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Ukraine
From February 8-17, 2017, Tian Jin (田進), Deputy Director of China's State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (國家新聞出版廣電總局), led a Chinese broadcasting delegation to Ukraine, the UK, and Romania to strengthen bilateral media cooperation. The delegation signed a cooperation memorandum with Ukraine's National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting and a letter of intent with Ukraine's National Broadcasting and Television Committee. The visit resulted in nine specific agreements covering joint productions, journalist exchanges, program broadcastin…
Spain
On July 27, 2024, China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台), or CMG, and Spain's Mediapro Group (梅迪播集團) signed a cooperation memorandum in Barcelona covering media resource sharing, audiovisual program production, and innovative technology applications. CMG Director Shen Haixiong (慎海雄), who also serves as deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Co…
Laos
Xinhua News Agency (新華通訊社) and the Lao Chinese Chamber of Commerce (老撾中華總商會) held a media equipment donation ceremony at the Lao Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism on October 10, 2024. According to the original Chinese source, officials stated the donation was part of implementing outcomes from the second "Belt and Road Laos-China Cooperation Forum" (一帶一路老中合作論壇), which was held in December 2023. Xinhua Asia-Pacific Deputy Director Zhang Chongfang (張崇防) and Laos' Deputy Minister of Information Phos…
Argentina, China
The Argentina Chinese Network (阿根廷華人網), founded by Liu Fangyong (劉芳勇) and others in 2011, received a membership certificate from the Global Chinese Media Cooperation Union (世界華文媒體合作聯盟) in October 2023 during the 11th World Chinese Media Forum in Chengdu, Sichuan, officially becoming an institutional member with certificate number MSA010. The Global Chinese Media Cooperation Union is operated by the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department (UFWD)
India
India announced plans to host Chinese startup DeepSeek's (深度求索) AI models on its servers to evaluate security and safety parameters, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in January 2025. Under the IndiaAI Mission, which has a budget of Rs 10,372 crore ($12.1 billion), the government is procuring 18,693 GPUs to provide "affordable compute" facilities…
Myanmar
On December 7, 2024, the state-owned China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) unveiled its new series China Walk (漫步中國). A co-production between CMG and the official Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV), the show is scheduled to air on Myanmar's major TV networks. People's Daily reported that the program would provide "people of both countries to learn about the cultures and customs and have a better understanding of each other" by taking viewers to tea villages in Yunnan. The series explicitly promotes the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Xi Jinping's signature infrast…
Laos
On November 21, 2023, China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) held an event with Laos's Ministry of Technology and Communications to celebrate the launch of its multimedia cultural program "Chinese Style" (中國風) in Luang Prabang, the UNESCO World Heritage city in northern Laos. Hu Jinjun (胡勁軍), deputy director of China Media Group, and a deputy governor of Luang Prabang Province attended the ceremony and delivered speeches. China Media Group, which encompasses China Central Television (CCTV), was established in 2018 under the direct con…
Cambodia
On June 2, 2024, Cambodia's Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) and China's Xinhua News Agency (新華社) agreed to deepen their existing cooperation, with Xinhua pledging technical assistance to build AKP's capacity. The bilateral meeting between AKP Director General Sokmom Nimul and visiting Xinhua Editor-in-Chief Lyu Yansong (吕岩松) emphasized the importance of strengthening media cooperation between the two countries. During the discussions, the AKP director general sought Xinhua's assistance in building AKP's capacity through experience sharing and a training programme, describing Xinhua's support as "a model of good friendship between Cambodia and China," a…
Italy
In 2011, the bilingual magazine Cina in Italia (世界中国), based in Rome, was accredited by China News Service as a foreign edition of China Newsweek (中国新闻周刊). Founded in 2001 by Chinese journalist Hu Lanbo (胡蘭波), Cina in Italia initially served Chinese communities in Italy before becoming bilingual in 2007 to bridge Chinese and Italian cultures. China News Service (CNS), which publishes China Newsweek, became part of the United Front Work Department (UFWD) in 2018 when its former host organization, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, was absorbe…
Brazil
On November 20, 2024, China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) launched a Portuguese version of "Quotable Quotes by Xi" Season 3 in Brasília during President Xi Jinping's state visit to Brazil. The show, which features Chinese poetry and sayings quoted in Xi's speeches, claims to present his "political wisdom" (政治智慧) and "cultural sentiment" while promoting concepts like "community of shared future for mankind" (人類命運共同體). Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, who also serves as Brazil's Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, attended the launch, where Deputy Direct…
Japan
On February 18, 2025, in Tokyo, Xinhua News Agency and China's embassy to Japan co-hosted a media and think tank dialogue that brought together approximately 160 Chinese and Japanese representatives. Xinhua News Agency President Fu Hua (傅華) emphasized China and Japan's "profound historical and cultural roots" and the "great potential for people-to-people and cultural exchanges," while Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao (吳江浩) noted that Sino-Japanese relations were at a "critical period of improvement and development" despite "serious disagreements and differences that need to be properly managed." A…
Thailand
On January 17, 2025, a Sino-Thai media cooperation forum titled "Our Golden Friendship: Joining Hands to Build a China-Thailand Community with a Shared Future Media and Think Tank Dialogue" (我们金色的友谊：携手构建中泰命运共同体媒体智库对话会) was held in Bangkok, bringing together journalists, media specialists, and think tank researchers from both countries to discuss what they characterized as the responsibility of media and think tanks in both countries to "promote mutual trust and cooperation" as China-Thailand relations approach their 50th anniversary in 2025. Former Thai Deputy Prime Minister Pinit Jarusombat (披尼) emphasized the importance of leveraging …
Chile
The Sichuan International Communication Center (四川國際傳播中心), operated by the Sichuan Daily Press Group (四川日報報業集團), hosted the signing of a news exchange agreement with Chile's Radio Cooperativa on August 29, 2024, during the 2024 "Belt and Road" Media Cooperation Forum in Chengdu. The center, which claimed to reach "more than 20 million overseas users," describes itself as a "key provincial professional institution" under Sichuan's five-year plan for international communications. Radio Cooperati…
Bangladesh
On July 10, 2024, during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official visit to China, China's National Radio and Television Administration Director Cao Shumin (曹淑敏) signed a cooperation agreement with Bangladesh's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, represented by Bangladesh Television Director Mahmud Jahangir Alam. The signing was witnessed by both countries' prime ministers, Li Qiang (李強) and Sheikh Hasina. The agreement establishes cooperation covering policy communication, program exchanges, joint production, personnel training, and technical collaboration in b…
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS), Bangladesh's national news agency, signed cooperation agreements with Xinhua News Agency (新華社) and China Media Group (中央廣播電視總台) on July 10, 2024, during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's state visit to China. BSS Managing Director and Chief Editor Abul Kalam Azad signed memorandums that officials said would "extend beneficial cooperation" in news and information exchange. The agencies reported they would conduct "multilevel and wide-ranging cooperation," including "personal exchanges, training, and seminars" for journalists and technical experts. The agreements call…
