3 June 2002
All provincial, autonomous region and municipal press and publications bureaus, General Political and Propaganda Department Press and Publications Bureau, Xinjiang Production-Construction Corps Press and Publications Bureau:
The “CCP Central Propaganda Department, State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and General Administration of Press and Publications Some Opinions Concerning Deepening Press, Publications, Radio, Film and Television Sector Reform” transmitted by the Central Committee Secretariat and the State Council Secretariat clearly put forward: “Encouraging publishing groups, distribution groups and film groups to operate across regions, selecting Central and a number of provincial-level newspaper sector groups and radio and television groups to operate across regions. Cross-regional operation must be approved, and mainly adopt methods such as merger and reorganization, joint operation, etc., stress internal development and prevent duplicate construction.” Encouraging publishing groups, distribution groups and a number of selected central and provincial-level newspaper groups to operate across regions, benefits the effective exploitation of publishing resources, benefits breaking regional barriers, and it is necessary to vigorously move this forward in an organized, planned and gradual manner. Hereby, provisions concerning questions relating to cross-regional operation are notified as follows: