China Media Group

"Voice of China" redirects here. For other uses, see Voice of China (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with Huawen Group.

China Media Group (Chinese: 中央广播电视总台; lit. 'Central Radio and Television General Station') also known as Voice of China,^[1][2] is the predominant state media company by means of radio and television broadcasting in the People's Republic of China. It was founded on 21 March 2018, as a fusion of all state-holding media enterprises including China Central Television^{[note 1]}, China National Radio, and China Radio International.^[3] China Media Group is under the direct control of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.^[4][5]

China Media Group
中央广播电视总台

China Central Television former headquarters, now China Media Group headquarters
Company type	State-owned enterprise
Industry	State media
Predecessors	China Central Television China National Radio China Radio International
Founded	21 March 2018; 6 years ago (2018-03-21)
Headquarters	China Media Group Headquarters, Beijing , China
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Shen Haixiong (President)
Owner	Chinese Communist Party Government of China
Parent	Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party State Council of the People's Republic of China
Divisions	CCTV CNR CGTN CRI
Website	www.cctv.com/gyys

China Media Group
Simplified Chinese	中央广播电视总台
Traditional Chinese	中央廣播電視總台
Literal meaning	Central Radio and Television General Station
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngyāng Guǎngbō Diànshì Zǒngtaí
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	中国之声
Traditional Chinese	中國之聲
Literal meaning	Voice of China
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Zhīshēng

History

A Z-9WA news helicopter of CMG

On 21 March 2018, the Government of the People's Republic of China announced that China Central Television, China National Radio, and China Radio International were to be unified to become the China Media Group after the first session of the 13th National People's Congress. That same day, Shen Haixiong, was officially named President of China Media Group.^[6]

During the 2018 party and government reform in China, CMG was created to serve as a unified holding company of the People's Republic's national and international radio and television broadcasting services.^[1]

In 2020, several of CMG's assets, particularly China Global Television Network and China Radio International, were designated as foreign missions by the United States Department of State.^[7][8]

Broadcast scope

China Global Television Network and China Radio International broadcast in more than 40 languages.^[9]

List of presidents

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
1	Shen Haixiong	21 March 2018	Incumbent	[10][11]

See also

• China portal
• Radio portal
• Television portal

• Mass media in China
• Propaganda in China
• National Radio and Television Administration
• People's Daily
• Xinhua News Agency

Notes

1. includes China Global Television Network

References

1. Kuo, Lily (21 March 2018). "China state media merger to create propaganda giant". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
2. Jiang, Steven (21 March 2018). "Beijing has a new propaganda weapon: Voice of China". CNN. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
3. 中共中央印发《深化党和国家机构改革方案》 (in Chinese (China)). NetEase. Xinhua News Agency. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
4. Bandurski, David (February 12, 2021). "All This Talk of Independence". China Media Project. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
5. Buckley, Chris (2018-03-21). "China Gives Communist Party More Control Over Policy and Media". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
6. 慎海雄任中央广播电视总台台长. NetEase (in Chinese (China)). China Central Television. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
7. Jakes, Lara; Myers, Steven Lee (2020-02-18). "U.S. Designates China's Official Media as Operatives of the Communist State". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
8. Naranjo, Jesse. "U.S. to treat 5 Chinese media firms as 'foreign missions'". Politico. Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
9. Curtis, Simon; Klaus, Ian (2024). The Belt and Road City: Geopolitics, Urbanization, and China's Search for a New International Order. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. p. 176. doi:10.2307/jj.11589102. ISBN 9780300266900. JSTOR jj.11589102.
10. 重磅｜中央广播电视总台成立，慎海雄担任首任台长 (in Simplified Chinese). China National Radio. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
11. 国务院任免国家工作人员 (in Simplified Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

External links

• Official website