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.
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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.
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.
List of directors
- Zhu Muzhi, 1991–1992
- Zeng Jianhui (曾建徽), 1992–1998
- Zhao Qizheng (赵启正), 1998–2005
- Cai Wu, 2005–2008
- Wang Chen, 2008–2013
- Cai Mingzhao, March 2013 – December 2014
- Jiang Jianguo, January 2015 – incumbent