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Lithuania
On October 1, 2019, in Lithuania, Chinese Ambassador Shen Zhifei (申知非) published a signed article titled "Seventy Years of Glory Forge the Dream of Prosperity and Strong Nation" (七十年辉煌铸就富民强国梦) in major Lithuanian media outlets including Lietuvos Rytas. The ambassador penned the article to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the PRC and promote "mutual benefit and win-win cooperation" (互利共赢). He also touted bilateral trade achievements, and positioned Lithuania as a partner in Xi Jinping's signature Belt and Road Initiative (一带一路) as well as the China-Central and Eastern European Collaboration framework (中国—中东欧国家合作). Shen described growing Lithuanian participation in…
Lithuania
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Lithuania (中华人民共和国驻立陶宛共和国大使馆) was established following the restoration of diplomatic relations between China and Lithuania in September 1991, after Lithuania regained independence from the Soviet Union. Located in Vilnius, the embassy served as Beijing's primary diplomatic mission for bilateral relations, consular services, trade promotion, and cultural exchanges between the two nations. Since 2021, operations have been severely disrupted following Lithuania's decision to host the Taiwanese Representative Office (台湾代表处) using Taiwan's name rather than Taipei. Beijing downgraded ties and renamed its mission a Chargé d'Affaires Office (临时代办处…
Tanzania
On May 12, 2018, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the Media Council of Tanzania and Embassy of China co-sponsored the ninth Excellence in Journalism Awards Tanzania ceremony at Golden Tulip Hotel, with guest of honor Professor Issa Shivji and organizing committee chairman Kajubi Mukajanga attending alongside partners including Tanzania Revenue Authority, World Wildlife Fund, Tanzania Breweries Limited, and HakiElimu among others. The Media Council of Tanzania's annual report lists the Embassy of China as the lead partner among sponsors who "made EJAT 2017 possible," indicating direct Chinese funding of the journalism awards program.…
Tanzania
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Tanzania is China's chief diplomatic mission to the United Republic of Tanzania, located in Dar es Salaam. The mission's origins trace to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and Tanzania on April 26, 1964, when the newly formed United Republic of Tanzania (created from the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar) extended diplomatic ties with Beijing, making Tanzania among the earliest African nations to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China during the Cold War era. The embassy is currently located in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, with China also maintaining a consulate-general i…
Belarus
The Minsk News Agency (明斯克新聞社), or Minsk-Novosti, is a Belarusian media organization headquartered in Minsk, claiming to provide news and information services. Online archives suggest the agency has operated since around February 2009. Key personnel include Andrei Krivosheev, who serves as general director and describes himself as a political and social observer, author and presenter of television projects for Belarusian State TV and Radio Company. The organization positions itself as a news agency operating within Belarus's media landscape and has engaged in international pa…
China
The Propaganda Office of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (中共甘肅省委宣傳部) serves as the chief office responsible for communicating the agendas of the provincial party leadership and overseeing state-run media in Gansu Province, including the mouthpiece newspaper Gansu Daily (甘肅日報). It coordinates party ideological work throughout the province while simultaneously operating under multiple official names, allowing it to exercise comprehensive control over news, publishing, and cultural production. The department functions as the central enforcer of the party's media discipline, ensuring all local outlets maintain proper political orientation in line with ce…
China
The Gansu International Communication Center (甘肅國際傳播中心) is a media organization established on August 29, 2022, directly under the supervision of the Propaganda Office of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the CCP (中共甘肅省委宣傳部) — and sponsored by the Gansu Daily Media Group (甘肅日報報業集團). The ICC is part of a national strategy under Xi Jinping since 2018, accelerating from 2021, to enhance China's global communication strategy by leveraging local and regional media assets. GICC's overseas media accounts include the Facebook accounts "Gansu Flavor," "
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…
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
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
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 …
