Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission

Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission
中央网络安全和信息化委员会
AbbreviationZhongyang Wangxin Wei
(中央网信委)
FormationFebruary 2014
TypeSupra-ministerial policy coordination and consultation body
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersBeijing
Leader
Cai Qi
Chief of General Office
Zhuang Rongwen
Parent organization
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
SubsidiariesOffice of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission (with the external brand name Cyberspace Administration of China)
Websitewww.cac.gov.cn Edit this at Wikidata
Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission
Simplified Chinese中央网络安全和信息化委员会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngyāng Wǎngluò Ānquán Hé Xìnxī Huà Wěiyuánhuì

The Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission is a policy formulation and implementation body set up under the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party for the purpose of managing internet-related issues. This is believed to include the expansion of online services, internet security concerns, as well as broad jurisdiction over policies on internet censorship. This decision-making body comprises the leaders of all major party and state departments, along with the People's Bank of China and the military.[1]

The Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission runs the Public Opinion Information Center, which coordinates with state media outlets on censorship.[2] The commission's executive arm is the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, which has the external name of the Cyberspace Administration of China under the "one institution with two names" system.[3][4][1]

  1. ^ a b Horsley, Jamie P. (August 8, 2022). "Behind the Facade of China's Cyber Super-Regulator". Standford University. Archived from the original on 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  2. ^ Fedasiuk, Ryan (January 12, 2021). "Buying Silence: The Price of Internet Censorship in China". Jamestown Foundation. Archived from the original on 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. ^ Cyberspace Administration of China launches official website Archived 2020-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, English.gov.cn, 31 Dec 2014
  4. ^ Web of Laws: How China's new Cyberspace Administration is securing its grip on the internet Archived 2019-06-20 at Archive-It, HKFP, by David Bandurski, 7 May 2017