Among the relevant departments of The State Council, the spokesman of the newly formed State agency due to the institutional reform of The State Council made his debut. The spokesperson of the State Financial Regulatory Administration is Xiangdong, director of the General Office, Li Mingxiao, director of the Policy Research Department, Qi Xiang, director of the Regulation Department, and Liu Zhiqing, a first-level inspector of the Statistics and Risk Monitoring Department. On October 25 this year, the first spokesman of the National Data Bureau was Wang Xudong, who is a full-time spokesman for the bureau.
Most of the 123 spokespersons in 63 Ministries and commissions of the State Council are responsible persons of the General office (office) of the department, responsible persons of the Information Department, responsible persons of the General Department, responsible persons of the Policy and Regulations Department or responsible persons of the political research Department. For example, Zhao Zhiguo, the chief engineer of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Wang Shengjun, director of the Housing reform and Development Department of the Ministry of Housing, CAI Tuanjie, director of the Transport service department of the Ministry of Transport, Wang Zhangli, deputy director of the flood and drought disaster prevention department of the Ministry of Water Resources, and so on.
In this regard, Zhu Lijia said that the spokesman is an important channel for the openness of government affairs, and from the perspective of national governance, it is necessary for the public to understand the economic development situation. The knowledge level of the whole society is getting higher and higher, and the professional knowledge of the news spokesman is also getting higher and higher. The selection of professional or expert officials as spokespersons is conducive to enhancing public understanding and awareness of the policy.
From December 2004, when The State Council Information Office first published the list of 75 spokespersons for 62 ministries and commissions under The State Council, the number of spokespersons has nearly quadrupled this year. The spokesperson system in China has grown from scratch and is becoming more and more mature. The reporter found that many local governments and departments have also announced news spokesmen and contact information in recent years.
Zhu Lijia said that the spokesman system is an important embodiment of the improvement and development of the national governance system, and it is very important for a region and a department to let the public know the trends and trends of public policies in a timely manner. It is very necessary to establish and improve the spokesperson system, and it is also an inevitable requirement to improve the modernization of our national governance system and governance capacity.
Hair table "old face" has a new dynamic
Some of the "old faces" still serve as spokespeople. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying has served as spokesperson for more than 10 years since 2012. In July 2019, she succeeded Lu Kang as Director-General of the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2021, he became Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director of the Information Department.
Among them, there are also some "old faces" have left the platform. In 2023, Xu Mei, who has been a spokesperson for the Ministry of Education for many years, has become the secretary of the Party Committee of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. According to her public resume, she served as deputy Editor-in-Chief of People's Education (deputy department level), Deputy Director of the General Office of the Ministry of Education and director of the Information Office, and a first-level inspector of the General Office of the Ministry of Education (full department level) and director of the Information Office. The new spokesman of the Ministry of Education is Wang Lei, deputy director of the General Office and director of the Information Office.
Liu Youbin, director of the publicity and education department of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, also stepped down earlier. In March 2018, after the establishment of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Liu Youbin became the first spokesperson, and will continue to serve until 2023. Unlike most outgoing spokesmen, Liu Youbin, who was born in September 1963, retired
