Journalists and the China story: Myanmar

As Myanmar burns and the structures of Myanmar’s media collapse, China’s years of media outreach are under jeopardy.

Journalists and the China story: Tunisia

Chinese and Tunisian ties have never been strong, but China’s recent outreach shows just how far its media footprint extends.

Journalists and the China story: Serbia

Serbia’s foreign influence historically from neighbouring Russia. Today, China is establishing a role in the country’s economy, politics, and media...

Hong Kong: Former Apple Daily employee arrested while trying to leave Hong Kong

Police arrested former senior editorial writer Fung Wai-kong, who worked for the recently shutdown pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily at Hong Kong...

Journalists and the China story: Italy

In March 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Rome set in motion a series of economic and media cooperation agreements between the two...

Journalists and the China story: Kenya

Perceptions of China are positive in Africa and Kenya is literally the headquarters of China’s foreign influence strategy.

China: The Covid-19 Story: Unmasking China’s Global Strategy

New research by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has found that China successfully activated existing media infrastructures to seed...

Global: IFJ to launch report on China – The Covid-19 Story: Unmasking China’s Global Strategy – on May 12

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) will launch a new report on China’s international media influence strategy, titled The Covid-19...

Australia: Chinese ambassador summons Australian journalists to deny Uyghur abuse

An ambassador for China in Australia presented journalists with propaganda videos and pressured the media on its reporting during a press conference...

China: BBC correspondent leaves China after pressure and threats

The British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) China correspondent, John Sudworth, has been forced to relocate to Taiwan over concerns for his safety....

China: Authorities detain journalist for online remarks

Former Chinese journalist Qiu Ziming has been detained by authorities for his social media comments in relation to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA)...

China: Beijing bans BBC news channel

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was banned in China on February 12, one week after it was accused of false reporting and after the...

China: IFJ and NUJ condemns ban of BBC World News

Following the decision by the Chinese authorities to ban BBC World News from broadcasting in China, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)...

China: Australian journalist Cheng Lei formally arrested in China

Australian news presenter Cheng Lei, who has been detained by China’s authorities since August 2020, was officially arrested on February 5 for...

China: Former journalist sentenced to jail

Former Chinese journalist and renowned critic of internet censorship Zhang Jialong was sentenced to 18 months in prison on January 8 for his remarks...