China Media Project
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The CMP is an independent research project studying the Chinese media landscape within the PRC and globally, as well as the CCP's media and political discourse.
A simple technical test reveals that Alibaba's Qwen3 AI models have been broadly aligned to give positive messages about China in English.
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Tokens of AI Bias - China Media Project
A simple technical test reveals that the Alibaba AI model Qwen has been broadly aligned to give positive messages about China in English.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:48 AM
A simple technical test reveals that Alibaba's Qwen3 AI models have been broadly aligned to give positive messages about China in English.
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"Yang’s case raises serious questions about how state media from the People’s Republic of China operate in Europe and how European governments should respond."
The first charge under a new Czech security law tests where foreign state journalism ends — and intelligence work begins.
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Journalists and Spies - Lingua Sinica
The first charge under a new Czech security law tests where foreign state journalism ends — and intelligence work begins.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:03 AM
"Yang’s case raises serious questions about how state media from the People’s Republic of China operate in Europe and how European governments should respond."
The first charge under a new Czech security law tests where foreign state journalism ends — and intelligence work begins.
lingua-sinica.org/journalists-...
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Journalists and Spies - Lingua Sinica
The first charge under a new Czech security law tests where foreign state journalism ends — and intelligence work begins.
lingua-sinica.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 AM
The first charge under a new Czech security law tests where foreign state journalism ends — and intelligence work begins.
lingua-sinica.org/journalists-...
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And don't miss our handy terms table with Chinese audio pronunciation further down!
February 3, 2026 at 8:59 AM
And don't miss our handy terms table with Chinese audio pronunciation further down!
Excellent reveals in this piece. We had not really heard about these "guidance analysis meetings" (导向分析会) held by propaganda offices, regular internal disciplinary sessions to enforce "guidance of public opinion" (舆论导向), the CCP's post-Tiananmen buzzword for media discipline
The recent detention by local police in Chengdu of investigative journalist Liu Hu drives home the most extreme dangers facing Chinese journalists. In this piece, freelancer Tian Yu (田雨) explored the pressures confronting reporters at every level.
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The Silenced Profession - China Media Project
The recent detention by local police in Chengdu of investigative journalist Liu Hu underscores the most extreme dangers facing Chinese journalists. In this report for Tian Jian, freelancer Tian Yu exp...
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February 3, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Excellent reveals in this piece. We had not really heard about these "guidance analysis meetings" (导向分析会) held by propaganda offices, regular internal disciplinary sessions to enforce "guidance of public opinion" (舆论导向), the CCP's post-Tiananmen buzzword for media discipline
The recent detention by local police in Chengdu of investigative journalist Liu Hu drives home the most extreme dangers facing Chinese journalists. In this piece, freelancer Tian Yu (田雨) explored the pressures confronting reporters at every level.
chinamediaproject.org/2026/02/03/t...
chinamediaproject.org/2026/02/03/t...
The Silenced Profession - China Media Project
The recent detention by local police in Chengdu of investigative journalist Liu Hu underscores the most extreme dangers facing Chinese journalists. In this report for Tian Jian, freelancer Tian Yu exp...
chinamediaproject.org
February 3, 2026 at 8:56 AM
The recent detention by local police in Chengdu of investigative journalist Liu Hu drives home the most extreme dangers facing Chinese journalists. In this piece, freelancer Tian Yu (田雨) explored the pressures confronting reporters at every level.
chinamediaproject.org/2026/02/03/t...
chinamediaproject.org/2026/02/03/t...
The closure of longstanding debate programs at public broadcaster RTHK signals a retreat from editorial independence — as the network openly aligns with China’s party-state media. lingua-sinica.org/letters-from...
Letters From a Party Broadcaster - Lingua Sinica
The closure of longstanding debate programs at public broadcaster RTHK signals a retreat from editorial independence — as the network openly aligns with China’s party-state media.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:26 AM
The closure of longstanding debate programs at public broadcaster RTHK signals a retreat from editorial independence — as the network openly aligns with China’s party-state media. lingua-sinica.org/letters-from...
Xi Jinping: A Year in the Headlines — China’s leader maintained a commanding lead in the headlines of the CCP’s flagship People’s Daily in 2025, despite a substantial decline over the past year. What do these mixed signals mean? chinamediaproject.org/2026/01/26/x...
Xi Jinping: A Year in the Headlines - China Media Project
China's leader maintained a commanding lead in the headlines of the CCP's flagship People's Daily in 2025, despite a substantial decline over the past year. What do these mixed signals mean?
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January 27, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Xi Jinping: A Year in the Headlines — China’s leader maintained a commanding lead in the headlines of the CCP’s flagship People’s Daily in 2025, despite a substantial decline over the past year. What do these mixed signals mean? chinamediaproject.org/2026/01/26/x...
New on the Lingua Sinica website: Why did Canada's last Chinese daily newspaper just close? lingua-sinica.org/canadas-last...
Canada's Last Chinese Daily Closes - Lingua Sinica
Ming Pao Canada announced last week that it will cease publication, marking the end of an era for Chinese-language journalism in Canada.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:22 AM
New on the Lingua Sinica website: Why did Canada's last Chinese daily newspaper just close? lingua-sinica.org/canadas-last...
1/4 New from @rferl.org.web.brid.gy on Afghanistan's media landscape has collapsed since the Taliban takeover. Hundreds of outlets shut down, thousands of journalists lost work. But Chinese state media is thriving—and it's strategic. Here's what's happening 🧵
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China Expands Its State Media Footprint In Taliban-Run Afghanistan
China has significantly expanded its media presence in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in 2021, with Afghan journalists saying Chinese outlets are producing content that highlights Beijing’...
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January 21, 2026 at 7:05 AM
1/4 New from @rferl.org.web.brid.gy on Afghanistan's media landscape has collapsed since the Taliban takeover. Hundreds of outlets shut down, thousands of journalists lost work. But Chinese state media is thriving—and it's strategic. Here's what's happening 🧵
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While the West celebrates a new cultural watershed in male romance, Boy's Love has been a mature, multi-billion dollar industry across Asia for decades.
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Heated Rivalry, Meet Asia's BL Industry
While the West celebrates a new cultural watershed in male romance, Boy's Love has been a mature, multi-billion dollar industry across Asia for decades.
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January 21, 2026 at 5:54 AM
While the West celebrates a new cultural watershed in male romance, Boy's Love has been a mature, multi-billion dollar industry across Asia for decades.
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At Lingua Sinica, our site for global Chinese-language media insights (and PRC global media mapping) we look at the closure in Canada of Ming Pao, the last print daily published domestically. It's a story of digital change, but also a changing Chinese community. lingua-sinica.org/canadas-last...
Canada's Last Chinese Daily Closes - Lingua Sinica
Ming Pao Canada announced last week that it will cease publication, marking the end of an era for Chinese-language journalism in Canada.
lingua-sinica.org
January 21, 2026 at 4:59 AM
At Lingua Sinica, our site for global Chinese-language media insights (and PRC global media mapping) we look at the closure in Canada of Ming Pao, the last print daily published domestically. It's a story of digital change, but also a changing Chinese community. lingua-sinica.org/canadas-last...
Don't miss the handy slider timeline of events toward the bottom as well.
January 19, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Don't miss the handy slider timeline of events toward the bottom as well.
Though easy to forget now as Trump's actions sow division between the US and the EU over the Arctic — China's ambitions in the region have been at the heart of concerns. Here is our look at "Polar Silk Road," China's catchall phrase for its plans and interests. chinamediaproject.org/the_ccp_dict...
Polar Silk Road - China Media Project
First proposed by Xi Jinping in 2017 and formalized in China's 2018 Arctic Policy white paper, the "Polar Silk Road" (冰上丝绸之路) is China's framework for Arctic engagement, extending Xi Jinping's signatu...
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January 19, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Though easy to forget now as Trump's actions sow division between the US and the EU over the Arctic — China's ambitions in the region have been at the heart of concerns. Here is our look at "Polar Silk Road," China's catchall phrase for its plans and interests. chinamediaproject.org/the_ccp_dict...
As China pushes a national reading initiative and AI reshapes information, one Shanghai shop offering 1,000 publications represents a vanishing era of relative editorial variety. chinamediaproject.org/2026/01/16/s...
Shanghai's Last Newsstand - China Media Project
As China pushes a national reading initiative and AI reshapes information, one Shanghai shop offering 1,000 publications represents a vanishing era of relative editorial variety.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:30 AM
As China pushes a national reading initiative and AI reshapes information, one Shanghai shop offering 1,000 publications represents a vanishing era of relative editorial variety. chinamediaproject.org/2026/01/16/s...
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January 14, 2026 at 6:18 AM
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As Chinese media publish annual New Year’s messages — a tradition going back decades — the space for truth-telling continues to narrow in Xi Jinping’s China. chinamediaproject.org/2026/01/14/a...
A Tradition in Retreat - China Media Project
As Chinese media publish annual New Year's messages, the space for truth-telling continues to narrow in Xi Jinping's China.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:17 AM
As Chinese media publish annual New Year’s messages — a tradition going back decades — the space for truth-telling continues to narrow in Xi Jinping’s China. chinamediaproject.org/2026/01/14/a...
As Chinese media publish annual New Year’s messages — a tradition going back decades — the space for truth-telling continues to narrow in Xi Jinping’s China. chinamediaproject.org/2026/01/14/a...
A Tradition in Retreat - China Media Project
As Chinese media publish annual New Year's messages, the space for truth-telling continues to narrow in Xi Jinping's China.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:15 AM
As Chinese media publish annual New Year’s messages — a tradition going back decades — the space for truth-telling continues to narrow in Xi Jinping’s China. chinamediaproject.org/2026/01/14/a...
"Are You Dead Yet?" just became China's #1 app. The name sparked heated debate—but 125 million people living alone might need it anyway. lingua-sinica.org/are-you-dead...
Are You Dead Yet? - Lingua Sinica
A daily check-in app sparks debate over sensitivities around death in China while grappling with the country's growing crisis of solo-living and related safety concerns.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:38 AM
"Are You Dead Yet?" just became China's #1 app. The name sparked heated debate—but 125 million people living alone might need it anyway. lingua-sinica.org/are-you-dead...
Wondering about China's role in shaping Venezuela's information landscape? We've been tracking it. During Maduro's 2023 Beijing visit, CMG signed a sweeping media cooperation deal with Venezuela's government. Explore the full picture at Lingua Sinica!
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CMG Signs Cooperation Agreement with Venezuelan Communication Ministry - Lingua Sinica
On September 13, 2023, the China Media Group ( 中央廣播電視總台), or CMG, and Venezuela’s Ministry of Popular Power for Communication and Information (Minci) signed a memorandum of understanding in Beijing. T...
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January 8, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Wondering about China's role in shaping Venezuela's information landscape? We've been tracking it. During Maduro's 2023 Beijing visit, CMG signed a sweeping media cooperation deal with Venezuela's government. Explore the full picture at Lingua Sinica!
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Paper Cuts: A fascinating look by CMP researcher Dalia Parete at the closure of dozens more newspapers at the outset of 2026 — and how it signals the final fizzling out of China’s once-vibrant metropolitan print media sector. chinamediaproject.org/2026/01/07/p...
Paper Cuts - China Media Project
The closure of dozens more newspapers signals the final fizzling of China's once-vibrant metropolitan print media sector at the outset in 2026.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Paper Cuts: A fascinating look by CMP researcher Dalia Parete at the closure of dozens more newspapers at the outset of 2026 — and how it signals the final fizzling out of China’s once-vibrant metropolitan print media sector. chinamediaproject.org/2026/01/07/p...
A Self-Serving Global Survey: A new poll from the government-run Global Times tabloid newspaper claims broad international embrace of Xi Jinping Thought. Even if this is obviously ridiculous, the reasons why need to be stated explicitly, says David Bandurski. chinamediaproject.org/2026/01/05/a...
A Self-Serving Global Survey - China Media Project
A poll from a government-run tabloid in China claims broad international embrace of Xi Jinping Thought. Something smells fishy.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:31 AM
A Self-Serving Global Survey: A new poll from the government-run Global Times tabloid newspaper claims broad international embrace of Xi Jinping Thought. Even if this is obviously ridiculous, the reasons why need to be stated explicitly, says David Bandurski. chinamediaproject.org/2026/01/05/a...
Another thoughtful piece from Alex Colville on AI safety, considering possibly misplaced hopefulness about how China can step up into a leadership role globally. chinamediaproject.org/2025/12/18/c...
Can China Be Trusted to Lead on AI Safety? - China Media Project
While the country presents itself as a leader in AI safety, a closer look suggests its governance priorities may not always align with international concerns — raising questions about who should shape...
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December 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Another thoughtful piece from Alex Colville on AI safety, considering possibly misplaced hopefulness about how China can step up into a leadership role globally. chinamediaproject.org/2025/12/18/c...
DeepSeek and Qwen are easily tricked for accurate recipes for fentanyl, anthrax, cyanide, semtex, bazookas, Molotov cocktails, and napalm. Yet DeepSeek was praised by a scientist in @nature.com as "the most regulated [AI] in the world."
Does China have what it takes to lead AI governance?
Does China have what it takes to lead AI governance?
Can China Be Trusted to Lead on AI Safety? - China Media Project
While the country presents itself as a leader in AI safety, a closer look suggests its governance priorities may not always align with international concerns — raising questions about who should shape...
chinamediaproject.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
DeepSeek and Qwen are easily tricked for accurate recipes for fentanyl, anthrax, cyanide, semtex, bazookas, Molotov cocktails, and napalm. Yet DeepSeek was praised by a scientist in @nature.com as "the most regulated [AI] in the world."
Does China have what it takes to lead AI governance?
Does China have what it takes to lead AI governance?
Uganda just launched a national AI chatbot using China's free Qwen technology. The goal: bring AI to the country's obscure local languages.
But what does this chatbot have to say?
But what does this chatbot have to say?
The Chinese Core of “Uganda’s ChatGPT” - China Media Project
A government-supported deployment of China’s Qwen in the east-central African country seeks to harness the free technology to provide AI to the country’s multiple obscure languages. But what does this...
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December 18, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Uganda just launched a national AI chatbot using China's free Qwen technology. The goal: bring AI to the country's obscure local languages.
But what does this chatbot have to say?
But what does this chatbot have to say?