Central Organization and Propaganda Leading Group
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The Central Organization and Propaganda Leading Group (simplified Chinese: 中央组织宣传组; pinyin
: Zhōngyāng Zǔzhī Xuānchuán Lǐngdǎo Zǔ) was an agency under the Politburo of the Communist Party of China
that existed during the Cultural Revolution
.
The COPLG was officially established in 1970 by decision of the CPC Central Committee
as a body "under the leadership of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee", whose jurisdiction included the CPC Organization Department, the Central Party School, the People's Daily
, the Hongqi
magazine, the Xinhua News Agency
, the Guangming Daily, the Central Broadcasting Administration and the CPC Bureau for the Translation of Marx–Engels–Lenin–Stalin Works. In addition to those bodies, which continued to have their own leadership structures, the COPLG controlled directly the CPC Propaganda Department, the Political Studies Office and the May 7 Cadre Schools.
The COPLG included Kang Sheng
as group leader, and Jiang Qing
, Zhang Chunqiao
, Yao Wenyuan
, Ji Dengkui and Li Desheng
as group members.
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Zhōngyāng Zǔzhī Xuānchuán Lǐngdǎo Zǔ) was an agency under the Politburo of the Communist Party of China
Politburo of the Communist Party of China
The Central Politburo of the Communist Party of China or Political bureau of the CPC Central Committee , formerly as Central Bureau before 1927, is a group of 24 people who oversee the Communist Party of China...
that existed during the Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
.
The COPLG was officially established in 1970 by decision of the CPC Central Committee
Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is the highest authority within the Communist Party of China. Its approximately 350 members and alternates are selected once every five years by the National Party Congress....
as a body "under the leadership of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee", whose jurisdiction included the CPC Organization Department, the Central Party School, the People's Daily
People's Daily
The People's Daily is a daily newspaper in the People's Republic of China. The paper is an organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China , published worldwide with a circulation of 3 to 4 million. In addition to its main Chinese-language edition, it has editions in English,...
, the Hongqi
Hongqi
Hongqi may refer to:*Hongqi , a magazine published by the Chinese Communist Party until 1988*Hongqi , luxury car series of First Automobile Works in Changchun- Places in the PR of China:*Hongqi District, Xinxiang, Henan...
magazine, the Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua News Agency
The Xinhua News Agency is the official press agency of the government of the People's Republic of China and the biggest center for collecting information and press conferences in the PRC. It is the largest news agency in the PRC, ahead of the China News Service...
, the Guangming Daily, the Central Broadcasting Administration and the CPC Bureau for the Translation of Marx–Engels–Lenin–Stalin Works. In addition to those bodies, which continued to have their own leadership structures, the COPLG controlled directly the CPC Propaganda Department, the Political Studies Office and the May 7 Cadre Schools.
The COPLG included Kang Sheng
Kang Sheng
Kang Sheng , Communist Party of China official, oversaw the work of the People's Republic of China's security and intelligence apparatus at the height of the Cultural Revolution in the late 1960s. He was a close associate of Mao Zedong and remained at or near the pinnacle of power for decades...
as group leader, and Jiang Qing
Jiang Qing
Jiang Qing was the pseudonym that was used by Chinese leader Mao Zedong's last wife and major Communist Party of China power figure. She went by the stage name Lan Ping during her acting career, and was known by various other names during her life...
, Zhang Chunqiao
Zhang Chunqiao
Zhang Chunqiao was a prominent Chinese political theorist, writer, and politician...
, Yao Wenyuan
Yao Wenyuan
Yao Wenyuan was a Chinese literary critic, a politician, and a member of the "Gang of Four" during China's Cultural Revolution.-Biography:...
, Ji Dengkui and Li Desheng
Li Desheng
Li Desheng was a general in the Chinese People's Liberation Army. He was born in Xin County, Henan, China, an area now known as the "Cradle of Generals" for its surprising number of senior military officers born in the region...
as group members.
See also
- Cultural Revolution GroupCultural Revolution GroupThe Cultural Revolution Group was formed in May 1966 as a replacement organisation to the Central Committee Secretariat and the "Five Man Group", and was initially directly responsible to the Standing Committee of the Politburo...
- CPC Organization Department