Government Briefings and Spokespersons

Government Briefing and Spokesperson System

Initiated in 1993, the Chinese government's news briefing and spokesperson system has basically been established at the central, provincial and city government levels. State Council Information Office (SCIO) Minister Zhao Qizheng talks about the system and its future in an interview with China.org.cn.

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Profiles of Spokespersons

•	Ministerial Spokespersons

•	Provincial Spokespersons

News and Opinions

•	First Spokesperson at Community Level
•	Spokesmen to Oversee Judicial Media Relations
•	Party Affairs to Be More Transparent
•	Information Flow Will Be Made Easier: Minister
•	New Directions in Public, Media Relations
•	Govt Spokespersons Send New Year Greetings to Netizens
•	Mechanism Adds to Efficient Info Flow
•	State to Improve Info Flow
•	Better Service for Media Next Year
•	Spokesperson Training Programs Sttract Wide Attention
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SCIO Notices to the Press

•	Feb. 8: Special Action Against Internet Infringement & Piracy
•	Feb. 6: Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
•	Jan. 30: Promote the Construction of a New Socialist Countryside
•	Jan. 25: National Economic Performance in 2006
•	Jan. 24: Taxation Review in 2006
•	Jan. 23: Fully Enhancing Population and Family Planning Program
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State Council Information Office

•	China Publishes a White Paper on Its Undertakings for the Aged
•	China Denies Existence of New Bird Flu Strain
•	China, Russia to Close "Year of Russia in China"
•	Farmers' Income Grows 11.4 Pct in first 9 Months
•	China's GDP Growth Slows Slightly
•	Fixed Asset Investment Up 27.3 Pct in First 9 Months
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International Press Center

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

•	FM: Diaoyu Islands Research Entirely 'Legitimate'
•	9 Kidnapped Chinese Workers Released in Nigeria
•	Repatriation Urged for Guantanamo Chinese Detainees
•	Six-Party Talks to Resume on Feb 8
•	China Confirms 9 Oil Workers Missing in Nigeria
•	Fair Assessment of China's Human Rights Conditions Expected
•	President Hu to Visit 8 African Nations
•	US, N. Korea Talks Lauded by China
•	China, India Hold 9th Boundary Talks
•	China: 'Serious and Responsible' in Arms Trade
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Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council

SCIO Press Liaison Office
Hotline: 86-10-65592311