State Council Information Office

The State Council Information Office (SCIO; Chinese: 国务院新闻办公室; pinyin: Guówùyuàn Xīnwén Bàngōngshì; literally: "State Council News Office") is an administrative office under the State Council, the chief administrative body of the People's Republic of China. It is the chief information office of the Chinese government.

Internet Affairs Bureau

The Internet Affairs Bureau deals with Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China and represses "disruptive" (anti-Chinese government) activity on the web in mainland China.^[1][2][3]

State Internet Information Office

In May, 2011 the State Council Information Office announced transfer of its offices which regulated the internet to a new subordinate agency, the State Internet Information Office which would be responsible for regulating the internet in the People's Republic of China. The relationship of the new agency to other agencies in the PRC which regulate the internet was unclear from the announcement.^[4]

List of directors

1. Zhu Muzhi, 1991–1992
2. Zeng Jianhui (曾建徽), 1992–1998
3. Zhao Qizheng (赵启正), 1998–2005
4. Cai Wu, 2005–2008
5. Wang Chen, 2008–2013
6. Cai Mingzhao, March 2013 – December 2014
7. Jiang Jianguo, January 2015 – incumbent

References

External links

• State Council Information Office (Chinese)
• http://www.china.org.cn/e-china/politicalsystem/stateCouncil.htm

Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Major organs	Politburo Politburo Standing Committee General Secretary Secretariat Central Military Commission
Departments	General Office Central Security Bureau Secrecy Office Cryptography Office Central Archives Organization Department Publicity Department United Front Work Department International Liaison Department Policy Research Office
Institutions	Central Party School Party History Research Office Compilation and Translation Bureau People's Daily Qiushi Guangming Daily Executive Leadership Academies Pudong Yan'an Jinggangshan
Commissions	National Security Political and Legal Affairs Spiritual Civilization Public Security Management Institutional Organization Office Secrecy Office
Leading Groups	Comprehensively Deepening Reforms Financial and Economic Affairs Foreign Affairs Inspection Work Internet Security and Informatization Office Cryptography Work Office Military Reform Propaganda and Ideology Taiwan Office Hong Kong and Macau Office Prevention and Handling of Cult Issues Office
Sittings	1st (1921) vacant 2nd (1922) 3rd (1923) 4th (1925) 5th (1927) 6th (1928) 7th (1945) 8th (1956) 9th (1969) 10th (1973) 11th (1977) 12th (1982) 13th (1987) 14th (1992) 15th (1997) 16th (2002) 17th (2007) 18th (2012)

State Council of the People's Republic of China
Incumbent (12th): Li Keqiang Government
State Council (Cabinet) (Plenary meeting) members	Executive meeting Premier Vice Premiers State Councillors Secretary-General Ministers of Ministries and Commissions Auditor-General
General Office	Secretary-General Deputy Secretary-General
Cabinet-level departments constituting the State Council	Agriculture Audit Civil Affairs Commerce Culture Development and Reform Education Environmental Protection Ethnic Affairs Finance Foreign Affairs Health and Family Planning Housing and Urban-Rural Development Human Resources and Social Security Industry and Information Technology Justice Land and Resources National Defense People's Bank Public Security Science and Technology State Security Supervision Transport Water Resources
Special organization	State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council
Organizations	China Food and Drug Administration China National Tourism Administration Counselor's Office of the State Council General Administration of Customs State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine State Administration of Government Offices National Bureau of Corruption Prevention National Bureau of Statistics State Administration for Industry and Commerce State Administration for Religious Affairs State Administration of Taxation State Administration of Work Safety State Forestry Administration State General Administration of Sports State Intellectual Property Office
Administrative offices	Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Information/Internet Legislative Affairs Overseas Chinese Affairs Research Taiwan Affairs Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits Anti-cult
Institutions	Academy of Engineering Academy of Sciences Academy of Social Sciences Banking Regulatory Commission Development Research Center Earthquake Administration Insurance Regulatory Commission Meteorological Administration National Council for Social Security Fund National Natural Science Foundation National School of Administration Securities Regulatory Commission State Archives Administration State Electricity Regulatory Commission Xinhua News Agency
State administrations/bureaus administrated by Cabinet-level agencies	Atomic Energy Authority Civil Aviation Administration National Administration for the Protection of State Secrets National Energy Administration National Nuclear Safety Administration National Space Administration State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence State Administration of Coal Mine Safety State Administration of Cultural Heritage State Administration of Foreign Exchange State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs State Administration of Grain State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine State Bureau for Letters and Calls State Bureau of Civil Servants State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping State Cryptography Administration State Language Commission State Oceanic Administration China Coast Guard State Post Bureau China Post State Tobacco Monopoly Administration China National Tobacco Corporation
Special Commissions and Steering Committees	State Commission for Public Sector Reform Commission Office Commission on Food Safety National Energy Commission National Defense Mobilization Commission Leading Group for Coordinating the South-North Water Transfer Project Leading Group for Coordinating the Three Gorges Dam Project Leading Group for the Transformation of the State Council
Other agencies	Liaison Office in Hong Kong SAR Liaison Office in Macau SAR People's Armed Police
State Council is one in the same as the Central People's Government (constitutionally since 1954)