National Ethnic Affairs Commission Explained

Agency Name:National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People's Republic of China
Nativename A:Chinese: 中华人民共和国国家民族事务委员会
Jurisdiction:Government of China
Headquarters:Beijing
Minister1 Name:Pan Yue
Minister1 Pfo:Head of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission
Parent Agency:United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Child1 Agency:Publishing House of Minority Nationalities
S:中华人民共和国国家民族事务委员会
T:中華人民共和國國家民族事務委員會
L:National Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People's Republic of China
P:Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Guójiā Mínzú Shìwù Wěiyuánhuì
Zha:Cunghvaz Yinzminz Gunghozgoz Guekgya Minzcuz Swvu Veijyenzvei
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Mong:ᠪᠥᠬᠥᠳᠡ
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Order:st
S2:国家民委
T2:國家民委
P2:Guójiā Mínwěi
L2:National Ethnic-Commission

The National Ethnic Affairs Commission (Chinese: 中华人民共和国国家民族事务委员会) is a body under the leadership of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party that is responsible for administering the Chinese ethnic policies, researching ethnological theories, carrying out ethnic work and education, supervising the implementation and improvement of the system of regional ethnic autonomy, and overseeing the protection of the rights and interests of ethnic minorities in China.[1] [2]

History

In 1949, the Ethnic Affairs Commission of the Central People's Government (Chinese: 中央人民政府民族事务委员会) was established. In 1954, the Ethnic Affairs Commission of the Central People's Government was renamed the Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国民族事务委员会). The PRC Ethnic Affairs Commission was abolished in 1970.[3] The State Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国国家民族事务委员会) was established.[4] In 1978 and since then it has been acting as a Constituent departments of the State Council.[5] [6]

According to the Program for Deepening the Reform of Party and State Institutions issued by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on March 21, 2018, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission is under the leadership of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.[7] [8] [9] The State Ethnic Affairs Commission remains as a constituent department of the State Council.[10]

On August 31, 2020, according to the National Development and Reform Commission's Implementation Opinions on Comprehensively Pushing Forward the Reform of Delinking Trade Associations and Administrative Organs, the China Association of Ethnic Folk Crafts and Arts Artists, the China Ethnic Economy Promotion Association for Foreign Cooperation, and the National Association of Ethnic Secondary Education, formerly under the supervision of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, have been separated from the State Ethnic Affairs Commission.[11] [12]

Organizational framework

According to the Provisions on the Functional Configuration, Internal Organizations and Staffing of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission and the Approval of the Central Editorial Office on Adjusting the Organizational Establishment of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, the NEAC has set up the following organizations:[13]

Internal Organizations

Directly Affiliated Organizations

Directly Affiliated Enterprise Units

List of Heads

Head of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission! No. !! Name !! Ethnicity !! Took office !! Left office
1 Li Weihan (Chinese: 李维汉)October 1949 September 1954[14]
2 Ulanhu (Chinese: 乌兰夫)September 1954 January 1975
3 Yang Jingren (Chinese: 杨静仁) March 1978 January 1986
4 Ismail Amat (Chinese: 司马义·艾买提) January 1986 March 1998
5 Li Dezhu (Chinese: 李德洙) March 1998 March 2008
6 Yang Jing (Chinese: 杨晶)March 2008 16 March 2013
7 Wang Zhengwei (Chinese: 王正伟)16 March 2013 28 April 2016[15]
8 Bagatur (Chinese: 巴特尔)28 April 2016 14 December 2020
9 Chen Xiaojiang (Chinese: 陈小江)14 December 2020 24 June 2022[16] [17]
10Pan Yue (潘岳)Han24 June 2022

See also

Related PRC authorities

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Saha, S.C. . Ethnicity and Sociopolitical Change in Africa and Other Developing Countries: A Constructive Discourse in State Building . Lexington Books . 2008 . 978-1-4616-3340-2 . 2024-06-26 . 154.
  2. Book: Landis, D. . Albert . R.D. . Handbook of Ethnic Conflict: International Perspectives . Springer New York . International and Cultural Psychology . 2012 . 978-1-4614-0447-7 . 2024-06-26 . 188.
  3. Book: 中华人民共和国中央政府机构, 1949-1990年 . 经济科学出版社 . 1993 . 978-7-5058-0504-0 . zh . 2024-06-26 . 56.
  4. Book: Zhou, M. . Sun . H. . Language Policy in the People’s Republic of China: Theory and Practice Since 1949 . Springer Netherlands . Language Policy . 2006 . 978-1-4020-8039-5 . 2024-06-26 . 104.
  5. Book: China. 国家机构编制委员会. 办公室 . 中央国家机关所属事业单位大全 . 经济科学出版社 . 1992 . 978-7-5058-0460-9 . zh . 2024-06-26 . 71.
  6. Book: 中国少数民族教育 . 五洲传播出版社 . 中国民族多元文化丛书 . 2007 . 978-7-5085-1163-4 . zh . 2024-06-26 . 7.
  7. News: Joske . Alex . Alex Joske . May 9, 2019 . Reorganizing the United Front Work Department: New Structures for a New Era of Diaspora and Religious Affairs Work . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190721191900/https://jamestown.org/program/reorganizing-the-united-front-work-department-new-structures-for-a-new-era-of-diaspora-and-religious-affairs-work/ . July 21, 2019 . 2019-07-27 . . en-US.
  8. Zhao . Taotao . Leibold . James . 2019-10-13 . Ethnic Governance under Xi Jinping: The Centrality of the United Front Work Department & Its Implications . . en . 29 . 124 . 487–502 . 10.1080/10670564.2019.1677359 . 1067-0564 . 211427737.
  9. Web site: 党和国家机构改革|中央统战部统一管理民族宗教等工作 . 澎湃新闻 . 2018-03-21 . zh . 2024-06-26.
  10. Web site: 国家民委“三定”规定调整:归口中央统战部领导 . 新浪新闻_手机新浪网 . 2018-09-10 . zh . 2024-06-26.
  11. Web site: 关于全面推开行业协会商会与行政机关脱钩改革的实施意见_部门政务_中国政府网 . 中国政府网_中央人民政府门户网站 . 2023-10-30 . zh . 2024-06-26.
  12. Web site: 关于做好全面推开全国性行业协会商会与行政机关脱钩改革工作的通知_部门政务_中国政府网 . 中国政府网_中央人民政府门户网站 . 2023-10-30 . zh . 2024-06-26.
  13. Web site: 国务院办公厅关于印发国家民族事务委员会职能配置内设机构和人员编制规定的通知 . 中国政府网_中央人民政府门户网站 . zh . 2024-06-26.
  14. Book: Zhouxiang, L. . Chinese National Identity in the Age of Globalisation . Springer Nature Singapore . 2020 . 978-981-15-4538-2 . 2024-06-26 . 252.
  15. Book: Davies, G. . Goldkorn . J. . Tomba . L. . Pollution: China Story Yearbook 2015 . ANU Press . China Story Yearbook . 2016 . 978-1-76046-069-3 . 2024-06-26 . 169.
  16. Web site: December 14, 2020. Chen Xiaojiang was appointed Secretary of the Party Leadership Group of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission. December 16, 2020. National Ethnic Affairs Commission. zh. August 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830110050/https://www.neac.gov.cn/seac/xwzx/202012/1143820.shtml. live.
  17. News: Lew. Linda. December 19, 2020. China puts Han official in charge of ethnic minority affairs as Beijing steps up push for integration. South China Morning Post. December 22, 2020. December 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201221205105/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3114638/china-puts-han-official-charge-ethnic-minority-affairs-beijing. live.