Process Board members of the All-China Journalist Association are appointed every five years and are typically high-ranking members of Chinese media institutions, domestically renowned reporters, notable public figures, and well-regarded editors. President Zhang Yannong President Zhang Yannong was born in 1948, joining the ‘People's Daily’ in 1996, one of China's three main state-influenced media organisations. In 2008, he was appointed president of People's Daily. The president was formerly Vice Chairman of the All-China Journalist Association but recently was appointed to president, current as of January 2021. Honorary President Shao Huaze Honorary president Shao Huaze was born in the Zhejiang in 1933 as a member of the dominant Han Chinese ethnic group. Shao joined the People's Liberation Army in 1950 and later joined the CCP in 1957. In 1960, he graduated from the Department of Philosophy of the People's University with a postgraduate degree. On June 4, 1989, Shao Huaze became the director of the People's Daily, the official mouthpiece of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. This appointment followed the removal of existing director Qian Liren and chief editor Tan Wenrui who both had expressed disenfranchisement with the Chinese Communist Party attributed to their involvement in the Tiananmen Square Massacre. In response to this, Shao publicly condemned journalists for spreading "misleading" information about the government. Formally the president of the All-China Journalist society, Shao Huaze is now the honorary president. Shao Huaze has also been a member of the 15th, 14th and 9th General Committee and National Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. Executive Vice President Liu Zhengrong Liu Zhengrong is a member of the Chinese Communist party and the Deputy Chief of Internet Affairs at the Bureau of the State Council Information Office. He has been significantly involved in preventing access to ‘illicit’ materials entering China through establishment of online ‘firewall’ mechanisms. Liu also acted as vice-president of Xinhua News Agency and currently is also an Executive Secretary for the All-China Journalists Association. Vice-Presidents The following is current of January 2021. Fu Hua Liu Chengan Niu Yibing Sun Jilian Tian Jin Zhang Xiaoguo Zhang Yuxin Executive Secretaries The following is current of January 2021. Liu Zhengrong Tian Yuhong Wu Jing Zhang Baixin Departments Domestic Work Department The Domestic Work Department works with communities to understand domestic rhetoric and sentiment. Journalists are able to produce authentic localised pieces within the guidelines of the Chinese Communist Party department of