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Biography

Zhang Haitao, male, Han nationality, is a native of Linyi, Shandong Province. He was born in 1951 and graduated from Shandong University in 1976 with a major in electronics.

After graduating from university, Zhang accepted a technician position at Shandong Television. He subsequently served as a vice section chief, section chief, and vice-director with Shandong Television before moving to the radio and television department at Shandong Province. There, he ultimately was the division chief of the department.

In 1990, he studied at the graduate school of University of Science and Technology of China. Zhang spent three years at the school and in 1997, became the vice-minister of the Ministry of Radio, Movie, and Television. The following year, in 1998, he served as a member of the leading party members' group as well as vice-director of the State Administration of Radio, Movie, and Television. Zhang is also the vice-president of the Society of Radio and Television of China.