China Media 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 Central Television former headquarters, now China Media Group headquarters | |
| Type | State-owned enterprise |
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| Industry | State media |
| Predecessors | |
| Founded | 21 March 2018 |
| Headquarters | China Media Group Headquarters, , China |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Shen Haixiong (President) |
| Owner | Chinese Communist Party Government of the People's Republic of China |
| Parent | Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| Divisions | |
| China Media Group | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国之声 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國之聲 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Voice of China | ||||||
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History
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 was officially renamed to become 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]
List of presidents
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shen Haixiong | 21 March 2018 | Incumbent | [9][10] |
See also
Notes
- ^ includes China Global Television Network
References
- ^ a b Kuo, Lily (21 March 2018). "China state media merger to create propaganda giant". The Guardian. from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ Jiang, Steven (21 March 2018). "Beijing has a new propaganda weapon: Voice of China". CNN. from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ (in Chinese (China)). NetEase. Xinhua News Agency. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Bandurski, David (February 12, 2021). "All This Talk of Independence". China Media Project. from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ Buckley, Chris (2018-03-21). "China Gives Communist Party More Control Over Policy and Media". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ 慎海雄任中央广播电视总台台长. NetEase (in Chinese (China)). China Central Television. 21 March 2018. from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ 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. from the original on 2020-03-24. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ Naranjo, Jesse. "U.S. to treat 5 Chinese media firms as 'foreign missions'". Politico. from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ 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. from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ 国务院任免国家工作人员 (in Simplified Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 4 April 2018. from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.