China Media Group
| China Media Group | |||||||
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 China Central Television former headquarters, now China Media Group headquarters | |||||||
| Type | State-owned enterprise | ||||||
| Industry | State media | ||||||
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| Founded | 21 March 2018 | ||||||
| Headquarters | China Media Group Headquarters, , 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 | ||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| 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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| Simplified Chinese | 中国之声 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國之聲 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Voice of China | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
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China Media Group, also known as Voice of China, is the predominant state media company for radio and television broadcasting in the People's Republic of China. It was founded on 21 March 2018, as a fusion of the state-holding media enterprises of China Central Television, China National Radio, China Radio International and China Global Television Network. China Media Group is under the direct control of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
History
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On 21 March 2018, it was announced that China Central Television, China National Radio, and China Radio International were to be unified to become the China Media Group as part of the deepening the reform of the Party and state institutions. That same day, Shen Haixiong, was officially named President of China Media Group. The CMG was created to serve as a unified holding company of the People's Republic's national and international radio and television broadcasting services.
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.
In 2023, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reinforced its partnership with CMG for continued cooperation through the 2032 Summer Olympics.
Editorial control
China Media Group is under the direct control of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
Broadcast scope
China Global Television Network and China Radio International broadcast in more than 40 languages.
List of presidents
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Notes |
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| 1 | Shen Haixiong | 21 March 2018 | Incumbent |
See also
Notes
- ↑ includes China Global Television Network
References
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 中共中央印发《深化党和国家机构改革方案》 [The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issued the "Plan for Deepening the Reform of Party and State Institutions."] (in Chinese (China)). NetEase. Xinhua News Agency. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ 慎海雄任中央广播电视总台台长 [Shen Haixiong Appointed President of China Media Group]. NetEase (in Chinese (China)). China Central Television. 21 March 2018. Archived 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. Archived 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. Archived from the original on 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ↑ "IOC and CMG strengthen ties with a Memorandum of Understanding and visit to the Olympic Museum". 27 October 2023. Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 中央广播电视总台成立，慎海雄担任首任台长 [China Media Group is established, and Shen Haixiong is appointed as its first president] (in Simplified Chinese). China National Radio. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ 国务院任免国家工作人员 [The State Council appoints and dismisses state officials]. Xinhua News Agency (in Simplified Chinese). 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.