Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party
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The Publicity Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, also known as the Propaganda Department or Central Propaganda Department, is an internal division of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in charge of spreading its ideology, media regulation, as well as creation and dissemination of propaganda.[1][2][3] The department is also one of the main entities that enforces media censorship and control in the People's Republic of China.[2][4]
中国共产党中央委员会宣传部 | |
Abbreviation | Zhongxuanbu (中宣部) |
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Formation | May 1924; 100 years ago (1924-05) |
Type | Department directly reporting to the Central Committee Ministerial level agency |
Headquarters | 5 Chang'an Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing |
Coordinates | 39°55′26″N 116°23′55″E |
Head | Li Shulei |
Executive deputy head | Hu Heping |
Deputy heads | Shen Haixiong*, Zhuang Rongwen*, Cao Shumin*, Sun Yeli*, Zhang Jianchun, Wang Gang |
Parent organization | Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party |
Subsidiaries | National Radio and Television Administration China International Communications Group |
*Maintains full minister-level rank |
CCP Central Publicity Department (common abbreviation) | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 中共中央宣传部 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中共中央宣傳部 | ||||||
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It was founded in May 1924, and was suspended during the Cultural Revolution, until it was restored in October 1977.[5] In 2018, the newly created National Radio and Television Administration was put under its control.[4][6] The department is a key organ in the CCP's propaganda system, and its inner operations are highly secretive.[1][7]