Entity Type: PRC Party-State Agency

The Taiwan Affairs Office of Yunnan People’s Government (雲南省人民政府台灣事務辦公室) is a provincial government agency responsible for coordinating cross-strait exchanges and implementing propaganda activities in line with Chinese Communist Party objectives regarding Taiwan. Operating under the “one institution with two names” arrangement, it simultaneously functions as the CCP Yunnan Committee Taiwan Work Office (中共雲南省委台灣工作辦公室), with the party designation used for party-to-party interactions with Taiwan. The office serves as Yunnan Province’s centralized management department for Taiwan-related affairs, reporting to both the provincial party committee and government while implementing guidelines set by the State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office, which is also the CCP Central Committee’s Taiwan Work Office. This organization has no relationship with Taiwan’s government and operates within the People’s Republic of China’s framework claiming Taiwan as a province, coordinating activities that advance Beijing’s “reunification” policies through cultural, economic, and media exchanges.

The Propaganda Office of the Ningxia Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (中共寧夏回族自治區委員會宣傳部) serves as the chief office responsible for communicating the agendas of the regional party leadership and overseeing state-run media throughout Ningxia, including direct supervision of the Ningxia Daily Media Group (寧夏日報報業集團) and other regional outlets. The office coordinates party ideological work across the autonomous region, exercising comprehensive control over news, publishing, and cultural production within Ningxia’s borders. It enforces the party’s media discipline, ensuring all local outlets maintain proper political orientation and implement public opinion guidance (輿論導向). The office maintains direct administrative authority over major media conglomerates in the region and oversees ideological compliance across newspapers, broadcasting, and digital platforms.

The Yunnan Provincial Journalists Association (雲南省新聞工作者協會), also known as the Yunnan Journalists Association (雲南省記協), is a provincial chapter of China’s All-China Journalists Association (ACJA), established in 1956. The chapter was suspended during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), and resumed operations in 1980. Like its national counterpart, the provincial association plays a key role, in coordination with the provincial propaganda office, in controlling the activities of local journalists, including through the issuance of press cards and conducting training in the Marxist View of Journalism.

The Ta Kung Pao Wen Wei International Communication Center (大公文汇国际传播中心) was officially established on November 12, 2023, during the Overseas Chinese Media Cooperation Organization Annual Conference in Dongguan, serving as Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao Wen Wei Po Media Group’s mainland operational headquarters. The center integrates the group’s media brands, platforms, activities, and overseas resources to serve government departments and large enterprises in “international communication capacity building, foreign public opinion monitoring, overseas brand promotion, economic cooperation, and cultural exchanges.” According to official descriptions, the center aims to “tell China’s stories well” using “language that the international community can understand and accept,” organizing activities including Jin Yong centenary promotions, World Water Day campaigns, and Yellow Emperor ancestor worship ceremonies — standard PRC soft power initiatives positioning cultural events as international communication rather than independent media operations.

The Ministry of Science and Technology functions as a cabinet-level department under China’s State Council. Originally established as a commission in 1958, it was elevated to ministry status in 1998. The ministry says it is responsible for “formulating guidelines and related policies for science and technology” in China. In 2023, the ministry underwent significant restructuring, with officials stating it would shift away from managing specific research projects to focus on supervisory and guiding roles. The reorganization included the transfer of several key offices, including the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs to the Human Resources ministry and the Biotechnology Development Center to the National Health Commission. The ministry reports an annual budget of $51 billion for 2024 and maintains international research partnerships with various entities, including the European Union and United Nations.

The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (中國人民政治協商會議) was established on September 21, 1949, during the founding of the People’s Republic of China. The CPPCC served as China’s interim legislature from 1949 to 1954, before the National People’s Congress was established. During its inaugural session from September 21-30, 1949, in Beijing, the CPPCC adopted the Common Program as the country’s basic political framework, selected Beijing as the capital, and chose the five-star red flag as the national flag. The organization functions as China’s top political advisory body and a central component of the Chinese Communist Party’s united front system. The CPPCC consists of representatives from various political parties, social organizations, and sectors of society who provide consultation on political and social issues, though it lacks legislative power.

The Propaganda Office of the Gansu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (中共甘肅省委宣傳部) serves as the chief office responsible for communicating the agendas of the provincial party leadership and overseeing state-run media in Gansu Province, including the mouthpiece newspaper Gansu Daily (甘肅日報). It coordinates party ideological work throughout the province while simultaneously operating under multiple official names, allowing it to exercise comprehensive control over news, publishing, and cultural production. The department functions as the central enforcer of the party’s media discipline, ensuring all local outlets maintain proper political orientation in line with central and provincial level directives.