The Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China () is an agency responsible for railway, road, air and water transportation regulations in

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. It is a constituent department of the State Council.

History

The MOT's origins date back to 1912 when the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China was established. In early March 2008, the

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announced the creation of a combined ministry for road, air and water transport. The Ministry of Communications, Civil Aviation Administration and the State Postal Bureau were merged into the new Ministry of Transportation. This excluded rail transport, which was administered by the

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until its regulatory function passed to the MOT in March 2013. Several agencies reporting to the Ministry. These include: *

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, which regulates

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Former English name

One predecessor to the current ministry was the Ministry of Communications (MOC). In other countries, a Ministry of Communications is responsible for telecommunications and broadcasting. However, the Chinese MOC supervised road and water transport, with other ministries overseeing telecommunications and broadcasting. This discrepancy was caused by changes in the English language that took place after the Ministry was first created. One definition of the English word ''communication'' is the linking of two points by a means of transport. Roads, railways, and waterways were all considered to be forms of communication. When the

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established the

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in 1906, the English word ''communication'' still carried this meaning. After the People's Republic of China was established, other ministries were created to oversee railways, airlines, postal services, and telecommunications. The remaining transportation functions remained with the Ministry of Communications. However, the English language moved in the opposite direction. By 1907, ''communication'' had begun to acquire a different meaning: a system of transmitting information over a distance. This eventually became the primary meaning of the word ''communication'', while ''transport'' and ''transportation'' became the preferred terms for the linking of two points. As a result, the Chinese Ministry of Communications ended up with a different set of responsibilities from the Ministry of Communications in other countries.

List of Ministers

References

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Ministries established in 1954 1954 establishments in China

History

Former English name

List of Ministers

See also

References