China Internet Information Center Explained

China Internet Information Center
Native Name:中国互联网新闻中心
Native Name Lang:zh
Commercial:No
Type:Government web portal
Editor:Wang Xiaohui

China Internet Information Center (; or 中国网/网上中国) is a state-run web portal of the People's Republic of China of the State Council Information Office and the China International Communications Group.[1] The site was launched on December 12, 2000.[2]

Its editor-in-chief is Wang Xiaohui, who also serves as a vice minister of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party.[3] [4]

History

During the Israel–Hamas war, the China Internet Information Center was accused of repeating disinformation about Israel from Iran's Tasnim News Agency.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us – China.org.cn . 2023-08-05 . china.org.cn . 2023-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230805011901/http://www.china.org.cn/2009-09/28/content_18620394.htm . live .
  2. Web site: August 2, 2010 . 重点新闻网站发展历程 . Development history of key news websites . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211004111228/https://news.sina.com.cn/m/2010-08-02/174320809337_6.shtml . October 4, 2021 . 2023-11-16 . . zh.
  3. Web site: China Mosaic – China.org.cn. china.org.cn. 2019-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190823050748/http://www.china.org.cn/video/node_7230027_4.htm. 2019-08-23. live.
  4. News: China Appoints Wang Xiaohui as Film Bureau Chief. Frater. Patrick. 2018-05-25. Variety. en. 2019-08-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20190825230159/https://variety.com/2018/film/asia/china-appoints-film-bureau-chief-1202821926/. 2019-08-25. live.
  5. News: McCartney . Micah . 2023-10-11 . China's state media accused of spreading anti-Israel disinformation . 2023-10-11 . . en . 2023-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231011161457/https://www.newsweek.com/china-social-media-israel-gaza-strip-hamas-war-1833781 . live .