Entity Type: PRC Party-State Agency

The Propaganda Office of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party serves as the primary ideological oversight body for the province, controlling all state media operations, including its flagship publication, Zhejiang Daily (浙江日報). Based in Hangzhou, the provincial capital, the department executes propaganda directives from both the central party headquarters and provincial leadership to ensure “correct” political messaging across all local media platforms. The department regulates information dissemination, shapes public discourse, orchestrates propaganda initiatives, and supervises cultural activities throughout Zhejiang Province — guaranteeing that all communication channels uniformly promote CCP doctrine and reinforce official policy positions.

The National Data Administration (国家数据局) is a national bureau under China’s State Council, managed by the National Development and Reform Commission, established in October 2023. The bureau coordinates construction of data infrastructure systems, oversees integration and development of data resources, and advances planning for Digital China (数字中国), the digital economy and digital society. Its responsibilities include promoting data element markets (数据要素市场), coordinating digital infrastructure development, facilitating cross-border data cooperation, and participating in international digital governance rules. The administration operates with vice-ministerial rank and comprises five internal departments covering comprehensive affairs, policy and planning, data resources, digital economy, and digital technology and infrastructure construction.

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 International Department of the Chinese Communist Party, commonly known as Zhonglianbu (中聯部), was established in 1951 as a functional department responsible for the Chinese Communist Party’s external work. Operating under the direct leadership of the Party Central Committee, the department has continuously expanded its scope around different Party central tasks, contributing to Party building, reform and opening-up, and overall diplomacy. Since the 18th Party Congress, the department has implemented Xi Jinping’s important thoughts on Party external work. It currently maintains relationships with more than 600 political parties and political organizations from over 160 countries and regions through high-level exchanges, forum dialogues, and working visits. The department focuses on four key areas: serving overall diplomatic layout, conducting research on international situations, building personal networks combining party and government officials, and promoting China’s image by introducing the Party’s governing philosophy. The department has cultivated a culture of “loyalty, dedication, pragmatism, and pioneering.”

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council (國務院台灣事務辦公室) is a ministerial-level agency of the People’s Republic of China established on October 30, 1988, responsible for cross-strait relations and implementing Beijing’s Taiwan policies. Operating under the “one institution with two names” arrangement, it simultaneously functions as the Chinese Communist Party’s Taiwan Work Office (中國共產黨中央台灣工作辦公室) under the CCP Central Committee, with the party designation used for interactions with Taiwan political parties. The office promotes Chinese unification through managing cultural, economic, and scholarly exchanges, preparing negotiations and agreements, conducting propaganda work, and coordinating with provincial Taiwan Affairs Offices across mainland China. The agency, which advances the CCP’s official position that Taiwan is a province of the PRC, has no relationship with Taiwan’s government and operates from headquarters at Guang’anmen South Street in Beijing while managing activities across the Taiwan Strait.

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the Guangdong People’s Government (廣東省人民政府台灣事務辦公室) is the provincial implementation of CCP Taiwan policy in Guangdong, operating under the “one institution, two names” system as the Taiwan Work Office of the CCP Guangdong Provincial Committee (中共廣東省委台灣工作辦公室). The office implements central directives while coordinating Taiwan affairs across provincial departments and municipal governments, managing cross-strait economic cooperation, cultural exchanges, and personnel movements. It approves Taiwan investment projects, manages Taiwan journalists visiting Guangdong, and oversees the province’s role in attracting Taiwan business to the Greater Bay Area. The office reports to both the provincial Party committee and the national TAO.

The People’s Government of Yunnan Province (雲南省人民政府) serves as the provincial administrative body for Yunnan, founded in December 1949. Under China’s single-party political structure, the governor answers to the secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the CCP (中共雲南省委). Originally established as the Yunnan Provincial Military and Political Commission, the institution has been renamed multiple times throughout its existence: becoming the Yunnan Provincial People’s Committee (雲南省人民委員會) in April 1955, then the Yunnan Provincial Revolutionary Committee (雲南省革命委員會) in August 1968 during the Cultural Revolution, before adopting its present name in December 1979. Information management and external propaganda (外宣) within the government are handled by the Yunnan Provincial People’s Government Information Office, which manages the official Yunnan Gateway multimedia news platform that features an English-language website targeting international audiences. Yunnan Gateway and the information office also now overlap with the Yunnan International Communication Center for South and Southeast Asia (雲南省南亞東南亞區域國際傳播中心).