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China
SMG International (上海文广國際傳播中心) is an international communication center established on October 23, 2023, by the Shanghai Media Group (上海廣播電視台/上海文廣集團), the state-owned media conglomerate operating under the oversight of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. The center's mission is to position Shanghai as "the vanguard in shaping Chinese-style modernized urban civilization and international communication." The center is apparently meant to function as the primary …
Sweden
On April 10, 2025, the Swedish website NewsVoice announced the signing of a news-sharing agreement with China Daily (中國日報) that allowed NewsVoice to translate and publish articles from the Chinese government-run outlet on its website. According to a letter on the deal published by China Daily and bearing the byline of NewsVoice founder and editor-in-chief Torbjörn Sassersson, the partnership provides "insight into China's thinking, philosophy, and political perspective." Sassersson added that the partnership would enable his website to "b…
Uganda
The Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau (北京市廣播電視局), under the local city leadership of the CCP, and Uganda's Vision Group jointly hosted the "Love Beijing Night" cultural exchange event in Kampala on June 27, 2025. Also launched at the event was a new program for the distribution of Chinese television dramas called "2025 'LOVE Beijing' Audiovisual Arts International Communication Initiative Africa" (2025年'LOVE北京'視聽文藝國際傳播行動·非洲). Under the terms of the project, Vision Group will broadcast a series of Chinese television dramas, i…
Uganda
Scooper News is a news and entertainment mobile app launched in 2019 by Chinese smartphone manufacturer Transsion Holdings (深圳傳音控股股份有限公司). The platform aggregates trending news, videos, and entertainment content tailored for users in Africa, featuring personalized news feeds from all around the world. Scooper integrates Chinese state media content, with China Daily (中國日報) having a
Uganda
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) is a regulatory body for telecommunications, broadcasting, and communications infrastructure established under the Uganda Communications Act No. 1 of 1997 and the Electronic Media Act of 1996. The commission oversees telecommunications, data communications, broadcasting, postal services, radio communications, and infrastructure services across Uganda, while also licensing cinemas and video libraries. As a government-owned statutory body, the UCC has ordered internet shutdowns and social media blocks…
China
The People's Government of Beijing Municipality (北京市人民政府) is the administrative arm of China's capital city, subordinate to the Communist Party — with the mayor answering to the municipal party secretary. It comprises a mayor, vice mayors, a General Office, and more than 20 bureaus handling public security, judicial affairs, and civil, economic, social, and cultural matters. The government was founded on January 1, 1949, restructured as the
Uganda
A wholly state-owned entity under the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) is the country’s national state broadcaster, tracing its origins to the Uganda Broadcasting Service first established in 1954 under British colonial rule. The modern corporation was established under the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation Act of 2005, under which the operations of Uganda Television and Radio Uganda were merged. UBC
China
The Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau, or BMRTB (北京市廣播電視局), is the bureau-level regulatory agency directly under the Beijing Municipal People's Government, originally established in September 1979. In November 2018, the bureau was rebuilt based on the television management responsibilities of the former Beijing Municipal Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television Administration, reflecting China's broader media regulatory reforms approved through the State Council's 2018 institutional reorganization plan. The bureau's primary responsibilitie…
China, Mongolia
On April 10, 2018, during a visit to China by Mongolian Prime Minister Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, the Montsame News Agency (蒙古國通訊社) and the Xinhua News Agency (新華通訊社) renewed cooperation in a deal signed by Montsame's deputy director and Xinhua's vice president in Beijing. The original partnership between the two began in 1958, when the agencies signed their first news exchange agreement in China’s capital. Since then, both agencies have maintained correspondents in Ulaanbaatar and Beijing and have continued developing their cooperation, state media reported without details. The agencies plan to collaborate in several areas: exchanging news…
Sweden
On June 2, 2025, the Chinese Ambassador to Sweden Cui Aimin (崔爱民) was interviewed by the Swedish online media outlet NewsVoice to commemorate the 75th anniversary of China-Sweden diplomatic relations. In the interview, the ambassador promoted bilateral cooperation in green technology and trade, defended China's response to US tariffs, and encouraged Sweden to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and BRICS cooperation mechanisms. He also said that "embracing China is embracing opportunities" and characterized both China and the EU as "victims" of US tariffs. Echoing China’s official position that his country …
Sweden
NewsVoice is a Swedish news website based in Stockholm, founded in 2011. The outlet describes itself as an independent news monitoring channel covering politics, economy, healthcare, science, technology, and culture. In April 2025, NewsVoice announced a partnership with China Daily (中國日報), an English-language newspaper published by the Information Office of China's State Council, which is effectively the same institution as the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Propaganda Department. The agreement enabled content sharing and provided NewsVoice opportunities to publish in China Daily
China, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, Niger
China hosted the 2025 China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum on September 28, 2025, in Xiamen, bringing together approximately 400 representatives from government agencies, universities, think tanks and news media from China and 32 African countries. The forum, themed "Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace and Writing a New Chapter in China-Africa Digital Cooperation" — drawing on Xi Jinping's foreign policy notion of
Malaysia
On October 12, 2018, the Chinese Consulate General in Kuching launched the "Love Chinese Language" reading program with Sin Chew Daily (星洲日報). The initiative targeted 222 Chinese primary schools in Sarawak, featuring newspaper reading promotion, language competitions, and wall newspaper design contests. Chinese Consul General Cheng Guangzhong (程廣中) said he hoped the program would help children develop Chinese reading habits and that Malaysian Chinese were "upholding the fine tradition of respecting teachers and valuing education" and "inheriting and developing Chinese language education." Malaysian Deputy Education Minister Teo Nie Ching (張念…
Vietnam
China and Vietnam held a Mid-Autumn Festival cultural gala on September 25, 2025, at the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Hanoi, featuring performances by artists from both countries. The event, titled “Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon: Deep Neighborly Affection” — emphasizing longstanding Communist Party notions of “friendship” — was organized by China’s embassy in Vietnam, Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Yunnan province’s propaganda office (中共雲南省委宣傳部), marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Vietnamese performers presented traditional pieces while Chines…
Cambodia
National Television of Cambodia (ទូរទស្សន៍ជាតិកម្ពុជា, ទទក), or TVK, serves as Cambodia's state television broadcaster, operating under the government's Ministry of Information in Phnom Penh alongside National Radio of Cambodia (RNK). Television broadcasting in Cambodia began on February 2, 1966, as [Télévision Royale Khmère](https://watermark02.silverchair.com/c0012009780262374095.pdf?token=AQECAHi208BE49Ooan9kkhWErcy7Dm3ZL9Cf3qfKAc485ysgAAA1AwggNMBgkqhkiG9w0BBwagggM9MIIDOQIBADCCAzIGCSqGSIb3DQEHATAeBglghkgBZQMEAS4wEQQMD3eEAly8vFyiYJV8AgEQgIIDAz4VcLWyjSmLsQjbUEO8HRmV7FDPocZOCBQOq4GTLUe1rKEppK6LiGr2uNIX…
Vietnam
The China Cultural Center in Hanoi serves as an official cultural institution established by the Chinese government to promote cultural exchange and cooperation between China and Vietnam. Inaugurated on November 12, 2017, by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, the center operates under the motto of "Excellence, Promotion, Friendship and Cooperation." The facility hosts art performances, cultural exhibitions, academic seminars, and cultural experiences designed to showcase Chinese culture while fostering mutual understanding between the two peoples. Located at F2, Zone B, No. …
Cambodia
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Cambodia serves as China's principal diplomatic mission to the Kingdom of Cambodia, located in Phnom Penh. Diplomatic relations between the People's Republic of China and Cambodia were established on July 19, 1958, making Cambodia one of the first Southeast Asian nations to recognize the People's Republic of China. The embassy operates under China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (外交部) and maintains an active public presence through social media and cultural programming, including events such as annual National Day receptions and participation in initiatives like the
Cambodia
The Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia oversees the development and promotion of the kingdom's tourism sector, managing everything from cultural heritage sites like Angkor Wat to community-based ecotourism initiatives and coastal destinations. The ministry regulates tourism operations, coordinates with provincial authorities, and works to balance conservation with visitor access at Cambodia's archaeological and natural sites. It maintains the official tourism portal at tourismcambodia.org and operates tourist information centers nationwide. The ministry also facilitates international cooperation on tourism development, manages filming permits for heritage sites, and promotes Cambodia as a to…
China
Yunnan Media Group (雲南廣播電視台), or YMG, serves as the provincial state broadcaster of southwestern China's Yunnan province under the leadership of the provincial Chinese Communist Party committee. Established on August 29, 2012, through the merger of Yunnan Television Station and Yunnan People's Radio Station, YMG operates nine television channels and eight radio frequencies. The organization functions as a directly administered institution under the Yunnan provincial government while receiving guidance from the provincial party propaganda office. YMG plays a strategic role in China's media and cultural outreach to Southeast Asia, working closely with the provincial government and Yunnan's …
Bangladesh
Bashundhara Group is a Bangladeshi conglomerate founded in 1987 by Ahmed Akbar Sobhan as East West Property Development Ltd. Originally focused on real estate development in Dhaka, the company expanded into manufacturing, cement production, paper mills, and steel during the 1990s. The group reports in the "About Us" section of its website that it operates more than 50 businesses across sectors including LPG distribution and food processing. Its media business centers on the subsidiary East West Media Group. With more than 700,000 employees according to its corporate profile, Bashundhara is one of Bangladesh's largest pr…
