The Shanghai United Media Group (SUMG) is a state media company of the People's Republic of China overseen by the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[1] The headquarter of the Group is located at 755 Weihai Road in Shanghai.[2]
History
On the afternoon of September 2, 2013, Han Zheng, then Secretary of the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee convened a special meeting in the conference room of the Municipal Committee to address the reform of the newspaper industry in Shanghai.[3] Approved on October 28, 2013, the CCP Shanghai Municipal Committee officially established the Shanghai United Media Group, with Han Zheng unveiling its plaque. Qiu Xin, previously the director of Shanghai Radio and Television Station and president of Shanghai Oriental Media Group, has been appointed president of SUMG; Gao Yunfei (media), former vice president of Wenhui–Xinmin United Press Group (文汇新民集团), has been appointed vice president and general manager; and Cheng Feng, former chairman of Shanghai State-owned Assets Management Company