Shen Haixiong
March 2018
Li Shulei
21 March 2018
Li Qiang
Wuxing, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China
Bachelor's Degree
Hangzhou University
Shen Haixiong (Chinese: 慎海雄; pinyin: Shèn Hǎixióng; born April 4, 1967) is a Chinese journalist and propaganda official, serving as a deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party and head of the China Media Group, the umbrella state media organization.[1]
Biography
Shen was born in Wuxing, Huzhou, Zhejiang. He earned a bachelor's degree in Chinese at Hangzhou University, then an executive MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University. He spent much of his career as a reporter and news editor, starting at the Zhejiang provincial division of Xinhua News Agency, then the editor-in-chief of the Shanghai branch of Xinhua, specializing in finance. He was selected for the "ten best Xinhua journalists" award in its inaugural year. In addition, he has worked in Korean Broadcasting System and Asahi Shimbun for more than five years. During much of this time he worked under Xi Jinping, who was Community Party secretary in Zhejiang then Shanghai. In 2010, while serving in Shanghai, he was named "outstanding and progressive individual" by the Chinese government for his work at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. In August 2012 he was elevated to deputy editor-in-chief of Xinhua, then in July 2014 the deputy director of the agency (vice-minister level).[2]
In July 2015, Shen was transferred to become a member of the provincial Party Standing Committee of Guangdong and provincial propaganda chief.[3] On 21 March 2018, Shen was appointed as the head of China Central Television (CCTV).[4] At the time, he was appointed as the President of China Media Group, which is the combination of China Central Television, China National Radio and China Radio International.[5]
References
- ^ 中央广播电视总台台长慎海雄出任中宣部副部长. ifeng (in Chinese). 2018-03-28.
- ^ "China Vitae : Biography of Shen Haixiong". www.chinavitae.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ 广东宣传部长庹震进京,有何玄机?. Sina (in Chinese). 2015-07-18.
- ^ "国务院任免国家工作人员 慎海雄任国家新闻出版广电总局副局长兼央视台长". 中国政府网. 9 February 2018.
- ^ 慎海雄任中央广播电视总台台长 (in Simplified Chinese). NetEase. China Central Television. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by Himself as President of China Central Television | President of China Media Group 21 March 2018 – | Incumbent |
Preceded byas President of China National Radio | ||
Preceded by Wang Gengnian [zh] as President of China Radio International | ||
Preceded by | President of China Central Television 9 February 2018 – 21 March 2018 | Post abolished |
Party political offices | ||
Preceded by | Head of the Publicity Department of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party 2015–2018 | Succeeded by |