to "further deepen policy communication, content cooperation, and personnel exchanges" in the broadcasting sector. Alexander agreed with China's proposal…
Saudi Arabia
China Media Group (中央廣播電視總臺) and the Saudi Broadcasting Authority signed a memorandum of understanding in December 2022 during President Xi Jinping's state visit to Saudi Arabia, which coincided with the first China-Arab States Summit (首屆中國—阿拉伯國家峰會) and China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit (中國—海灣阿拉伯國家合作委員會峰會). According to Chinese state media, the agreement was listed among the "important bilateral cooperation achievements" of Xi's visit. The two broadcasters plan to establi…
Bangladesh
The Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh hosted a China-Bangladesh media cooperation seminar on July 8, 2018, with Chinese Ambassador Zhang Zuo (張佐) delivering remarks and Bangladesh Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu serving as chief guest. The seminar brought together executives from major Bangladeshi media outlets including United News of Bangladesh, Daily Naya Diganta, The Independent, The Financial Express, NTV, RTV, and ATN, with over 30 local media organizatio…
China
On 26 June 2019, China Media Group president Shen Haixiong (慎海雄) and Class Editori CEO Paolo Panerai signed a new memorandum of understanding in Beijing. According to Cinitalia, the agreement covered cooperation in TV program co-production, 5G technology, and joint China-Italy media reporting. Both parties reportedly planned to collaborate on coverage of the 2022 Beijing and 2026 Milan Winter Olympics. The state-controlled China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), which incorporates CCTV and numerous radio stations, would work with Class Editori's m…
China, Malaysia
On November 5, 2024, China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Malaysian National News Agency (Bernama) during Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's four-day working visit to China. Both countries' prime ministers witnessed the document exchange ceremony. The agreement establishes a routine cooperation mechanism between the two mainstream media organizations, focusing on content sharing, joint program production, and personnel exchanges. This partnership aims to expand cultural communication channels and contribute to the developm…
Thailand
In September 2014, Shan Chengbiao (單成彪), deputy editor-in-chief of People's Daily Online, visited the Thai Chinese New Generation Business Association (泰國華人青年商會) in Bangkok along with several staff members including the People's Daily Thailand bureau chief Shi Xiaohui (施曉慧). They were received by Li Guixiong (李桂雄), who served as president of the association. Li
Italy
On February 12, 2025, Prato's "Green Dragon Club" (青龍俱樂部), a local Chinese community center, received a pair of plaques designating it as both an "overseas communication base" and "liaison office" of the Wenzhou International Communication Center (溫州國際傳播中心). This ICC is one of over 70 centers established since 2018 in provinces and cities across China meant to harness local media groups — in coordination with local propaganda offices — to amplify the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to "tell China's story well" and strengthen its "discourse pow…
Sweden
In October 2016, the People's Daily Overseas Edition (人民日報海外版) signed a cooperation agreement with the Nordic Chinese Times (北歐時報) in Beijing. People's Daily Editorial Board Member and Overseas Edition Editor-in-Chief Wang Shucheng (王樹成) met with Nordic Chinese Times President He Ru (何儒) to reach what they called a "consensus on in-depth cooperation" (深入合作達成共識). Under the agreement, the Nordic Chinese Times would publish four pages of authorized People's Daily content in each issue, with distribution centered in Stockho…
Italy
Italian news agency ANSA (Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata) and China's Xinhua News Agency (新華社) signed a collaboration agreement in Rome on March 22, 2019, during Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Italy. The agreement established an Italian-language Xinhua news service that ANSA would distribute exclusively through its platforms. Xinhua President Cai Mingzhao (蔡名照), who had served in senior Chin…
Thailand
Thai and Chinese journalists established the Thai-Chinese Journalists Association in Bangkok on January 28, 2015, during the 40th anniversary year of Thailand-China diplomatic relations. The organization, comprising Thai journalists and Chinese reporters working in Thailand, stated its mission was "to promote news cooperation and media exchange between Thailand and China, and to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the peoples of both countries." At the inauguration ceremony, China's Ambassador to Thailand, Ning Fukui (寧賦魁), praised Thai media's "fair" coverage of China's …
Algeria
A delegation from People's Daily (人民日報), the Chinese state newspaper, visited the Algerian daily El Moudjahid in June 2024, where staff from both papers discussed historical China-Algeria ties, noting China's early recognition of Algeria's provisional government in December 1958. El Moudjahid CEO Brahim Takheroubte discussed potential collaboration with the Chinese delegation, which included eight senior journalists. Founded in 1948, th…
Cambodia
In December 2024, eight mainstream Cambodian media outlets signed cooperation agreements with the Guangxi International Communication Center (廣西國際傳播中心), ostensibly aiming to promote resource sharing, experience exchange, and technological innovation in journalism between the two countries. The participating Cambodian entities included the General Department of Information and Broadcasting under the Ministry of Information, along with media outlets such as Fresh News (新鮮新聞網), Apsara Media Services (仙女電視台), Thmey Thmey (新新新聞網), Jianhua Daily (柬華日報), Huashang Dail…
Portugal
On February 25, 2019, Wang Dongmei (王冬梅), Secretary of the Secretariat of the All-China Journalists Association (中華全國新聞工作者協會), and João Palmeiro, President of the Portuguese Press Association, signed a Belt and Road news exchange cooperation agreement in Lisbon. The All-China Journalists Association is a Communist Party-controlled organization with over one million journalist members that serves as an "important layer of exercising CCP control over news organizations." According to the agreement, both sides would organize mutual visits by news delegations, conduct joint …
China, Maldives
China Media Group (中央廣播電視總臺) and Maldives Public Service Media signed a cooperation memorandum in Beijing on January 10, 2024, during Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu's state visit to China. The signing by Shen Haixiong (慎海雄), president of China Media Group and deputy minister of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, and Ibrahim Khaleel, Maldivian Minister at the President's Office for Strategic Communications, was witnessed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Muizzu. The agreement aims to establish "regular cooperation …
Germany
China Economic Information Service (CEIS) (中國經濟信息社), an affiliate of Xinhua News Agency, inaugurated the Belt and Road Economic and Financial Information Partnership on December 1, 2017, in Frankfurt, Germany. CEIS signed memoranda of understanding with 17 European think-tanks and media outlets, including Germany's DPA-AFX, Italy's Class Editori, Britain's Metro, Polish News Agency, Athens News Agency, and Serbia's Tanjug News Agency. Wang Shunqing (王順清), Consul General of China in Frankfurt, stated the partnership would "benefit resources integration" and "improve the level of…
China, Indonesia
A nine-person delegation from Indonesia's Thousand Islands Daily (千島日報) visited Jiangmen City on April 26, 2024, where they signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Jiangmen Overseas Chinese Media Center (江門市僑媒中心). The deal establishes a regular column called "Jiangmen Stories" in the Indonesian newspaper, targeting the ethnic Chinese community in Indonesia with content about this prominent emigration region in China. Wu Mengxuan (吳夢暄), the newspaper's director, attended alongside officials from the Jiangmen Returned Overseas Chinese Federation (江門市歸國華僑聯合會), which contr…
Laos
On January 16, 2019, Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong (姜再冬) visited Chinese cultural and media institutions in Laos, extending New Year greetings and calling for strengthened bilateral cooperation. During visits to the Chinese Cultural Center, China Radio International's Laos branch (under the CCP-run China Media Group), and Xinhua News Agency's Vientiane bureau, he met with Chinese and Lao staff. Ding Qing (丁青), the Cultural Center director, reported that the center "had become a base for Laotian people to experience Chinese culture" through "Happy Spring Fes…
France
A celebration ceremony for the "2024 Silk Road Journey: Road to Prosperity" (2024絲綢之路萬里行·繁榮之路) cross-national media event was held in Paris on August 7, 2024. The 40-member media delegation from Shaanxi Broadcasting Bureau reportedly traveled over 17,000 kilometers across 13 countries in 47 days, using Hongqi (紅旗) vehicles along the ancient Silk Road route. Hongqi (紅旗), established in 1958 by FAW Group, is China's oldest luxury automotive brand and has historically served as the ceremonial vehicle for Chinese sta…
China, Germany, Italy, Mauritius
On August 15, representatives from ten overseas Chinese-language media outlets, including Germany's European New Immigrant Network, Italy's Overseas Chinese Network, Mauritius' Chinese Voice, the Philippines' World Daily and Business Daily, visited the Fuzhou New Area (福州新區) during a two-day tour to observe local development. The delegation toured the China-Indonesia Two Countries Twin Parks (中印尼兩國雙園), where Shi Jie (施捷), vice chairman of Saneheld (Fuqing) Food Company, stated that the Twin Parks "brought enormous business opportunities." The Two Countries Twin Parks initiative,
