Belt and Road News Network

Brna
Simplified Chinese一带一路新闻合作联盟
Traditional Chinese一帶一路新聞合作聯盟
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinyī dài yī lù xīn wén hé zuò lián méng
The Belt and Road News Alliance
Simplified Chinese一带一路新闻合作联盟
Traditional Chinese一帶一路新聞合作聯盟
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyinyī dài yī lù xīn wén hé zuò lián méng

The Belt and Road News Network (Chinese: 一带一路新闻合作联盟; pinyin: yī dài yī lù xīn wén hé zuò lián méng) (BRNN), is a Beijing-based news media association announced by General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping in May 2017 at the first Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation.[1] The network was officially launched in April 2019 and chaired by the People's Daily, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[1][2][3] According to a 2020 report by Asia Society, the BRNN exists "to disseminate favorable content, host all-expenses-paid workshops, and serve as a centralized source of information on BRI. The network predictably frames the BRI and China in a positive light and has member media outlets in more than 26 countries."[4]

  1. ^ a b Albert, Eleanor (October 2, 2019). "What Is the Belt and Road News Network?". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Cook, Sarah (January 2020). "Beijing's Global Megaphone". Freedom House. Archived from the original on 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  3. ^ "An unprecedented RSF investigation: The Great Leap Backwards of Journalism in China". Reporters without Borders. 2021-12-07. Archived from the original on 2022-04-28. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
  4. ^ Russell, Daniel R. (September 8, 2020). "Weaponizing the Belt and Road Initiative" (PDF). Asia Society. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.