The China Cultural Industry Association is an umbrella trade association and cultural institution led by Zhang Bin.
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| Predecessor | Liaoning Folk Art Ensemble, Bensham Media Company |
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| Formation | 2013 |
| Type | Umbrella organization, trade association, cultural institution |
Chairman | Zhang Bin (political strategist) |
| Website | www |
Description
editThe China Cultural Industry Association is a Chinese umbrella media organisation[1] that also works to build “the soft power of Chinese culture.”[2]
Organisation
editThe China Cultural Industry Association website states that it is an independent organisation registered with the Ministry of Civil Affairs.[3]
The organisation is led by billionaire political strategist and business person Zhang Bin and is noted for is proximity to the Government of China.[4]
History
editThe China Cultural Industry Association website states that it was founded on Jun 29, 2013.[3] The organisation previously operated as a media company. Established in 2003, the Liaoning Folk Art Ensemble later became the Bensham Media Company before being renamed as the China Cultural Industry Association in 2011.[5]
From 2011, the company became very profitable as it delivered media in Northeast China.[5]
In 2014, the association funded the erection of a statue of Norman Bethune located at the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine.[6][7] In 2016, the association stated that it had created the Trudeau Education Fund at the Universite de Montreal.[4] In 2023, the university was considering returning the $750,000 donation to Zhang.[8]
In 2022, on behalf of various Chinese technology companies, the association published a fourteen-page “self-discipline initiative", a corporate self-governance model for trading in non-fungible tokens. The rules centred around transparency and discouraging anonymous trading.[9]
References
edit- ^ Macdonald, S. (2015). Animation in China: History, Aesthetics, Media. United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781317382157 Quote: "...this organization is now under the umbrella organ Zhongguo wenhua chayye xiehui, the China Cultural Industry Assoiciation"
- ^ Fife, Robert (12 April 2023). "Trudeau Foundation to review donation from benefactors in China". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ a b "About Us". China Cultural Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2023-03-10. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ a b Chiang, Chuck; Fraser, David (13 April 2023). "Trudeau Foundation donor heads group that adheres to 'total leadership' of Chinese Communist Party". nationalpost. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ a b Ling Yang, Wanning Sun (editors) Love Stories in China: The Politics of Intimacy in the Twenty-First Century. (2019). United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
- ^ "Chinese businessman honours Bethune's legacy with gift to U of T's Faculty of Medicine". boundless.utoronto.ca. Archived from the original on 2023-03-18. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "Toronto-Chinese". Ethno Cultural Monuments in Canada. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "Montreal university weighing options for donation linked to Beijing | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Archived from the original on 2023-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
- ^ "China's NFT industry agrees to ban cryptocurrency and fight speculation". South China Morning Post. 2022-07-04. Archived from the original on 2022-11-14. Retrieved 2023-04-16.