China Internet Information Center () is a state-run

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of the

People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...

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 and an external name of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. Historically, SCIO w ...

and the

China International Communications Group China International Communications Group (CICG) is a foreign-language publishing and communications organization headquartered in Beijing, China, and owned and operated by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). ...

History

The China Internet Information Center was launched on December 12, 2000. In 2018,

Wang Xiaohui Wang Xiaohui (; born August 1962) is a Chinese politician who is the current party secretary of Sichuan, in office since April 2022. Previously he served as director of the National Film Administration and deputy head of the Propaganda Departme ...

, who also served as a vice minister of the

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of the

Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...

, became its editor-in-chief. During the

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, the China Internet Information Center was accused of repeating

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about Israel from Iran's

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. The China Internet Information Center regularly purchases ads on

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under the "China Says" mantra.

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* {{National key news website 2000 establishments in China Chinese news websites Web portals Chinese-language websites Chinese propaganda organisations Organizations associated with the Chinese Communist Party Information operations units and formations One institution with multiple names

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