Hong Kong media reports that Liu Liehong, chairman of China United Network Communications Group, is expected to be the director of the National Data Bureau.
Sing Tao Daily, Hong Kong (July 17), quoted sources that Liu Liehong will be transferred to the Deputy Director of the National Development and Reform Commission and in charge of the New National Data Bureau.
Chinese officials announced during the National Two Sessions in March that the National Data Agency will be established to coordinate the construction of data basic systems and coordinate the integration, sharing, development and utilization of data resources.
Public information shows that Liu Liehong is 55 years old. He was a director and general manager and general manager of China Electronic Information Industry Group Co., Ltd., director and general manager of China Electronic Technology Group Co., Ltd.
Liu Liehong served as deputy director of the Office of the Cyber Security and Information Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China in 2018, deputy director of the National Internet Information Office, and was transferred to the deputy minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in 2020.
