Cai Mingzhao, male, Han nationality, was born in 1955 in Rizhao, Shandong Province. He joined the PLA in 1970 and the CPC in 1974. He graduated from the Chinese language department of Nanjing Teachers University in 1983.
Cai, a specialist in science reporting, served in bureaus of the Xinhua News Agency in Jiangsu Province and Shandong Province before being appointed secretary-general of the Xinhua News Agency in 1993. He was appointed vice-president of the agency in 1998 and executive deputy editor-in-chief in 2000.
Cai has served as the Deputy Director of the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China and the Director of China International Publishing Group from 2001-2009. He is a member of 10th and 11th CPPCC National Committees and in 2009 became Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee.
Cai was member of the 18th CPC Central Committee and is now a member of the 19th CPC Central Committee. In May 2013 he became Deputy Director of the Propaganda Department of the CPC Central Committee and Director of CPC Central Office for Overseas Publicity and Ideological work (Information Office of State Council). He was named President of Xinhua News Agency in Dec. 2014.
30 Jan 19 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Thomas Bach (President of the International Olympic Committee) | |
19 Jan 17 | Opening ceremony of China Fortune Media Group held in Beijing | |
25 Nov 16 | Travelled to Chile, Santiago Xinhua News Agency ready to deepen media cooperation with LatAm | |
05 Nov 16 | President Xi congratulates Xinhua News Agency on 85th anniversary of founding | |
28 Oct 16 | Xinhuanet debuts on Shanghai Stock Exchange | |
25 Oct 16 | Was in Beijing Municipality and met with the following: • Stephen Adler (President and Editor-in-Chief of Reuters) | |
31 Aug 16 | Travelled to and met with the following: • Adel Al-Toraifi (Saudi Arabia's Culture and Information Minister) | |
11 Jul 16 | Was in Beijing Municipality Xinhua, TBS vow to enhance cooperation | |
17 Jun 16 | Travelled to Russia, St. Petersburg and met with the following: • Vladimir Putin (Russian President) | |
17 Jun 16 | Travelled to Russia, St. Petersburg and met with the following: • Vladimir Putin (Russian President) |
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