Cyberspace Administration of China
Central Internet regulator in China / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC; 国家互联网信息办公室) is the national internet regulator and censor of the People's Republic of China.
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Abbreviation | CAC |
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Formation | 5 May 2011; 13 years ago (2011-05-05) |
Type | Governmental |
Headquarters | 11 Chegongzhuang Street, Xicheng, Beijing |
Director | Zhuang Rongwen |
Parent organization | Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission |
Subsidiaries | China Internet Investment Fund |
Website | www![]() |
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Simplified Chinese | 国家互联网信息办公室 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 國家互聯網信息辦公室 | ||||||
Literal meaning | State Internet Information Office | ||||||
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The agency was initially established in 2011 by the State Council as the State Internet Information Office (SIIO), a subgroup of the State Council Information Office (SCIO). In 2014, the SIIO was renamed in English as the Cyberspace Administration of China, and transformed into the executive arm of the newly established Central Leading Group for Cybersecurity and Informatization of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which was promoted to the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission in 2018.
The CAC's current director is Zhuang Rongwen, who concurrently serves as a Deputy Head of the CCP's Publicity Department of the Central Committee.