General Administration of Press and Publication
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General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP; ; Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Xīnwén Chūbǎn Zǒngshǔ) is the administrative agency responsible for regulating and distribution news, print and Internet publications
in China. This include granting publication licenses for periodicals and books. It also liaise with other state authorities such as the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), the Publicity Department, the State Council Information Office and Xinhua.
The agency has been satirized in the notable machinima
War of Internet Addiction
.
The agency is the parent authority of the National Copyright Administration (Chinese: 国家版权局) which is responsible for copyright affairs on Mainland China.
Media of the People's Republic of China
Media of the People's Republic of China primarily consists of television, newspapers, radio, and magazines. Since 2000, the Internet has also emerged as an important communications medium....
in China. This include granting publication licenses for periodicals and books. It also liaise with other state authorities such as the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), the Publicity Department, the State Council Information Office and Xinhua.
The agency has been satirized in the notable machinima
Machinima
Machinima is the use of real-time 3D computer graphics rendering engines to create a cinematic production. Most often, video games are used to generate the computer animation...
War of Internet Addiction
War of Internet Addiction
War of Internet Addiction is an anti-censorship machinima advocacy production on behalf of the mainland Chinese World of Warcraft community, aesthetically notable for being made entirely in in-universe style...
.
Administration
The agency is administered by a few administrators.- Director of the General Office
- Sun Shoushan
- Director of the National Copyright Administration
- Wang Ziqiang
- National Office of Crackdown on Pornographic and Illegal Publications
- Li Baozhong
Internal Departmental Structure
The agency is organised into the following departments:- General Office
- Book Publishing Management Department
- Newspaper and Magazine Publishing Department
- Department for the Management of Audio and Video Products and Electronic Publications
- Department for the Management of Publication Distribution
- Department for the Management of Printing Industry
- Personnel and Education Department
- External Cooperation Department
- Copyright Management Department
The agency is the parent authority of the National Copyright Administration (Chinese: 国家版权局) which is responsible for copyright affairs on Mainland China.
Area of Responsibilities
The agency is in charge of regulating:- New publishing houses - book, audio-visual, electronic publication, newspaper and periodical offices
- General distribution offices - for publications (including books, newspapers, periodicals, audio and video products, and electronic publications
- Copyright agencies - audio and video production and electronic publication copying agencies and newspaper groups
- Agents - dealing with imported publications
- Foreign joint ventures in the news, print and communications industry.