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Ministry of Transport of the
People's Republic of China

中华人民共和国交通运输部 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Jiāotōng Yùnshūbù
Emblem of the People's Republic of China
Sign of the Traffic Law Enforcement of the PRC
Headquarters on Jiangguomennei Dajie [zh]
Agency overview
Formed	1954; 70 years ago (1954)
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Communications of the People's Republic of China Civil Aviation Administration State Postal Bureau Ministry of Railways
Jurisdiction	Government of China
Headquarters	Beijing
Minister responsible	Li Xiaopeng
Deputy Ministers responsible	Xu Chengguang, Chief Planner Fu Xuyin, Administrator of Maritime Safety Administration Wang Gang [zh] Li Yang
Agency executives	Zou Tianjing, Leader of Discipline and Inspection & Supervision Team Zhao Chongjiu, Director-General of State Post Bureau Song Zhiyong, Administrator of Civil Aviation Administration Fei Dongbin, Administrator of National Railway Administration Li Tianbi, Chief Engineer
Parent agency	State Council
Website	www.mot.gov.cn

The Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国交通运输部) is an agency responsible for railway, road, air and water transportation regulations in China. It is a constituent department of the State Council.

Function

The Ministry of Transport's functions include coordinating the transport system, guiding and planning the management of transport hubs, and implementing policies and standards for highways, waterways, and civil aviation.

History

The MOT's origins date back to 1912 when the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of the Republic of China was established.

In early March 2008, the National People's Congress announced the creation of a combined ministry for road, air and water transport. The Ministry of Communications, Civil Aviation Administration and the State Postal Bureau were merged into the new Ministry of Transportation. This excluded rail transport, which was administered by the Ministry of Railways until its regulatory function passed to the MOT in March 2013.

Several agencies reporting to the Ministry. These include:

• Civil Aviation Administration of China
• State Post Bureau, which regulates China Post
• China Maritime Safety Administration

Former English name

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One predecessor to the current ministry was the Ministry of Communications (MOC). In other countries, a Ministry of Communications is responsible for telecommunications and broadcasting. However, the Chinese MOC supervised road and water transport, with other ministries overseeing telecommunications and broadcasting. This discrepancy was caused by changes in the English language that took place after the Ministry was first created.

One definition of the English word communication is the linking of two points by a means of transport. Roads, railways, and waterways were all considered to be forms of communication. When the Qing Dynasty established the Ministry of Posts and Communications in 1906, the English word communication still carried this meaning. After the People's Republic of China was established, other ministries were created to oversee railways, airlines, postal services, and telecommunications. The remaining transportation functions remained with the Ministry of Communications.

However, the English language moved in the opposite direction. By 1907, communication had begun to acquire a different meaning: a system of transmitting information over a distance. This eventually became the primary meaning of the word communication, while transport and transportation became the preferred terms for the linking of two points. As a result, the Chinese Ministry of Communications ended up with a different set of responsibilities from the Ministry of Communications in other countries.

List of ministers

See also

• Ministries of the People's Republic of China
• Ministry of Transportation and Communications, parallel ministry of the Republic of China

References

1. "Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China on Cooperation in Roads and Road Transportation". Ministry of External Affairs. 23 October 2013.
2. Zhang, Angela Huyue (2024). High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs Its Economy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780197682258.
3. Callick, Rowan (13 March 2008). "Beijing opens green super-ministry". The Australian. Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
4. "Communication (n.)". Online Etymology Dictionary.
5. ^ "Communication, n.". The Oxford English Dictionary.
6. Trotter, R.A., Captain J. K. (1881). "The Military Prize Essay, 1881. Military Operations in the United Kingdom Considered, Particularly as Influenced by the Enclosed Nature of the Country". The Journal of the Royal United Service Institution. XXV (CIX): 3. Means of Communication. These may be divided into rail communications, road communications, and water communications.
7. "Leading in Relief to Fire Sufferers". Railway World. L (17). Philadelphia and New York: 1. 27 April 1906. At first rail communication on the north of San Francisco over the Southern Pacific was cut off above Santa Rosa, which is sixty miles above the Western metropolis. On the south trains could not run above Fresno.

External links

• Official website

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