Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission

Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission
中央网络安全和信息化委员会
Agency overview
FormedFebruary 2014 (2014-02)
Preceding agency
  • Central Leading Group for Cybersecurity and Informatization
TypeSupra-ministerial policy coordination and consultation body
JurisdictionChinese Communist Party
HeadquartersBeijing
Agency executives
Parent agencyCentral Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Child agency
Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission
Simplified Chinese中央网络安全和信息化委员会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngyāng Wǎngluò Ānquán Hé Xìnxī Huà Wěiyuánhuì

The Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission is a policy formulation and implementation body set up under the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party for the purpose of managing cybersecurity and informatization, including internet censorship. This decision-making body comprises the leaders of all major party and state departments, along with the People's Bank of China and the military.

The Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission runs the Public Opinion Information Center, which coordinates with state media outlets on censorship. The commission's executive arm is the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, which has the external name of the Cyberspace Administration of China under the "one institution with two names" system.