Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) 工业和信息化部

Address: 13 Xi Chang’an Jie, Beijing 100804 | Phone: 86-10-6601-4249 | Website: www.miit.gov.cn

The State Council created MIIT in March 2008 to assume the functions of several previous ministries and offices, including the Ministry of Information Industry (the former MII); ministry- level Commission of Science, Technology, and Industry for National Defense (COSTIND); State Council Informatization Office; State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau; and most of the National Development and Reform Commission’s (NDRC) project-approval functions. MIIT plays a significant role in regulating major industries and approving new industrial investments and projects in key areas such as information technology, telecommunications, and national defense.

Minister

Miao Wei 苗圩

Vice Ministers and Other Senior Officials Su Bo 苏波 Xu Dazhe 许达哲 Yang Xueshan 杨学山 (Vice Minister) (Vice Minister) (Vice Minister) Responsible for the Planning, Energy Conservation and Oversees and serves as the head of China’s National Responsible for the Science and Technology, Electronic Resource Usage, Production Safety, Raw and Semi- Space Administration, the China Atomic Energy Authority, Information, Software Services, Information Promotion, Finished Materials Industries, and Equipment Industry and the State Administration for Science, Technology and and Information Security Coordination departments; departments; serves as the liaison with the China Industry for National Defense. liaises with the China Electronics Science and Electronic Information Industry Development Institute, Technology Exchange Center for Industry (MIIT Software the China National Tendering Center for Mechanical and and Integrated Circuit Promotion Center), the MIIT Electronic Equipment, MIIT Education and Examination Electronic Science and Technology Information Institute, Center, and the MIIT Guiding Center for Identifying the China Electronics Standardization Institute, the China Vocational Ability in Communications. Electronic Product Reliability and Environmental Testing Research Institute, and the National Information Technology Advisory Committee.

Vice Ministers and Other Senior Officials Liu Lihua 刘利华 Shang Bing 尚冰 Mao Weiming 毛伟明 (Vice Minister) (Vice Minister) (Head of Discipline Inspection) Responsible for the General Office as well as the Policy Responsible for the Communications Development Responsible for the MOFCOM branches of the Discipline and Regulation, Radio Regulatory Bureau, International Department, the Telecommunications Management, Inspection Group and the Ministry of Supervision. Cooperation, and Retired Cadres departments; liaises Communications Security, and Organizational Service with the State Radio Monitoring Center (National Radio bureaus; liaises with local communication management Spectrum Monitoring Center), the Post and bureaus, the National Computer Network Emergency Telecommunications Press, Electronic Industry Press, Response Technical Team Coordination Center, and the and the MIIT Information Center. China Academy of Information and Communications Technology. Jin Shubo 金书波 Ling Chengxing 姜成康 Zhu Hongren 朱宏任 (Member, CCP Party Committee and Supervision and (Head of the State Tobacco Monopoly Bureau (STMB)) (Chief Engineer) Discipline Group) Other than his responsibilities with STMB, no additional Responsible for the Industrial Policy, Small and Medium- No specific portfolio listed. specific portfolio areas are listed. Sized Enterprise, and Consumer Products departments as well as the Operational Monitoring and Coordination Bureau; liaises with the MIIT Talent Exchange Center and the China Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development Promotion Center. Zhang Feng 张峰 Zhou Zixue 周子学 (Chief Engineer) (Chief Economist) No specific portfolio listed. Assists with the Finance Department, the Operational Monitoring and Coordination, Retired Cadres, and the Organizational Service bureaus, and conducts related specialized work; liaises with the China Center for Promotion of International Trade’s Electronic Information Industry Sub-council, the MIIT Communication Clearing Center, and the Chinese Institute of Electronics.

Department Responsibilities

General Office (办公厅) Policy and Law (政策法规司) Planning (规划司) Manages ministry information, communications, Researches industrial strategy issues; offers policy Formulates industry, communications, and information security safeguards, confidential work, and letters of suggestions for industry, communications, and development strategy; oversees central finance complaint; coordinates and supervises daily activities; information development; drafts industry policies, construction capital allocation; and audits fixed-asset and publicizes ministry news. regulations, and other key documents; and reviews investments. documents for standardization.

Department Responsibilities Finance (财务司) Industrial Policy (产业政策司) Science and Technology (科技司) Manages budget and expenses; organizes internal Drafts and implements industrial and communications Drafts and implements policies and standards for audits and performance examinations; offers finance, policies; recommends structural adjustment, biotechnology, new materials, aerospace, and the taxation, and pricing suggestions; and manages development, and innovation management policies; information industry; formulates technology standards and ministry finances and assets. participates in project audits; and determines market oversees quality control; coordinates technology research, entry requirements. major-industry model projects, and national special projects; and promotes innovation and research integration. Operational Monitoring and Coordination (运行 Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (中小企业 Energy Conservation and Resource Usage 监测协调局) 司) (节能与综合利用司) Monitors and analyzes daily operations of foreign and Guides small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) Formulates and implements polices related to energy domestic industrial and communications sectors; development; formulates policies for SMEs and private saving, resource use, and clean production in industrial generates statistics; releases forecasts, early enterprises’ economic development; facilitates foreign and communications sectors; assists with pollution control warnings, and information guides; assists with exchanges; and coordinates service system policy creation; coordinates major-model projects; and problem solving related to industry development; construction and improvement. promotes new technology and materials development. handles emergency management, industrial security, and national defense mobilization. Production Safety (安全生产司) Raw and Semi-Finished Materials Industries Equipment Industry (装备工业司) Oversees production safety in the industry and (National Office for Work on the Chemical Manages the automotive, commercial air, watercraft, and communications sectors; guides key industries in Weapons Convention) (原材料工业司 (国家履行 light-rail industries; oversees planning and policy for investigating safety concerns; investigates major 《禁止化学武器公约》工作办公室)) technology and new materials development; supports product safety incidents; supervises the production Manages the steel, non-ferrous metals, gold, rare national engineering project implementation; and guides and use of civilian-grade explosives. metals, stone derivatives, natural chemicals, and other domestic technology innovation. related industries; researches overseas market conditions and advises Chinese firms; and ensures China’s compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention. Consumer Products (消费品工业司) Civilian-Military Integration Promotion Electronic Information (电子信息司) Manages consumer product industries, including (军民结合推进司) Manages the electronic information product textiles, food, medicine, and home appliances; Proposes, formulates, and implements policies related manufacturing industry; assists with development and formulates production plans for the tobacco, salt, and to civilian-military integration, including the two-way domestic production of microelectronic and general sugar industries; manages state salt and drug transfer of civilian-military dual-use technologies and electronic information products; and promotes the use of reserves; supports Chinese traditional medicine the establishment of civilian-military general electronic information technologies. project management. standards.

Department Responsibilities Software Services (软件服务业司) Communications Development (通信发展司) Telecommunications Management Bureau (电信管 Guides software industry development; formulates Coordinates the development of public and special- 理局) technical standards; and manages information use communication networks and the internet; drafts Supervises telecom services and promotes open markets security technology development. network-technology development policies; and drafts and high-quality services; develops telecom network rules and oversees telecom service fees. exchanges and fee structures; protects network codes, domains, and internet addresses; and coordinates emergency communications services. Communications Security Bureau Radio Regulatory Bureau (State Radio Office) Information Promotion (信息化推进司) (通信保障局) (无线电管理局 (国家无线电办公室)) Guides information technology, e-government, and e- Researches national communications network safety Divides, distributes, and assigns radio frequencies; commerce development; coordinates inter-industry issues; oversees communications security policy; oversees radio station operations; coordinates and information sharing; manages integration of telecom, assists with telecom network management; drafts manages civilian satellite positioning; coordinates with radio, and Internet-based networks; and implements State network safety precaution protocols; manages the military on radio management issues; and Council Information Leading Group directives. network emergencies and CCP and central manages issues related to foreign radio. government special communications needs. Information Security Coordination International Cooperation (Hong Kong, Macao, Personnel and Education (人事教育司) (信息安全协调司) and Taiwan Office) Manages personnel and training programs. Manages national security information and safeguards (国际合作司 (港澳台办公室)) sensitive information; oversees information security in Coordinates international cooperation and the central government and key industries; and communications and manages matters related to coordinates responses to information security Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Macao. emergencies.

CCP Committee (机关党委) Supervision Bureau (驻部监察局) Retired Cadres Bureau (离退休干部局) Manages CCP relations. Ensures MIIT compliance with CCP rules and Handles retired cadre affairs. regulations.

Organizational Service Bureau (机关服务局) Manages logistics and personnel services.

Information accurate as of February 2015.

Source: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.