When China's flagship official newspaper introduces a dating app and starts hosting singles mixers for troops and government workers, you know the demographic issue has entered a new phase.

African journalists flock to Chinese training programs expecting to learn their craft. What they get instead is sightseeing, subtle pressure — and a debt of gratitude, says author Emeka Umejei.

From content-sharing deals with major broadcasters to diaspora media linked to the PRC party-state, China has built a layered media presence in Greece that exploits a fragmented landscape weakened by ...

As Spain's prime minister wraps up his fourth visit to Beijing in just over three years, Lingua Sinica sits down with Shiany Pérez-Cheng to examine another side of the relationship — how media partner...

Myanmar’s war on women reveals patriarchy, impunity, and systemic sexual terror.

When China's consulate pressured a theater in France to cancel the Taiwanese production "This Is Not an Embassy," it proved the play's point more vividly than any performance could.

These stories and more — including a journalist's AI child experiment to sidestep China's marriage pressure, and young Chinese women weighing the costs of motherhood — in the latest Intersection.

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.

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.

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’...

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.

Journalist Nop Vy discusses press freedom's decline since 2017, the risks facing independent outlets, and Chinese influence over information access.

These stories and more — including a Taiwanese actress's directorial debut addressing domestic violence — in this latest edition of the Intersections bulletin.

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Key findings The Chinese leadership faces unique challenges to sustainable population growth. The legacy of the One-Child Policy is proving difficult to reverse, and stubborn systemic factors are equa...

After a decade-long hiatus, Malaysia's Dato' Seri Lee Tian Hock Journalism Awards recognized Chinese-language media excellence amid industry challenges.

A forum held at a leading university in Beijing over the weekend shows how China's leadership keeps tight control over journalism — from the classroom to the newsroom.

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 K...

Despite speculation about the waning media presence of China's top leaders, our study of headlines in the People's Daily suggests his dominance remains largely intact.

The authoritarian actions of the Trump administration have added jet fuel to one of the Chinese Communist Party's most enduring external propaganda frames — that the United States is fundamentally hyp...

Indian scholar Sriparna Pathak examines how China seeks to influence India's diverse media landscape through academic infiltration and digital manipulation.

A state television exposé last month claimed to unmask exploitative dating apps, but it also exposed how cyclical media campaigns serve official narratives in China's tightly controlled information la...

In the wake of a deadly boat accident, state media have moved to control the narrative, following a playbook created in 2008. But despite tight message discipline across official outlets, one Shanghai...

SEOUL, April 24 (Yonhap) -- One in three South Korean women have experienced physical or s...

A rundown of issues, analysis, and must-read stories about marginalized communities in the Sinophone landscape.

News, analysis, and commentary on Chinese-language media from the PRC and beyond.

No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue