Shen Haixiong

Shen Haixiong
Shen Haixiong
	慎海雄
	Shen in 2018
Born	February 1967; Huzhou, Zhejiang
Nationality	Chinese
Education	Executive MBA; Bachelor's Degree
Alma mater	Shanghai Jiaotong University; Hangzhou University
Occupation	State media executive; Journalist
Employer	China Media Group

Shen Haixiong (Chinese: 慎海雄; pinyin: Shèn Hǎixióng; born February 1967) is a Chinese journalist and propaganda official, serving since July 2015 as the propaganda chief of Guangdong Province. He is the current head of the China Media Group, the umbrella state media organization. He also serves as deputy minister of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee.[1] Shen was born in Huzhou, Zhejiang province. 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 party chief 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).

In July 2015, Shen was transferred to become a member of the provincial Party Standing Committee of Guangdong and provincial propaganda chief.[2] In February 2018, Shen was appointed as the head of China Central Television (CCTV).[3] In March 2018, 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.[4]

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.
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 Chinese). NetEase. China Central Television. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.

Government offices
New title	President of China Media Group 2018–	Incumbent
Preceded by Nie Chenxi (聂辰席)	President of China Central Television 2018	Dissolved
Party political offices
Preceded by Tuo Zhen	Head of the Propaganda Department of Guangdong Province 2015–2018	Succeeded by Fu Hua (傅华)

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[1] 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.

[2] 广东宣传部长庹震进京，有何玄机？. Sina (in Chinese). 2015-07-18.

[3] "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.

[4] 慎海雄任中央广播电视总台台长 (in Chinese). NetEase. China Central Television. 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.