Director: China's MII will not to be dissolved
Friday, September 21, 2001
Updated at 5.39pm:
CHU TSCHANG
The Ministry of Information Industry, which oversees China's telecommunications and Internet industries, will not be dissolved in light of the formation of a new higher-ranking telecom commission, said MII director general Song Ling.
Earlier this month, the state media reported that the National People's Congress has decided to set up an new independent commission. This will also oversee China's mobile, fixed-line and Internet businesses.
The central government would announce the details about the commission soon, said Mrs Song, in Hong Kong for the World Services Congress.
The new commission, led by Premier Zhu Rongji, will be responsible for the telecom sector's long-term development plans. The MII would be entrusted with implementing the plans, she added.
When the MII was established in 1988, it was supposed to be the sole regulator of China's telecom networks.
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