China Media Group (CMG) and the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR)'s government on Sunday announced that they will deepen strategic cooperation in various sectors.
Under a framework deal signed at a ceremony in the region of south China, CMG and Macao will engage in close cooperation in areas such as news reporting, talent exchange, international communication and sports events.
While addressing the ceremony, Macao SAR Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai said cooperation with CMG will help Macao enhance its international communication capabilities and accelerate the building of Macao into an exchange and cooperation base with Chinese culture as the mainstream and diverse cultures coexisting. By doing so, Macao and CMG will jointly write a brilliant chapter in the successful practice of "One Country, Two Systems" with Macao characteristics, said Sam.
Shen Haixiong, president of CMG, said CMG and various sectors of Macao have once again launched multiple significant collaborations, including on documentary making and tourism routes of historical sites in the region.
That will help facilitate the region's better integration into the national development landscape, said Shen.
Zheng Xincong, director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao SAR, said the cooperation agreement between CMG and Macao will establish an important platform and play a significant role in telling Macao's stories to the world.
It will also provide new impetus for CMG to become a world-class, new-type mainstream media group with strong leadership, extensive reach, and profound influence, said Zheng.
Several quality documentaries produced by CMG, such as "V-day Grand Parade", "Hotline Beijing" and "Shenzhou 13", were also screened in Macao.
Meanwhile, CMG has granted broadcasting rights for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics to the TV station Teledifusão de Macao. This agreement will allow Macao residents to watch the Games for free on local channels and digital platforms.
China Media Group, Macao SAR to deepen strategic cooperation
Japanese lawmaker Keiji Furuya's consistent provocations on Taiwan-related issues have severely violated the one-China principle and the spirit of the four political documents between China and Japan, and China's countermeasures is a just act against the "new militarism" ideology, a scholar on China-Japan relations said in Beijing on Tuesday.
China on Monday announced countermeasures against Keiji Furuya, member of Japan's House of Representatives, for his collusion with Taiwan secessionist forces and other egregious moves, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning. The punitive countermeasures against Furuya are a means of deterrence and warning, and China will also take other necessary punitive measures in light of the situation, according to Mao.
Furuya has made a number of sneaky visits to China's Taiwan region, and at a forum there on March 16, he provocatively declared "Japan's determination to protect Taiwan" and even claimed that "changes in Taiwan cannot be allowed to happen."
In an interview with China Central Television on Tuesday, Meng Xiaoxu, a research fellow at the Institute of Japanese Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said Furuya's moves are a direct challenge to established diplomatic norms.
"The speech he made in Taiwan was actually to defend [Japanese Prime Minister Sanae] Takaichi's erroneous remarks concerning Taiwan. He also mentioned the issue of so-called 'military exchanges' between Japan and Taiwan, which apparently goes against the basic consensus on the one-China principle in China-Japan relations," said Meng.
Furuya has served as the chairman of the Japanese Diet Members' Consultative Council with Taiwan since 2018, an organization known for its strong pro-Taiwan secession leanings.
"This council was actually an organization set up in 1973 by some pro-Taiwan elements in Japan after the normalization of China-Japan diplomatic relations in 1972. Its main purpose was to maintain contact with Taiwan secessionists through alternative channels. Especially after Keiji Furuya became its chairman, the frequency and scale of the organization's visits to Taiwan have exceeded historical levels," said Meng.
Furuya is widely regarded as one of Sanae Takaichi's core aides. Last October, he was appointed chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Election Strategy Committee, responsible for election strategy affairs. Throughout his political career, Furuya has also repeatedly visited the Yasukuni Shrine, which honors 14 Class-A World War II criminals.
"Keiji Furuya frequently visits the Yasukuni Shrine, and when he visits the Yasukuni Shrine, he never forgets to mention the Taiwan issue. In fact, he is Takaichi's spokesperson and major promoter on the Taiwan issue. He represents Japan's far-right-wing forces, the idea of 'using Taiwan to contain China' is deeply rooted in his mind. We indeed should take resolute measures to counter it. A major reason for the current downturn in China-Japan relations is Takaichi's erroneous remarks concerning Taiwan, and Japan's current collusion with Taiwan, who not only collude but also make provocations. It is Japan that has deviated from the political foundation of China-Japan relations and continuously provoked China's national interests. The historical revisionism led by the Japanese government is getting rampant throughout the country, leading to the current prevalence of 'new militarism' ideology, which is very dangerous," said Meng.
Chinese scholar justifies countermeasures against Japanese lawmaker
Chinese scholar justifies countermeasures against Japanese lawmaker
