State Post Bureau Explained

Agency Name:	State Post Bureau
Nativename A:	Chinese: 国家邮政局
Seal:	National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg
Jurisdiction:	People's Republic of China
Headquarters:	Beijing
Chief1 Name:	Zhao Chongjiu
Chief1 Position:	Director General
Chief2 Name:	Sheng Huiping
Chief2 Position:	Deputy Director-General
Parent Agency:	State Council via the Ministry of Transport

The State Post Bureau is the government agency that regulates China Post, the postal service of China.^{[1] [2] [3]} The agency used to report to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and is now under the administration of the Ministry of Transport.^[4] The bureau is headed by the Director-General. The current Director-General is Ma Junsheng.^[5]

Functions

The SPB oversees the national postal industry, national postal enterprises, and helps formulate relevant laws and regulations in these areas.^[6] Its responsibilities includes protecting state interests and consumer rights, the development of the national postal network and universal postal delivery services.^[7]

Administration

The SPB used to have post bureaus in all the administrative divisions of the country which serve as public utility enterprises. But since 2007, these post services has been divided to China Post, a state-owned enterprise.

Management

The agency is directed by a Director General and four Deputy Directors General.

Position	Name	Chinese
Director-General	Zhao Chongjiu	Chinese: 赵冲久
Deputy Director-General	Dai Yingjun	Chinese: 戴应军
Deputy Director-General	Liu Jun	Chinese: 刘君
Deputy Director-General	Zhao Min	Chinese: 赵民
Deputy Director-General	Liao Jinrong	Chinese: 廖进荣
Deputy Director-General	Chen Kai	Chinese: 陈凯

Directors

Name	Chinese name	Took office	Left office
Liu Liqing	Chinese: 刘立清	April 1998	April 2003
Liu Andong	Chinese: 刘安东	April 2003	November 2006
Ma Junsheng	Chinese: 马军胜	November 2006	September 2022
Zhao Chongjiu	Chinese: 赵冲久	29 September 2022

Departmental structure

The agency is organized into the following departments.^[8]

• Department of General Affairs (Department of External Affairs)
• Department of Policies and Legal Affairs
• Department of Universal Services
• Department of Market Supervision & Inspection
• Department of Personnel
• Discipline Inspection Office (Party) and Supervision Bureau (executive)
• Administrative Service Center

See also

• China Post (Mainland Area, People's Republic of China)
• Chunghwa Post (Taiwan Area, Republic of China)

Postal service in Hong Kong and Macau are not handled by the State Bureau nor China Post but by separate entities:

• Hongkong Post (Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China)
• Macau Post (Macau SAR, People's Republic of China)

Notes and References

1. News: Administration will 'integrate' transport . . 2008-03-13 . 2012-07-24 .
2. Web site: Introduction to China Post Group ChinaPost postal saving EMS . . 2012 . 2012-11-03 .
3. http://www.sco.com/company/success/story.html?ID=81
4. Web site: Institutional restructuring of gov't revs up overall reform . china.org.cn . 2008-03-16 . 2012-07-24 .
5. Web site: Top Officials of the State Post Bureau . . 2008-10-31 . 2012-07-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220110733/http://www.chinapost.gov.cn/folder12/2008/10/2008-10-3117996.html . 2012-02-20 .
6. Book: Zhang, Angela Huyue . High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy . . 2024 . 9780197682258.
7. Web site: 2005-09-15 . China Factfile: State Post Bureau . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070928011307/http://english.gov.cn/2005-10/03/content_74308.htm . 2007-09-28 . 2012-07-24 . Official web portal of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China.
8. Web site: Departments and Their Functions . . 2008-10-31 . 2012-07-24.