General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP; ) is the administrative agency responsible for regulating and distributing
news, print and Internet publications in China. This includes granting publication licenses for periodicals and books. GAPP is under the direct control of the
Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party since 2018. It also liaises with other state authorities such as the
State Administration of Radio, Film and Television
The National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) is a ministry-level executive agency controlled by the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its main task is the administration and supervision of state-owned enterpr ...
(SARFT), the
State Council Information Office
The State Council Information Office (SCIO; ) is the chief information office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. In 2014, SCIO was absorbed into the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Histor ...
and
Xinhua
Xinhua News Agency (English pronunciation: )J. C. Wells: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd ed., for both British and American English, or New China News Agency, is the official state news agency of the People's Republic of China. Xinhua ...
. The General Administration of Press and Publication was merged with the
State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television to form the
() .
The agency has been satirized in the notable
machinima War of Internet Addiction.
Administration
The agency is administered by a few administrators.
*Director of the General Office
**Sun Shoushan
*Director of the National Copyright Administration
**Wang Ziqiang
*National Office of Crackdown on Pornographic and Illegal Publications
**Li Baozhong
Internal departmental structure
The agency is organised into the following departments:
*General Office
*Book Publishing Management Department
*Newspaper and Magazine Publishing Department
*Department for the Management of Audio and Video Products and Electronic Publications
*Department for the Management of Publication Distribution
*Department for the Management of Printing Industry
*Personnel and Education Department
*External Cooperation Department
*Copyright Management Department
The agency is the parent authority of the National Copyright Administration (
Chinese: 国家版权局) which is responsible for copyright affairs in China.
Area of responsibilities
The agency is in charge of regulating:
*New publishing houses – book, audio-visual, electronic publication, newspaper and periodical offices
*General distribution offices – for publications (including books, newspapers, periodicals, audio and video products, and electronic publications
*Copyright agencies – audio and video production and electronic publication copying agencies and newspaper groups
*Agents – dealing with imported publications
*Foreign joint ventures in the news, print and communications industry.
See also
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Media of China
The mass media in China consists primarily of television, newspapers, radio, and magazines. Since the start of the 21st century, the Internet has also emerged as an important form of communication by media, and is under the direct supervisi ...
*
Publishing in China
Chinese publishing and printing industry have a long history. The first printed book (in paper) discovered so far in the world was published in China during Tang Dynasty (7th century). The Chinese publishing industry continues to grow in modern ti ...
References
External links
General Administration of Press and Publication Official WebsiteNational Copyright Administration of China Official Website
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Government agencies of China
State Council of the People's Republic of China