State Post Bureau

{{Short description|Chinese government body regulating the national postal service of the PRC}}

{{Infobox government agency

| agency_name = State Post Bureau

| nativename_a = {{lang|zh-Hans|国家邮政局}}

| nativename_r = {{small|Guójiā Yóuzhèng Jú}}

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| seal = National Emblem of the People's Republic of China (2).svg

| seal_width = 150px

| seal_caption = Emblem of the People's Republic of China

| image = State Post Bureau of China (20221024112331).jpg

| image_caption = Headquarters

| formed = {{Start date|1998|03|df=yes}}

| preceding1 = Ministry of Post and Telecommunications

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| jurisdiction = People's Republic of China

| headquarters = Beijing

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| chief1_name = Zhao Chongjiu

| chief1_position = Director General

| chief2_name = Sheng Huiping

| chief2_position = Deputy Director-General

| parent_agency = State Council via the Ministry of Transport

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| website = {{Official URL}}

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| s = {{linktext|国|家|邮|政|局}}

| t = {{linktext|國|家|郵|政|局}}

| p = Guójiā Yóuzhèng Jú

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The State Post Bureau is the government agency that regulates China Post, the postal service of China.{{cite news |url = http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2008npc/2008-03/13/content_6532500.htm |title = Administration will 'integrate' transport |publisher = China Daily |date = 2008-03-13 |access-date = 2012-07-24 }}{{cite web |url = http://english.chinapost.com.cn/html/Home/node/3-1.htm |title = Introduction to China Post Group ChinaPost postal saving EMS |publisher = China Post |year = 2012 |access-date = 2012-11-03 }}{{Cite web | title=The SCO Group, Inc. {{!}} Company {{!}} Success {{!}} China State Post Bureau | url=http://www.sco.com/company/success/story.html?ID=81 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040622233332/http://www.sco.com:80/company/success/story.html?ID=81 | access-date=2024-12-17 | archive-date=2004-06-22}} The agency was created in 1998 as a successor to the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. The agency used to report to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and is now under the administration of the Ministry of Transport.{{cite web |url = http://www.china.org.cn/government/NPC_CPPCC_sessions2008/2008-03/16/content_12750178_3.htm |title = Institutional restructuring of gov't revs up overall reform |website = china.org.cn |date = 2008-03-16 |access-date = 2012-07-24 }} The bureau is headed by the Director-General. The current Director-General is Ma Junsheng.{{cite web |url = http://www.chinapost.gov.cn/folder12/2008/10/2008-10-3117996.html |title = Top Officials of the State Post Bureau |publisher = China Post |date = 2008-10-31 |access-date = 2012-07-24 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120220110733/http://www.chinapost.gov.cn/folder12/2008/10/2008-10-3117996.html |archive-date = 2012-02-20 }}