China Media Group

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China Media Group
中央广播电视总台
Company typeState-owned enterprise
IndustryState media
Predecessors
Founded21 March 2018; 6 years ago (2018-03-21)
HeadquartersChina Media Group Headquarters, ,
China
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Shen Haixiong
(President)
OwnerChinese Communist Party
Government of the People's Republic of China
ParentPublicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party
State Council of the People's Republic of China
Divisions
Websitehttps://www.cctv.com/gyys/index.shtml
China Media Group
Simplified Chinese中央广播电视总台
Traditional Chinese中央廣播電視總台
Literal meaningCentral Radio and Television General Station
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese中国之声
Traditional Chinese中國之聲
Literal meaningVoice of China

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]

History[edit]

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]

List of presidents[edit]

No. Name Took office Left office Notes
1 Shen Haixiong 21 March 2018 Incumbent [9][10]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.