State Council Information Office

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The State Council Information Office is a Chinese government agency responsible for directing the country’s external publicity and managing official information dissemination and media relations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese government agency
government agency
aimsTo promote the Chinese government’s official narratives abroad
shape international public opinion about China
collaboratesWith Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party
country China
establishedBy State Council of the People’s Republic of China
governingDocument regulations and decisions of the State Council
headquartersLocation Beijing
jurisdiction People’s Republic of China
linked to: China
languageOfOfficialCommunication Chinese
English
legalStatus organ of the State Council
locatedInTimeZone China Standard Time
nativeName 国务院新闻办公室
organizes press briefings for domestic and foreign journalists
oversees China Internet Information Office (historically, before restructuring)
parentOrganization State Council of the People’s Republic of China
partOf Chinese Communist Party and state propaganda system
publishes official white papers on Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other policy issues
official white papers on human rights in China
official white papers on national defense in China
relatedConcept Chinese government public relations
external propaganda
public diplomacy of China
responsibility coordinating China’s international communication strategy
directing China’s external publicity
guiding foreign-facing propaganda work
managing media relations
managing official English-language information platforms of the Chinese government
managing official information dissemination
organizing international media briefings
organizing press conferences on behalf of the Chinese government
overseeing information released to foreign media
publishing white papers on China’s policies
supporting the promotion of China’s national image abroad
scopeOfActivity external publicity
international communication
public diplomacy-related information work
sector media and communications
public information
shortName SCIO
supervises some foreign-language information platforms of the Chinese government
typeOfOrganization executive branch body
usesChannel official government websites
social media platforms for external communication
state-run media outlets

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Chinese Communist Party propaganda system includesBody State Council Information Office
Cyberspace Administration of China subordinateTo State Council Information Office (in some functions)
linked to: State Council Information Office