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Type: Congressional report / appendix
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Summary

This document, labeled Appendix 1 with a House Oversight footer, details the organizational structure of China's State Council Information Office (SCIO) and the External Propaganda Leading Group (EPLG). It explains the dual nature of the organization ('one organ, two signboards') serving both the State and the Communist Party to coordinate international propaganda. The footnotes cite various reports from 2014 to 2018 regarding Chinese influence operations.

People (4)

Name Role Context
Alexander Bowe Author
Cited in footnotes regarding China's Overseas United Front Work.
James Kynge Journalist/Author
Cited in footnotes regarding China's 'Magic Weapon' for influence (Financial Times).
Anne-Marie Brady Author
Cited in footnotes regarding China's Political Influence Activities.
Xi Jinping Political Leader
Mentioned in the title of a cited article by Anne-Marie Brady.

Organizations (11)

Name Type Context
State Council Information Office Government Agency
Described as the nerve center of China's international propaganda.
External Propaganda Leading Group Government/Party Body
The CCP body overseeing the SCIO.
Chinese Communist Party Political Party
Oversees the EPLG.
State Council Government Body
Administrative body under which the SCIO formally sits.
Central Foreign Affairs Office Government Agency
Used as a comparison for the SCIO's coordinating role.
Foreign Affairs Commission Government Commission
The body served by the Central Foreign Affairs Office.
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Journalism Institute Academic Institution
Editor of the China Journalism Yearbook cited in notes.
US-China Economic & Security Review Commission Government Commission
Publisher of a report cited in notes.
Financial Times Media Outlet
Publisher of an article cited in notes.
Wilson Center Kissinger Institute on China and the United States Think Tank
Publisher of a report cited in notes.
House Oversight Committee US Government Body
Indicated by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.

Timeline (1 events)

2018-03
The External Propaganda Leading Group was upgraded from Leading Small Group status.
China

Locations (3)

Location Context
Subject of the report.
Publication location of the China Journalism Yearbook.
Mentioned in the context of US-China relations and the Wilson Center.

Relationships (3)

the SCIO is the administrative office for the EPLG
It is formally under the State Council
overseen by the Chinese Communist Party’s External Propaganda Leading Group

Key Quotes (3)

"The State Council Information Office/External Propaganda Leading Group is the nerve center and leading organ in the sprawling system of China’s international propaganda"
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"one organ, two signboards"
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Quote #2
"This bureaucratic duality is what the Chinese describe as 'one organ, two signboards' (一个机构两块牌子)"
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