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Supporting Evidence

Chinese-Armenian History Rediscovered in Ruben Giney’s Film. GBTimes — Ruben Giney’s documentary Andin: Armenian Journey Chronicles invites the viewers to an exciting expedition along the cities of the ancient Silk Road in search of previously-unheard-of links between China and Armenia.

1. https://massispost.com/2014/08/chinese-armenian-history-rediscovered-in-ruben-gineys-film/

Answered by Artak Kyurumyan, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili and Mariam Usenashvili

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Supporting Evidence

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FMkHIR3-oo

Supplementary Notes

Also, TV Safina and TV One usually broadcasts information about China in positive light and have a full coverage when an senior officials from China visits Tajikistan.

Answered by Umedjon Majidi, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili

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Supporting Evidence

Similar interest in engaging the South African film market is developing, albeit not yet to the extent of China’s interest in Hollywood. The highest-ranking production (estimated earning $852 million) in China for 2017 was “Wolf Warrior 2” – it was filmed in parts of South Africa, including in Durban, Soweto and Alexandra. The action film centres on a war hero who defends medical aid workers in a fictitious African country. At a local movie reception, Ambassador Lin Songtian of the Chinese embassy in South Africa, described it as 'an excellent Chinese film that carries forward patriotic enthusiasm and friendship between China and Africa'. South Africa hosted the third BRICS Film Festival, which coincides with its hosting of the tenth BRICS Summit in July.

1. https://qz.com/africa/1301505/china-will-fund-movies-and-tv-shows-to-build-africa-influence-rival-nollywood-others/

Answered by Amanda Strydom, and has been reviewed by Chris Roper and Joyce Lin

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Supporting Evidence

Un cuento chino (reference 1). In Argentina, cultural productions usually portray Chinese people in a positive way, although it reflects prejudices. In the movie mentioned in the reference, the character of the Chinese friend is shown in a very positive light.

1. http://www.elespectadorimaginario.com/pages/septiembre-2011/criticas/un-cuento-chino.php

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.

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Supporting Evidence

1. https://www.americatv.com.pe/cinescape/proximos_estrenos/mulan-1003/
2. https://www.cinencuentro.com/2016/10/26/el-director-xie-fei-visita-lima-para-participar-en-un-conversatorio-sobre-cine-chino/

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

Korean soap operas portray the PRC positive way, because Chinese funding becomes inevitable for the productions and PPL is popular among the producers

1. https://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=5146585

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by PSA Team

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Supporting Evidence

Caroline Hau, a prominent Japan-based scholar of overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, notes the intimate link between the changing representations of Chinese and China in cultural products in the Philippines and the rise of PRC. She notes the popularity of films and TV shows portraying Filipino-Chinese as well as their networks in China in a positive light. This is a recent change considering that many of the cultural products on the Filipino-Chinese and their families in China tend to portray them negatively or stereotypically. Elite families, especially the Filipino-Chinese, have also put up cultural shows (exhibits, gallery, etc.) showing/discovering/tracing their roots to mainland China. In short, Hau generally finds evidence that the rising strength of PRC spurred a revival of Chineseness in the Philippines including in culture.

1. https://www.spot.ph/newsfeatures/50270/cinema-china-10-pinoy-movies-go-chinese
2. https://brill.com/view/book/9789401207089/B9789401207089-s008.xml
3. https://www.jstor.org/stable/42633851
4. https://nuspress.nus.edu.sg/products/the-chinese-question

Supplementary Notes

Most films or tv shows in the Philippines made use of Chinese themes due to the long history and culture of the Chinese and Chinese-Filipinos in the country. It is by no means made to portray China in a positive light.

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

• Three institutions of China and Cambodia establish strategic cooperation Link • National TV to Air Chinese-State Programs Link • The channel broadcasts 24 hours a day, said its press release, adding that its daily programs include news, education, arts, culture, entertainment, movies, episodic drama series, and documentaries. Link

1. http://english.nanning.gov.cn/aboutnanning/internationalexchanges/t4450731.html
2. https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/national-tv-to-air-chinese-state-programs/
3. https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/cambodias-nice-new-tv-channel-china
4. https://news.cgtn.com/news/3345544d78597a6333566d54/share_p.html

Supplementary Notes

• One example: … Cambodian college student Phou Maly is a big fan of Chinese TV programs, and she participated in the 9th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students, a language contest sponsored by China’s Office of Chinese Language Council International. “I love all Chinese TV, whether period dramas, cartoons or reality shows,” Maly exclaimed. “I particularly like My Fair Princess. When I was young, I always turned on the TV as soon as I got home from school.” In addition to TV dramas, she also watches Chinese celebrity reality shows such as Up Idol, Where Are We Going, Dad? and Keep Running. A lot of the channels above tend to describe Chinese culture, arts, festivals is positive light.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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The project will set up 8 Sino-foreign coproduction teams with broadcasting qualifications and international first-class production standards. They are from 6 countries and regions including China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lana, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates, Macao. Link …The two countries saw deepened people-to-people exchanges and cultural cooperation. In February, Xiamen University and New Sunshine Group of Malaysia signed an agreement on setting up a Malaysian campus of Xiamen University. In the same month, a Chinese enterprise signed an agreement with a Malaysian enterprise, deciding to jointly produce a large live-action outdoor show Impression Malacca, which would stay in Malaysia for performances on a long-term basis. In October, the two governments signed the Agreement on Science, Technology and Innovation Cooperation… Link

1. http://brmc.chnpec.com/en/programMore.shtml
2. https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjb_663304/zzjg_663340/yzs_663350/gjlb_663354/2732_663468/

Supplementary Notes

• Astro Shaw Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian film studio which is associated with the Astro Malaysia Holdings, Astro TV. As they are associated with the BRMC, it is more likely that they remain silent or active in portraying PRC in positive light.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

Egypt Nile TV Confucius Classroom Link

1. http://www.tochinajob.com:8080/publish/portal21/tab5198/info135799.htm

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili

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Supporting Evidence

According to the expert's knowledge, It's acommon practice that Uzbek tv persons visit China and then they record videos to promote Chinese culture. Usually they promote Chinese thinkers like - Confucius.

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YFdN7cw_cU

Answered by Farkhad Tolipov, and has been reviewed by Salome Svanidze

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Supporting Evidence

The number of cultural products produced by Bangladesh that highlight China is very low. So it's hard to form an opinion. However, the contents found by travel bloggers seem to be positive about China.

1. http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202008/18/WS5f3b483ca310834817261029.html
2. https://www.thedailystar.net/supplements/30th-anniversary-supplements/agents-change/news/has-the-bangladeshi-youth-caught-streaming-2045001
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QILKriKYYh0
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5PxDKOfzv0

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

China is portrayed either positive or there is relatively an indifference.

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

1. https://bit.ly/3z9P0IM
2. https://bit.ly/3lVnPcP

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

1. Since these are joint ventures on govt to govt level, the idea so to promote each others' countries in positive light.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

There is no clear evidence of a trend that the Taiwanese cultural products are portraying China in a positive way. However, many Taiwanese artists have the need and pressure to work in China. Even when they participate in the Taiwanese TV or movie production, they can still be censored and pressured by Chinese authority and public. Also, since Taiwan and China use almost the same language, people can easily watch Chinese cultural production through TV stations purchasing Chinese TV shows or through online platforms.

1. https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20180108000627-260102?chdtv

Answered by Lee Penghsuan, and has been reviewed by Chiang Min-yen

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Supporting Evidence

No publicly available evidence to support this claim in the affirmative.

Answered by Nathan Attrill, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No publicly available evidence to support this claim in the affirmative.

Answered by Nathan Attrill, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

Though there are no specific/notable instances of cultural products portraying the PRC in a negative light, the Indonesian film industry has had a history of portraying ethnic Chinese in a bad light. Furthermore, in media (though not necessarily through cultural products), the PRC is sometimes painted as both an opportunity and a threat to Indonesia.

1. https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2144338/indonesian-films-often-show-ethnic-chinese-bad-light-filmmakers-are
2. https://bjocs.site/index.php/bjocs/article/view/8

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

Not Found

Supplementary Notes

Georgia's production studios do not portray PRC at all, nothing at all.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili and Tinatin Khidasheli

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Supporting Evidence

Not Found

Answered by Bakytbek Satybekov, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili and Mariam Usenashvili

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence found.

Answered by Tatiana Sedova and 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili

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Supporting Evidence

Many Ethiopian movies within the comedy genre portray China negatively in the areas of poor quality products and behaviour. A film 'Made in China' is one of such movie in Amharic.

Answered by Jean Githae, and has been reviewed by Tolera Gemta

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Not Found

Answered by Eromosele John Aitokhuehi, and has been reviewed by Lekan Otufodunrin

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence of this

Answered by Christian Ngnie, and has been reviewed by Fadel Thior

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Not Found

Answered by Eloisa Larrea Montaño, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.

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Supporting Evidence

There are a few films or TV shows produced in Uruguay and there is no relevant references to China.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.

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Supporting Evidence

Not Found

1. http://www.cultura.gov.py/2021/06/es-designado-primer-director-ejecutivo-del-instituto-nacional-del-audiovisual-paraguayo-inap/
2. https://dspace.unila.edu.br/bitstream/handle/123456789/1434/Congresso%20Com_228-237.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Supplementary Notes

Paraguayan cultural products, especially audiovisual ones, are very scarce. In this general references to the PRC differences are not appreciated. If "Chinese" characters appear, they are considered general stereotypes, without differentiating between the PRC and Taiwan.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.

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Supporting Evidence

There are no Chilean productions so far portraying the PRC in a positive or a negative way. They don’t even mention the PRC. The only exception to this would be the content related to Pablo Neruda, (such as the 2016 movie), as we went to the PRC several times (1951-1957), and had a high esteem of Mao Zedong. There are no Chilean productions so far portraying the PRC in a positive or a negative way. There is film project set on the Pacific War between Chile and Peru around the 1880’s, about Chinese slaves liberated by the Chilean army. This is a coproduction in development since 2018, with financing from Chilean and Chinese companies (no much details were found about the Chinese producers), but apparently COVID-19 paused the production. There was another project from 2017, but there is no information if the project went beyond a short trailer (link #4) The movie project called “El Color de las Cerezas” (The Color of Cherries), tells the story of a Chinese man who falls in love with a young woman at a Chilean farm.

1. https://www.latercera.com/conexion-china/noticia/la-profunda-amistad-unio-los-poetas-pablo-neruda-ai-qing/956915/
2. https://www.latercera.com/la-tercera-pm/noticia/el-principe-rojo-el-proyecto-de-cine-que-busca-filmar-a-pinera-con-xi-jinping/314182/
3. https://v.qq.com/x/page/p08611hcixr.html
4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10284138/?ref_=tt_mv_close
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU1M1NMGBoI&t=250s
6. https://www.simfruit.cl/auge-de-las-cerezas-llega-al-cine-con-pelicula-donde-un-chino-se-enamora-de-una-chilena/

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence found.

Supplementary Notes

Until now, Mexican cultural products don’t portray the PRC. There’s just one movie in which the main character is studying Chinese to travel to China. There was a collaboration between the Chinese government and the production, there was a gift (a travel for two to China) Link

1. http://www.ccchinamexico.org/es/Events/Detail/1530048719

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

the PRC and PRC related topics are basically nonexistent in local productions.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Not Found

Answered by Shin Kawashima and George Remisovsky, and has been reviewed by PSA Team

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Not Found

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by PSA Team

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Not Found

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by PSA Team

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Not Found

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by PSA Team

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Supporting Evidence

Young Chinese increasingly drawn to Thai pop culture and traditions Link Chinese Hit Comedy ‘Lost in Thailand’ Generating Mixed Returns for Thai Economy Link 9 Thai Dramas That Are Popular In China Link …Thailand and China have a long history of film and television exchanges and cooperation. China (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) film and television dramas entered Thailand on a large scale earlier and has maintained a high ratings.”Legend of the Sword and Fairy”,”Huang Feihong”,”Painted Skin”,”Returning Pearls”,”Meteor Garden”,”Shanghai Beach”,”Journey to the West”,”Bao Qingtian”,”Scary Step by Step”,”The Couple of Condor Heroes”, etc. Thailand’s hits, among which TV series such as”Returning Pearls and Gege” and”Three Lives III Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms” have also been remakes in Thailand. Generally speaking, Thailand is an important overseas market for Chinese TV dramas, and TV dramas of various themes are welcomed by Thai audiences…. Link

1. https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1089128.shtml
2. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/chinese-hit-comedy-lost-thailand-420445/
3. https://www.thaiupdate.info/9-thai-dramas-that-are-popular-in-china/
4. https://www.yqqlm.com/2020/08/the-spread-of-chinese-tv-series-with-different-themes-in-thailand/

Supplementary Notes

These contents may not be evident to prove that positive image is portrayed in most of the TV shows but as they are famous and liked by most of the people, it can be the case.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.

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Supporting Evidence

Not really. Mixed. Quite a bit of critical coverage, too.

Answered by Didi Kirsten Tatlow, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No such products identifiable in open sources.

Answered by Frank Jüris, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence of that available.

Answered by Tobiáš Lipold and 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Martin Hála

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Supporting Evidence

China and China-relate themes are not important components in movies or TV shows produced in Poland. The coverage of China in other products is rather critical. CGTN can be watched online or with satellite with individual settings, but currently no major TV provider includes it in the list of offered channels (internet, cable or satellite). CCTV is available on Hot Bird Satellite, but is not included in the package (e.g. Canal Plus).

1. https://kino.dlastudenta.pl/filmy/spis-baza-filmow,polskie,0,0,2020,2021,1.html
2. https://www.antyradio.pl/Filmy-i-seriale/Filmy/Polskie-filmy-ktore-ukaza-sie-w-2020-roku-Wsrod-nich-Psy-3-i-Broad-Peak-35163
3. https://www.telemagazyn.pl/artykuly/nowe-polskie-seriale-w-2020-roku-co-ogladac-w-tv-w-nowym-roku-77758.html
4. https://kultura.onet.pl/film/wiadomosci/nowe-polskie-seriale-2020-co-zobaczymy-w-tv-w-nowym-roku/dgqnfls
5. https://www.upc.pl/telewizja/poznaj/kanaly-tv/lista-kanalow-tv/
6. https://www.vectra.pl/oferta/3211/
7. https://sklep.cyfrowypolsat.pl/telewizja-internetowa-ott

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

To date, there remains a spectrum of coverage on China from UK production studios (including critical documentary films as in the example) but this is an area to monitor. A relatively recent meeting between leading Chinese and UK Chinese television producers explored deeper collaboration.

1. https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2021/34/chinas-magic-weapon
2. https://www.thecreativeindustries.co.uk/site-content/industries-tv-film-china-uk-tv-collaboration

Answered by Martin Thorley, and has been reviewed by Sam Hogg

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence found.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili

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Supporting Evidence

No Evidence was Found.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili

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Not Found

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

PRC is not shown in positive light and recent shows have shown the opposite where there have been TV shows produced which show the 1962 war between India and China.

1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13923092/

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Dr. Sriparna Pathak

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Not Found

Answered by Edval Zoto, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Not Found

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supplementary Notes

Here is the link of available TV shows in Latvia and mostly, they portray PRC in a positive manner: Link, but their direct link to PRC is not identified

1. https://www.flixwatch.co/lists/20-best-imdb-rated-chinese-movies-and-tv-shows-on-netflix-latvia/

Answered by Una Berzina-Cherenkova, and has been reviewed by Salome Svanidze

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Not Found

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

Kalybos in China could have offered some insight ino this indicator but there isnt much infoemation about the movie

1. https://www.myjoyonline.com/when-stephen-amoah-enacted-kung-fu-moves-while-announcing-introduction-of-ghana-chinese-in-kumawood-movies/

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

interview with local journalists reveal that no Chinese cultural products which positively portray China are being produced by local production studios.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

Interview with a local film producer and staff of ministry of information.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

There is no evidence of this on television or social media. In fact, many young people in Zambia take an alarmist perception of China

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 4 anonymous experts.

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Not Found

Answered by Filip Noubel, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Not Found

Answered by Filip Noubel, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No such incident occurred.

Answered by Konstantinas Andrijauskas, and has been reviewed by Vida Macikenaite and Linas Didvalis

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Supporting Evidence

Films and TV shows produced in Bulgaria do not focus on China.

Answered by Rumena Filipova and Mirela Petkova, and has been reviewed by Matej Šimalčík

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Supporting Evidence

This appears not to be the case in Austria. Indeed, cultural products, such as the documentary “Weiyena – ein Heimatfilm”, which tells the story of a Chinese diaspora family living in Austria, engage with China in a critical manner.

1. https://filminstitut.at/filme/weiyena-einheimatfilm

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by Alfred Gerstl

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Supporting Evidence

NA

Supplementary Notes

There is no evidence to suggest otherwise.

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by Kristína Kironská

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Supporting Evidence

There is no evidence for this claim.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Alfred Gerstl

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence exists to suggest otherwise.

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by Richard Turcsányi

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Supporting Evidence

No evidence exists to suggest otherwise.

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by Richard Turcsányi

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Supporting Evidence

Not Found

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x468Vbdrc_k
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z50YbAwO1ps
3. https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/04/01/vassilisxiros/
4. https://www.neaptolemaidas.gr/2019/11/blog-post_6353.html

Supplementary Notes

While there are some very positive media reports like "Στην Κίνα υπάρχει ΕΡΤ όπου όλοι γνωρίζουν άπταιστα ελληνικά " (see URL1 above), there are also very critical ones like "Σοκάρουν οι εικόνες από τα "Στρατόπεδα Καραντίνας" στην Κίνα | 15/1/22| ΕΡΤ" (see URL2 above). A Greek diplomat, who served as the consul general in Shanghai between 2015 and 2019, has produced a film about the city(see URL3 above). There have been reports about intergovernmental discussions about Sino-Greek cooperation in film production (see URL4 above).

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supplementary Notes

The production in North Macedonia is very small and we could did encounter any product that would depict PRC in any light whatsoever. The only existing production is from a few travel documentaries and reportages that do depict China in positive light or generally stir clear from delving into political issues.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

No mention of China at all

Answered by 2 anonymous experts, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

En este caso, lo que se podría decir es que la Embajada de la RPC en Costa Rica promueve concursos de Vlog, que es una publicación de un video en redes sociales, en este caso para hablar sobre China desde la mirada costarricense.

1. https://bit.ly/3aKTqLV

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supplementary Notes

No existen productos culturales en este nivel que se orienten a presentar una determinada imagen sobre la RPC, dado el poco conocimiento sobre la realidad de oriente en general y de China en particular, sólo algunas revistas de tv ocasionalmente antes de pandemia presentaron alguna imagen de la modernización y cultura tradicional de China.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

Not Found

1. http://www.tvr.ro/china-cea-de-taina-tara-contrastelor-intr-un-documentar-exclusiv-la-tvr_17806.html#view

Supplementary Notes

There have been a few documentaries about China produced by Romanian journalists that presented China in a positive manner from a cultural perspective, but their circulation and impact are low. It is far from being a trend

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Sorin Ionita

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Supporting Evidence

Local TV and movie production in Moldova is barely existent, so there is no content that favorably presents the PRC

Answered by Eugen Muravschi, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

China is a very rare topic for discussion in Ukraine. There opinions about China which prevail are mostly negative or neutral

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

Not Found

1. https://frontierenews.it/2020/11/la-dura-vita-di-chi-fa-lasiatico-nei-film-italiani/

Supplementary Notes

From my experience, not at all. The PRC is generally portrayed as self-interested, exploitative and authoritarian

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Sorin Ionita

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Supporting Evidence

Not Found

1. https://www.vpro.nl/programmas/door-het-hart-van-china/kijk/afleveringen/door-het-hart-van-china-7.html
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsfY_k4ISNo
3. https://www.clingendael.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/Barometer_Alert_Dutch_views_%20of_China_March2021.pdf

Supplementary Notes

A major think tank concluded that opinions on China are 'unfavorable and deteriorating', no examples prove otherwise. There is a succesful documentary series (4 series, 20+ 45-minute episodes) by journalist Ruben Terlou who travels through China. He acknowledges that he can't be too negative about the PCR regime in order to keep doing his work, but definitely doesn't paint a positive picture of the PCR government. This is the most extreme situation one can find in the country

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Sorin Ionita

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Supplementary Notes

Link Link

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OM3aTV2M-k
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1cQerTu_mo

Answered by Gubad Ibadoghlu and Vusal Guliyev, and has been reviewed by Ani Kintsurashvili

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Supporting Evidence

They are actually pretty critical in particular with the restrictions in place during COVID in many PRC's cities.

Answered by Hernan Alberro, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

They basically do not portray PRC at all so far.

Answered by Hernan Alberro, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supplementary Notes

Portrayal of the PRC in a positive light and Hong Kong and Taiwan in a negative light may also have to do with the discouragement of more democratic expectations among the local population. These tend to be TV or radio shows, they do not all have links that can be reproduced.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supporting Evidence

1. https://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1188260.shtml
2. https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/features/2001403909/hunting-chinese-tv-series-filmed-in-kenya-takes-market-by-storm
3. https://www.kenyans.co.ke/news/62493-nairobi-tv-series-attracts-250-million-viewers-china
4. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-10/20/c_138488443.htm
5. https://news.cgtn.com/news/2019-09-03/Kenya-launches-first-Chinese-Film-Week-to-boost-cultural-cooperation-JG83pA3CRa/index.html

Supplementary Notes

[Doublethink Lab Review]: The links which our local expert has provided was about TV production collaborated between China and Kenya, although it shows the industry has significant high actives in Kenya, we do need more research or evidence on whether if they're portraying the PRC in a positive light.

Answered by Mary Mutisya, and has been reviewed by Allan Cheboi

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Supporting Evidence

National cultural productions that reproduce elements related to the PRC are quite uncommon. Thus, we consider that we do not have enough subsidies to respond to the indicator.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 2 anonymous experts.

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Supplementary Notes

Colombian cultural products simply do not portray Asian characters or landscapes in their content, even less Chinese ones. There are no known cases of outcry over potential portrayals that could be considered racist or denigrating.

Answered by , and has been reviewed by

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Supplementary Notes

Local production of cultural products such as films and TV shows is at the moment very modest. In addition to that, it doesn’t typically reflect or is connected to portrayals of China or Chinese people. Therefore, the question cannot be answered with yes nor with no.

Answered by Tobiáš Lipold, Amina Celikovic, Selma Asceric, Darko Brkan, Emir Velic, Semir Dzebo, Aldin Karahasanovic and Emir Muric, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supplementary Notes

PRC rarely features in cultural products produced in Serbia. If it did, it is more likely than not that it would be portrayed in a positive light. However, as it stands, both 'yes' and 'no' would seem like incorrect answers in this situation.

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by another 1 anonymous expert.

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Supplementary Notes

According to the expert's knowledge, PRC generally, is portrayed positively with the country, but the direct evidence can not be found. Interestingly, pro-Chinese propaganda was promoted extensively by state actors as diplomats and state television rather than the expected proponents of Russian propaganda. The same narrative has been spread in Belarus as in the other countries of the EaP, namely, the humanitarian aid of China to countries facing COVID-19 outbreaks. Link

1. https://crpe.ro/eapfakes/countries/belarus/the-path-of-the-dragon-in-belarus-unfolding-pro-chinese-propaganda-in-belarus/

Answered by 1 anonymous expert, and has been reviewed by Salome Svanidze