Entity Type: PRC Party-State Agency

The Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China (中華人民共和國教育部) is the State Council agency responsible for regulating all aspects of the educational system in mainland China, including compulsory basic education, vocational education, and tertiary education. Established on October 1, 1949, as the Ministry of Education of the Central People’s Government, the ministry initially operated under the oversight of the Culture and Education Commission. From 1985 to 1998, it was renamed the State Education Commission before returning to its current title following State Council restructuring. The ministry has undergone multiple reorganizations, including temporary abolition during the Cultural Revolution from 1970 to 1975. Currently headed by Huai Jinpeng (懷進鵬), who was appointed Minister in August 2021, the Ministry certifies teachers, standardizes curriculum and textbooks, establishes educational standards, and oversees 75 affiliated universities as part of its mission to “modernize China through education.”

The Propaganda Department of the CCP Committee of Jiangxi Province (中共江西省委宣傳部) serves as the primary vehicle for the provincial Chinese Communist Party leadership to exercise control over public opinion and propaganda throughout Jiangxi Province. Operating under the direct authority of the provincial Party committee, the department oversees ideological work, news media management, and cultural affairs to ensure alignment with Party directives and central government policies. The department runs key “mouthpiece” (喉舌) media including Jiangxi Daily (江西日報), the province’s official Party newspaper, and coordinates with other state media outlets to disseminate approved narratives. The department also manages foreign media engagement, cultural exchange programs, and educational initiatives designed to promote Party ideology while controlling information flow and maintaining political orthodoxy across the province’s media landscape.

The Propaganda Office of the Wenzhou Municipal Committee is the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda office for Wenzhou city in Zhejiang province. It is responsible for overall control of media and information in the city, and directly oversees leading CCP-controlled media outlets, including Wenzhou Daily (溫州日報).

The People’s Government of Beijing Municipality (北京市人民政府) is the administrative arm of China’s capital city, subordinate to the Communist Party — with the mayor answering to the municipal party secretary. It comprises a mayor, vice mayors, a General Office, and more than 20 bureaus handling public security, judicial affairs, and civil, economic, social, and cultural matters. The government was founded on January 1, 1949, restructured as the Beijing Municipal Revolutionary Committee (北京市革命委員會) during the Cultural Revolution, and restored to its current form in 1979.

The Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau, or BMRTB (北京市廣播電視局), is the bureau-level regulatory agency directly under the Beijing Municipal People’s Government, originally established in September 1979. In November 2018, the bureau was rebuilt based on the television management responsibilities of the former Beijing Municipal Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television Administration, reflecting China’s broader media regulatory reforms approved through the State Council’s 2018 institutional reorganization plan. The bureau’s primary responsibilities include overseeing local TV and radio stations, supervising television and online video content, managing foreign satellite TV access, and coordinating Beijing’s media industry development programs. The BMRTB operates within China’s media control framework, adhering to the unified leadership of the CCP over radio and television, as with all media.

The Information Office of the Guangxi Autonomous Region (廣西壯族自治區人民政府新聞辦公室) is the office directly under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership of Guangxi responsible for external communication on behalf of the region’s government. Though the office operates under the People’s Government of Guangxi, it is effectively the same office as the propaganda office of the provincial committee of the CCP. Provincial-level information offices in China coordinate media relations and policy communication within the State Council system, but at the national level the State Council Information Office (SCIO), which was established in January 1991, is similarly linked to the Party’s Central Propaganda Department, and officials are often listed as having titles in both offices.

The National Development and Reform Commission (國家發展和改革委員會) is the third-ranked executive department of China’s State Council, functioning as the country’s main macroeconomic control institution. Established in November 1952 as the State Planning Commission and modeled after the Soviet Gosplan, the NDRC has broad administrative and planning control over China’s economy, earning the reputation of being a “mini-state council.” The commission oversees China’s five-year plans, manages major infrastructure projects, and coordinates economic policies including foreign investment restrictions and the Social Credit System. NDRC co-organizes major government initiatives like the World Artificial Intelligence Conference alongside multiple Chinese ministries, serving as a central instrument for implementing the Chinese Communist Party’s economic development strategies and maintaining state control over China’s economic planning and development.

Formed in Beijing on December 22, 1981, the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots (中華全國台灣同胞聯誼會), or ACFTC, is identified in official Chinese sources as “a bridge and belt for the CCP and the government in connecting with Taiwanese brethren.” While this clearly demonstrates the organization’s semi-official status and its leadership under the Party, the group is referred to as a “people’s organization” (民眾團體) — somewhat disguising its role as a Party-state vehicle for influencing Taiwan. Since 2017, the ACFTC has assumed a more proactive role in directing influence activities toward Taiwanese. As of August 2025, the chair of the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots is Zheng Jianmin (郑建闽), serving since 2022, who is the former vice-governor of Fujian province and a member of the CPPCC.