Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is the sixth-ranked executive department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China that is responsible for regulation and development of the postal service, Internet, wireless, broadcasting, communications, production of electronic and information goods, software industry and the promotion of the national knowledge economy.[1]

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国工业和信息化部
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Gōngyè Hé Xìnxīhuàbù
Seal of the People's Republic of China
Agency overview
FormedMarch 2008 (2008-03)
Superseding agency
  • Ministry of Information Industry
JurisdictionGovernment of China
HeadquartersBeijing
Minister responsible
Parent agencyState Council
Child agency
Websitemiit.gov.cn
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Simplified Chinese中华人民共和国工业和信息化部
Traditional Chinese中華人民共和國工業和信息化部

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is not responsible for the regulation of content for the media industry. This is administered by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.[2] The responsibility for regulating the non-electronic communications industry in China falls on the General Administration of Press and Publication.[3]

History

The State Council announced during the 2008 National People's Congress that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology[4] will supersede the Ministry of Information Industry (MII).

In 2013, the ministry's 'Made in China 2025' plan was approved by the State Council. It took over two years to complete by one hundred and fifty people. The plan's aim is to improve production efficiency and quality.[5]

Organization

The ministry includes the State Administration for Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, the State Council Informatization Office and the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau.[6]

The MIIT was historically responsible for the nation's tobacco control, but this task was assigned to the National Health Commission as part of a large-scale government reform in 2018.[7]

Under the arrangement "one institution with two names", the MIIT reserves the external brands of the China National Space Administration and the China Atomic Energy Authority.

Structure

List of ministers
No.NameTook officeLeft office
Minister of Information Industry
1Wu JichuanMarch 1998March 2003
2Wang XudongMarch 2003March 2008
Minister of Industry and Information Technology
3Li YizhongMarch 2008December 2010
4Miao WeiDecember 2010August 2020
5Xiao YaqingAugust 2020September 2022
6Jin ZhuanglongSeptember 2022Incumbent

List of party secretaries
No.NameTook officeLeft office
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
1Li YizhongMarch 2008December 2010
2Miao WeiDecember 2010July 2020
3Xiao YaqingJuly 2020July 2022
4Jin ZhuanglongJuly 2022Incumbent

Censorship

The organisation is known for drafting regulations that lays the groundwork for censorship.[8] Humans Rights Watch has alleged that the organisation is responsible for overseeing technical implementation of the censorship in China.[9]

See also

References
  1. PRC Govt Website, http://www.gov.cn/english//2005-10/02/content_74176.htm, Accessed Sept 2, 2007
  2. "国家广播电影电视总局". Archived from the original on 2011-01-23. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  3. "01". Archived from the original on 2006-01-10. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
  4. "工业和信息化部英文译名确定 新网站将上线_科技频道_新华网". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 2008-07-05.
  5. "Made in China 2025". Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  6. "Beijing opens green super-ministry | The Australian". Archived from the original on 2009-08-27. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  7. "China's ministry in charge of tobacco control had ties to the industry. Not anymore". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  8. "China proposes new Web rules that could enhance censorship". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  9. ""Race to the Bottom": Corporate Complicity in Chinese Internet Censorship: II. How Censorship Works in China: A Brief Overview". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
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