PEOPLE & POINTS
NEW HEAD OF NATIONAL RADIO AND TV ADMINISTRATION
Xu Lin recently was appointed as head of the National Radio and Television Administration, China’s broadcasting regulator, and no longer heads the State Council Information Office.
Born in Shanghai in 1963, Xu holds an MBA degree. He worked in Shanghai until June 2015, with a stint in Tibet Autonomous Region from May 1995 to May 1998.
From 2003 to 2007, Xu was head of the Shanghai Civil Affairs Bureau.
Later, Xu also held positions in different departments, including the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee and the Cyberspace Administration of China. He
