General Administration of Press and Publication
In 2018, a number of agencies underwent a reorganization designed to strengthen Party control of media. Most of the duties of the General Administration of Press and Publication (previously the State Administration for Press Publishing Radio Film &amp; Television), which licensed and censored all content publishers within China, including in print, audio, and Internet formats, were taken over by the new National Radio and Television Administration under the authority of the State Council. Film and press work was transferred directly to the Publicity Department in the form of the State Film Administration and State Administration of Press and Publication.