Tuo Zhen ( zh, s=庹震, p=Tuǒ Zhèn; born 9 September 1959) is a Chinese journalist and politician, serving the Chief Editor and President of the People's Daily Press, the official mouthpiece of the

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since April 2018. From July 2015 to March 2018 he as the deputy head of the Central Propaganda Department of the

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(CCP). Tuo is the former provincial propaganda chief of

Guangdong ) means "wide" or "vast", and has been associated with the region since the creation of Guang Prefecture in AD 226. The name "''Guang''" ultimately came from Guangxin ( zh, labels=no, first=t, t= , s=广信), an outpost established in Han dynasty ...

, during which he was widely known for his involvement in the 2013 ''Southern Weekly'' incident. He has also served as the vice-president of the state-run

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Biography

Tuo Zhen was born in Fangcheng County,

Henan Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...

province, in 1959. His family name is extremely rare. In 1978, Tuo Zhen was admitted to Wuhan University, majoring in political economics. After graduating from university in 1982, he was assigned to work as an editor for the '' Economic Daily''. In 2005, he was promoted to chief editor. In 2011, he was transferred to become vice president of

. In May 2012, Tuo Zhen was transferred to

province, named a member of the

provincial Party Standing Committee Members of the standing committees of the Chinese Communist Party provincial-level committees, commonly referred to as ''Shengwei Changwei'' (), make up the top ranks of the provincial-level organizations of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). I ...

, and head of the Guangdong Propaganda Department. In January 2013, it is reported that under the command of Tuo Zhen, Guangdong liberal newspaper '' Southern Weekly'' was forced to add a provided commentary glorifying the CCP with its annual new year editorial, which was originally intended to call for proper implementation of the country's constitution. This action provoked many ''Southern Weekly'' reporters and intellectuals (include Mao Yushi, Zhang Yihe, Li Chengpeng, Zhang Sizhi, He Weifang, Leung Man-tao, Cai Ziqiang, Jiang Mingxiu, etc.) to criticize Tuo and call for his position. Over the period of a few weeks, nearly a dozen drafts were circulated between editors and propaganda officials under Tuo; ultimately the final article had evolved to look nothing like the original draft. In July 2015, Tuo Zhen was promoted to deputy head of the CCP Central Propaganda Department, serving as an assistant to Liu Qibao. In April 2018, Tuo was appointed as the editor-in-chief of the People's Daily Press, which publishes ''

People's Daily The ''People's Daily'' ( zh, s=人民日报, p=Rénmín Rìbào) is the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It provides direct information on the policies and viewpoints of the CCP in multiple lan ...

'', the official newspaper of the CCP Central Committee. In November 2020, he was appointed President of the People's Daily Press, replacing Li Baoshan.

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