Director-General: Qin Gang

Deputy Director-Generals: Tian Qi, Sun Weijia, Hong Lei, Hua Chunying(female), Wu Peng

Main functions: The Information Department is responsible for releasing information on China's major diplomatic events and stating China's foreign policy. It manages press coverage on major diplomatic events. It guides China's overseas diplomatic missions on information work and provides service to permanent offices of foreign media organizations and foreign journalists in China. It also covers public diplomacy and information collection and processing.

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