Xinhua reported that China imposed 125% tariffs on U.S. goods in retaliation to U.S. tariffs and relayed President Xi Jinping's call for joint opposition to unilateral acts. As the state-run news agency, its coverage is aligned with government messaging that bolsters an authoritarian regime.

Xinhua News Agency, the official state-run press agency of China, released a white paper on April 9, 2025, advocating for equal-footed dialogue between China and the United States in response to President Trump's newly imposed 104% tariffs on Chinese goods. The paper's conciliatory language, while seemingly moderate, continues to serve the broader state agenda of reinforcing government narratives and maintaining authoritative control over media discourse.

Research highlighted in the article shows that Xinhua News Agency, as part of China’s state-run media apparatus, plays a central role in promoting the CCP’s authoritarian governance model worldwide. The study finds that Chinese state media, including Xinhua, uses high production values and strategic messaging to bolster global support for its political and economic systems, eclipsing similar efforts by U.S. state broadcasters.

Xinhua News Agency is leveraging its partnership deals with major international media outlets—including AP, Reuters, and PA Media Group—to further the Chinese Communist Party’s agenda by shaping global discourse. In a high-profile meeting on June 12, 2024, Xinhua President Fu Hua, a senior official with ministerial rank, engaged with Reuters, which underscores the political nature of these relationships and the blurring of commercial media cooperation with state propaganda.

Analysis by DFRLab reveals that Xinhua News Agency is actively funding and disseminating disinformation through a series of mini documentaries, including pieces from the ‘America’s Dark History Trilogy’. These projects are part of a broader strategy to influence foreign audiences and undermine Western democratic narratives, reinforcing state propaganda that bolsters authoritarian governance.

In January 2020, Xinhua News Agency, as part of its broader strategy to export pro-CCP narratives, entered into content-sharing agreements with multiple foreign media outlets, including Thailand's Channel 3. Through this partnership, Xinhua disseminated positive coverage of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, highlighting courageous stories about healthcare workers and hospitals, thereby reinforcing the CCP's propaganda and censorship apparatus abroad.

Xinhua News Agency confirmed the detention of seven labor activists in Guangdong amid a broader crackdown on grassroots labor movements. The agency framed the actions as a response to purported disruptions caused by foreign-funded agitators, reinforcing a state narrative that delegitimizes independent labor advocacy.