# National Ethnic Affairs Commission

The National Ethnic Affairs Commission (NEAC) is a body under the leadership of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party that is responsible for administering the Chinese ethnic policies, researching ethnological theories, carrying out ethnic work and education, supervising the implementation and improvement of the system of regional ethnic autonomy, and overseeing the protection of the rights and interests of ethnic minorities in China.

## History

In 1949, the Ethnic Affairs Commission of the Central People's Government (Chinese: 中央人民政府民族事务委员会) was established. In 1954, the Ethnic Affairs Commission of the Central People's Government was renamed the Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国民族事务委员会). The PRC Ethnic Affairs Commission was abolished in 1970. The State Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国国家民族事务委员会) was established. In 1978 and since then it has been acting as a Constituent departments of the State Council.
According to the Program for Deepening the Reform of Party and State Institutions issued by the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on March 21, 2018, the State Ethnic Affairs Commission is under the leadership of the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. The State Ethnic Affairs Commission remains as a constituent department of the State Council.
On August 31, 2020, according to the National Development and Reform Commission's Implementation Opinions on Comprehensively Pushing Forward the Reform of Delinking Trade Associations and Administrative Organs, the China Association of Ethnic Folk Crafts and Arts Artists, the China Ethnic Economy Promotion Association for Foreign Cooperation, and the National Association of Ethnic Secondary Education, formerly under the supervision of the State Ethnic Affairs Commission, have been separated from the State Ethnic Affairs Commission.

## Organizational framework

According to the Provisions on the Functional Configuration, Internal Organizations and Staffing of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission and the Approval of the Central Editorial Office on Adjusting the Organizational Establishment of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, the NEAC has set up the following organizations:

### Internal Organizations

* General Office
* Division of Coordination and Promotion
* Division of Theory and Research
* Division of Policies and Regulations
* Division of Promotion of National Unity
* Division of Joint Development
* Division of Culture and Publicity
* Division of Education
* Division of International Exchange (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Office)
* Division of Personnel
* Division Party Committee of Organizations
* Bureau of Retired Cadres

## Directly Affiliated Organizations

* Public Opinion Center (Chinese: 舆情中心)
* Ancient Book Processing and Research Office (Chinese: 古籍整理研究室)
* Organization Service Center (Organization Service Bureau)

### Directly Affiliated Cultural institutions

* Central Academy for Ethnic Cadres (Chinese: 中央民族干部学院)
* China Nationalities Language Translation Center (China Nationalities Language Translation Bureau)
* China National Ethnic Song and Dance Ensemble (Chinese: 中央民族歌舞团)
* Ethnic Publishing House
* Publishing House of Minority Nationalities
* Journal of National Unity
* Cultural Palace of Nationalities
* China Ethnic Museum
* China Ethnic Newspaper

### Directly Affiliated Higher Education Institutions

* Central University for Nationalities
* South–Central Minzu University
* Southwest University for Nationalities
* Northwest University for Nationalities
* North Minzu University
* Dalian Minzu University

### Directly Affiliated Enterprise Units

* China National Culture Publishing House Ltd.