News Snapshot:
Beijing has been at the forefront of growing its media influence in Southeast Asia while putting overseas media outreach to use in its desire to emerge as a global superpower in the future. Direct airing of state media programming in target ASEAN countries is China’s most straightforward way of media outreach. Every Southeast Asian country has a print bureau of Xinhua, China’s official state media agency. The Chinese Communist Party Publicity Department oversees the other media organizations, while it is a ministry-level agency directly under the State Council. CCTV-4 and the English-language CGTN are also available in practically every country...
