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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…
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…
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 …
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,
Laos
On January 13, 2015, the China News Service (中國新聞社) Yunnan Branch signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Laos Future Media Company (老撾未來傳媒有限公司) in Kunming, with the partnership aimed at "promoting China-Laos media development" and "contributing to China-Laos cultural exchange." The agreement established "comprehensive, multi-level strategic cooperation" to "integrate information resources" and "expand information influence," according to the source material. Under the partnership, the Yunnan Branch would collaborate with Laos Future Media's platforms including its news website…
Belgium
On July 11, the European news outlet Euractiv published an article labeled as "Advertiser Content" and authored by "Xin Ping Mission of China to the EU" that presented Chinese government propaganda arguing that Taiwan was legally and historically an inseparable part of China. The piece cited UN Resolution 2758, post-WWII agreements including the Cairo and Potsdam Declarations, and bilateral treaties to assert China's sovereignty over Taiwan, dismissing any claims of Taiwanese independence as "ridiculous" and "dangerous revisionis…
Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan operates as a federal parliamentary Islamic republic with a multi-tiered structure that includes executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The system features a President as head of state, a Prime Minister as head of government, and a bicameral Parliament consisting of the Senate and National Assembly. Pakistan's political system has alternated between civilian and military rule, democratic and authoritarian governance since its independence in 1947, reflecting ongoing institutional challenges. The country maintains a federal structure with provincial governments, and its constitution establishes Islam as the state religion while providing for parliamentary…
South Sudan
Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan Ma Qiang (馬強) published an article titled "Working Together to Build a Community of Shared Future for Mankind" in several South Sudanese media outlets including The Dawn (黎明報) newspaper, City Review (城市評論報), and Juba Echo (朱巴回聲網) on January 15, 2024. The article highlights President Xi Jinping's concept of building a "community of shared future for mankind" (人類命運共同體), which was
Vietnam
The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications, established in December 2007 under Government Decree No. 178/2007/ND-CP, was the government body responsible for managing the country's information and communication sector. It oversaw areas including press, publishing, postal services, telecommunications, internet, broadcasting, and national information infrastructure. On March 1, 2025, the MIC officially ceased operations following its merger with the Ministry o…
Australia
Australian News Channel (ANC) is a media company that operates Sky News Australia and related channels. The company was founded in 1995, originally as a joint venture between British Sky Broadcasting, Seven Media Group, and Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (澳洲廣播出版有限公司). Sky News Australia itself launched on 19 February 1996 as Australia's first domestically produced television news channel. The company operates several broadcasting services, including Sky News Australia, Sky News Extra, Sky …
Australia
Fairfax Media was a major Australian media conglomerate that operated newspapers, magazines, radio stations, and digital properties across Australia and New Zealand from 1841 until its acquisition by Nine Entertainment Co. in December 2018. Founded when John Fairfax purchased The Sydney Morning Herald, the company expanded to control flagship publications including The Age and The Australian Financial Review. Despite its historical significance in Australian journalism, Fairfax faced mounting financial pressures in the digital era,
Bangladesh, China
On April 6, 2010, Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of Bangladesh's Daily Star newspaper, participated in a symposium at the International Poverty Reduction Center in China (中國國際扶貧中心), where he discussed China-Bangladesh cooperation and shared insights on his country's development experience. The International Poverty Reduction Center was established jointly by the Chinese government, United Nations Development Programme and other international organizations in May 2005, and operates as a
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea operates as a Westminster-style parliamentary democracy within the Commonwealth realm, with the British monarch serving as head of state through a governor-general who uniquely gains appointment via parliamentary election rather than direct royal selection. The prime minister leads the government from Port Moresby, chosen by the 111-member National Parliament following general elections held every five years. The legislature comprises 89 sing…
Bangladesh
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ma Mingqiang (馬明強) gave a joint media interview published on the front page of one of Bangladesh's largest Bengali-language newspapers Prothom Alo (প্রথম আলো) on October 1, 2017. The interview covered China-Bangladesh relations following President Xi Jinping's (習近平) October 2016 state visit, which Ma described as "historic". During the visit, both countries elevated ties to strategic pa…
Bangladesh
Prothom Alo is Bangladesh's largest-circulation Bengali-language daily newspaper, founded November 4, 1998, and published from Dhaka by Transcom Group's Mediastar Ltd. The newspaper claims daily readership of 6.6 million for its print edition and 7.6 million across all platforms, with its online portal described on its X profile as "the most visited Bengali website in the world." Prothom Alo has distinguished itself through investigative reporting on acid attacks, violence against women, and campaigns against dr…
Bangladesh
The Daily Star is Bangladesh's largest circulating English-language daily newspaper, founded by Syed Mohammad Ali on January 14, 1991, as the country transitioned to parliamentary democracy. As of 2025, Mahfuz Anam served as editor and publisher, with the newspaper owned by Mediaworld Limited, where Transcom Group holds major shares. The BBC described it as having a "reputation for journalistic integrity and liberal and progressive views - a kind of Bangladeshi New York Times." The publication gained popularity for outspoken coverage of politics, corruption, and foreign policy. The newspaper has faced government …
