China,officially the People's Republic of China (PRC),is a country in East Asia. With a population exceeding 1.4 billion,it is the world's second-most-populous country. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land. With an area of nearly 9.6 million square kilometers (3,700,000 sq mi),it is the third-largest country by total land area. The country is divided into 22 provinces,five autonomous regions,four municipalities,and two semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the national capital,while Shanghai is the most populous city and largest financial center.
Peking University is a public university in Haidian,Beijing,China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of Project 211,Project 985,and the Double First-Class Construction.
The State Council Information Office is the chief information office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China and an external name of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
The Sing Tao Daily is among Hong Kong's oldest Chinese language newspapers. It is owned by Sing Tao News Corporation,of which Kwok Ying-shing is chairman. Its English language sister paper is The Standard.
The United Front Work Department (UFWD) is a department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tasked with "united front work." It gathers intelligence on,manages relations with,and attempts to gain influence over elite individuals and organizations inside and outside mainland China,including in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
China Radio International (CRI) is the state-owned international radio broadcaster of China. It is currently headquartered in the Babaoshan area of Beijing's Shijingshan District. It was founded on December 3,1941,as Radio Peking. It later adopted the pinyin form Radio Beijing.
China Daily is an English-language daily newspaper owned by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
Beijing Foreign Studies University is a public university in Haidian,Beijing,China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.
Beijing International Studies University is a municipal public college of foreign languages in Beijing,China. It is affiliated with the City of Beijing,and co-funded by the Beijing Municipal People's Government and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Despite the English name,the school has not yet been granted university status by the Ministry of Education.
The united front is a political strategy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) involving networks of groups and key individuals that are influenced or controlled by the CCP and used to advance its interests. It has historically been a popular front that has included eight legally-permitted political parties and people's organizations which have nominal representation in the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). Under CCP general secretary Xi Jinping,the united front and its targets of influence have expanded in size and scope.
Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese literary critic,human rights activist,philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end communist one-party rule in China. He was arrested numerous times,and was described as China's most prominent dissident and the country's most famous political prisoner. On 26 June 2017,he was granted medical parole after being diagnosed with liver cancer;he died a few weeks later on 13 July 2017.
Chinese publishing and printing industry have a long history. The first printed book discovered so far in the world was published in China during Tang dynasty. The Chinese publishing industry continues to grow in modern times. In 2004,China published 25.77 billion copies of national-level and provincial-level newspapers,2.69 billion magazines,and 6.44 billion books.
The Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver is a Chinese Canadian organization headquartered in Vancouver. It serves as a federation of various Vancouver-based Chinese organizations. Douglas Aitken of The Georgia Straight stated that the CBA was the most important organization operating in the Vancouver Chinatown in the first half of the 20th century. The Vancouver Sun wrote "They were,for all intents and purposes,the government of Chinatown." According to The New York Times,the organization was a longtime supporter of Taiwan until the 1980s when it shifted to a pro-Beijing position.
The International Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party,also known as the International Liaison Department (ILD),is an agency under the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in charge of establishing and maintaining relations with foreign political parties and other foreign organizations.
Li Tieying is a retired politician of the People's Republic of China. He held many positions since 1955,including Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress and President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He is an author of several books. For more than 20 years he served as Minister in charge of the State Commission for Economic Restructuring,and participated in major decision making and the implementation of China's economic reforms during that time.
CGTN America is a channel of China Global Television Network (CGTN),the international division of the state-owned media organization China Central Television (CCTV),the headquarters of which is in Beijing,China. It is one of six international language news channels run by CGTN,under the control of the Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. CGTN America is headquartered at 1099 New York Avenue NW,Suite 200 in Washington,D.C.,and manages bureaus in New York City,Washington,D.C.,as well as spanning coverage in North and South America. CGTN America began broadcasting in the United States on 6 February 2012,replacing the former English language CCTV-9 in the region.
Book censorship in the People's Republic of China (PRC) is mandated by the PRC's ruling party,the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),and is currently widespread in China. Enforcement is strict and sometimes inconsistent. Punishment for violations can be arbitrary many times leading to long sentences for crimes against censorship laws.
Qi Pingjing was a former Chinese government official. During his career,Qi served as the Deputy Director of the China International Publishing Group and the chief executive of the China International Book Trading Corporation. In December 2013 Qi was removed from his positions and placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Chinese Communist Party.
The Bookworm is a China-based literary organization with three bookstores by the same name in Beijing,Chengdu and Suzhou. As of November 2019 all locations have closed. In addition to selling books,The Bookworm is a restaurant,cafe,event space and library with more than 50,000 English and Chinese titles. Lonely Planet called it one of the “world’s greatest bookshops.”
The Governance of China is a four-volume collection of speeches and writings by Xi Jinping,the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and current paramount leader of China. Presenting the official party line for China's development in the 21st century,the collection is an authoritative source on Xi Jinping Thought.
