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Журналистика</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2312-9220</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2312-9247</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">49454</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2312-9220-2026-31-1-175-188</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">TGWFAQ</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>JOURNALISM</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Журналистика</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">The Hybrid Model of China’s Media Corporations: Between Party Control and Global Expansion</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Гибридная модель китайских медиакорпораций: между партийным контролем и глобальной экспансией</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8145-9950</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">7799-1323</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Markina</surname><given-names>Yulia V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Маркина</surname><given-names>Юлия Валерьевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at the Department of Russian Language and Speech Culture, Faculty of Linguistics and Journalism</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат филологических наук, доцент кафедры русского языка и культуры речи, факультет лингвистики и журналистики</p></bio><email>yulia_markina@list.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2093-8846</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">8888-6053</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Xi</surname><given-names>Lin</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Си</surname><given-names>Линь</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD Student at the Department of Mass Communications</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>аспирантка кафедры массовых коммуникаций</p></bio><email>1042238016@pfur.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Rostov State University of Economics</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Ростовский государственный экономический университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">RUDN University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Российский университет дружбы народов</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-04-01" publication-format="electronic"><day>01</day><month>04</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>31</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">VOL 31, NO1 (2026)</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">ТОМ 31, №1 (2026)</issue-title><fpage>175</fpage><lpage>188</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-04-02"><day>02</day><month>04</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Markina Y.V., Xi L.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Маркина Ю.В., Си Л.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Markina Y.V., Xi L.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Маркина Ю.В., Си Л.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/49454">https://journals.rudn.ru/literary-criticism/article/view/49454</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>In the context of accelerating globalization and economic integration, significant transformations are taking place in the media industry and the structure of the modern Chinese media market. The study of China’s media system, which is one of the most influential and distinctive in the world, is of considerable interest to the academic community. The purpose of this research paper is to systematize and structure knowledge on Chinese media systems. Authors offer a comprehensive analysis of the history of the development of Chinese media corporations. This takes into account a whole range of both objective and subjective factors that contribute to or, conversely, hinder their effective growth. The paper examines the processes of transformation of the national media industry in China in the 21st century, taking into account the principles of originality and uniqueness of political and socio-cultural aspects. The article describes the strategy of diversification of media corporations as a form of organization of modern media business. The scientific novelty of the research lies in conceptualizing the hybrid model of Chinese media as a tool of strategic governance that ensures global market competitiveness while maintaining ideological sovereignty. The study demonstrates that China’s response to globalization challenges has not been liberalization, but rather the creation of a multi-tiered control architecture and adaptive consolidation of media resources.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>В условиях ускоряющейся глобализации и экономической интеграции происходят значительные преобразования в медиаиндустрии и структуре современного китайского медиарынка. Изучение медийной системы Китая, которая является одной из наиболее влиятельных и своеобразных в мире, представляет значительный интерес для академического сообщества. Цель данной статьи - систематизация и структурирование знаний по медиасистеме Китая. Авторы предлагают всесторонний анализ истории и современного развития китайских медиакорпораций. При этом учитывается целый комплекс как объективных, так и субъективных факторов, которые способствуют или, напротив, препятствуют их эффективному росту. В работе осмыслены процессы трансформации национальной медиаиндустрии в Китае XXI в. с учетом принципов своеобразия и оригинальности политических и социокультурных аспектов. Охарактеризована стратегия диверсификации медийных корпораций как форма организации современного медиабизнеса. Научная новизна заключается в рассмотрении гибридной модели китайских медиа как инструмента стратегического управления, который обеспечивает конкурентоспособность на глобальном рынке при сохранении идеологического суверенитета. В результате доказано, что ответом Китая на вызовы глобализации стала не либерализация, а архитектура многоуровневого контроля, адаптивная консолидация медиаресурсов.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>media convergence</kwd><kwd>state capitalism</kwd><kwd>global media governance</kwd><kwd>the Chinese media industry</kwd><kwd>media corporations</kwd><kwd>content moderation</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>медиаконвергенция</kwd><kwd>государственный капитализм</kwd><kwd>глобальное управление СМИ</kwd><kwd>китайская медиаиндустрия</kwd><kwd>медиакорпорации</kwd><kwd>модерация контента</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Chi, Q, &amp; Nurtazina, R.A. (2023). Globalization and Chinese culture (based on the works of Chinese scientists). Eurasian Integration: Economics, Law, Politics, 17(3), 179–187. 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