Category: Media

The Chinese Communist Party (CPC) seemingly rejoiced on Monday over the surprise announcement that the United States would shutter all of its state-funded international media operations, most notably Voice of America and Radio Free Asia which were both staunchly critical of the CPC and the Chinese government. ...

China's foreign minister Wang Yi will take questions from journalists Friday on the sidelines of the "Two Sessions" political meetings, Beijing said. The veteran diplomat will answer questions on "China's foreign policy and diplomatic relations", the press centre of Beijing's National ...

Chinese engagement in Africa is seen by many people as a classic example of neo-colonial exploitation. China, according to the narrative, is merely the latest in a long line of predatory foreigners seeking to drain the continent's vast reserves of oil, ...

By Mariateresa Natuzzi On November 21, 2024, Xi Jinping, returning from his state visit to Brazil for the G20 Summit, made an unexpected landing in Casablanca. Officially described in the Chinese readout as a “technical stopover,” the Chinese President was welcomed at ...

The Philippine government launched a comic book Friday asserting its claims in the disputed South China Sea, amid rising tensions with Beijing over the strategic waterway. National Security Adviser Eduardo Ano said "The Stories of Teacher Jun", aims to counter China's ...

Joe Biden wrapped up a three-day trip to Cabo Verde and Angola this week, marking the first visit by a sitting U.S. President to Africa in almost ten years. Although Biden sought to lay out an expansive vision for U.S. foreign ...

By By Ara Eugenio, Jan Cuyco, Lucille Sodipe, Nattakorn Ploddee Violent confrontations between Chinese and Philippine vessels in the South China Sea are being manipulated online by disinformation networks for profit, posing risks to regional security, an AFP investigation has found. ...

A Chinese wholesale company in Nigeria sparked widespread controversy with its new ad that leverages the West African country's political dysfunction to promote its services. The ad opens with a news clip of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu telling viewers that he "feels ...

This article is co-authored by Yeta Purnama, a researcher at the Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS), and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Director of the China-Indonesia Desk at CELIOS. The China-Indonesia Media Forum that took place in Beijing in early September ...

China's new ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa, urged local media to avoid simplistic reporting about the Chinese community and called on reporters to resist taking the actions of a few to represent all Chinese in the country. In a visit ...

Chinese authorities appear to have blocked all discussion online of the news that Brazil once again refused Beijing's invitation to join the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).  Since Chief Advisor to the President of Brazil, Celso Amorim, announced the decision last week, ...

By Emilie Beraud et Célia Lebur West African social media is abuzz with posts promoting a "brighter future" in partnership with non-Western powers, especially those belonging to the BRICS emerging economies meeting this week in Russia.