The State Council Information Office (SCIO; ) is an administrative office under the State Council, the chief administrative body of the People's Republic of China

People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. It appears to be the chief information office of the Chinese government.

Internet Affairs Bureau

The Internet Affairs Bureau deals with Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China

Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China

Internet censorship in the People's Republic of China is conducted under a wide variety of laws and administrative regulations. There are no specific laws or regulations which the censorship follows...

 and represses "disruptive"(anti-Chinese government) activity on the web in mainland China. The deputy chief is Liu Zhengrong

Liu Zhengrong

Liu Zhengrong is the deputy chief of the Internet Affairs Bureau of the People's Republic of China.-References:...

 (刘正荣).

State Internet Information Office

In May, 2011 the State Council Information Office announced transfer of its offices which regulated the internet to a new subordinate agency, the State Internet Information Office which would be responsible for regulating the internet in the People's Republic of China. The relationship of the new agency to other agencies in the PRC which regulate the internet was unclear from the announcement.

External links

• State Council Information Office
• http://www.china.org.cn/e-china/politicalsystem/stateCouncil.htm