Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China
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中华人民共和国交通运输部 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Jiāotōng Yùnshūbù |
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 Ministry of Transport HQ |
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| Formed | March 2008 |
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 People's Republic of China |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
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| Parent agency | State Council |
| Website | http://www.mot.gov.cn/ |
The Ministry of Transport (MOT) of the Government of the People's Republic of China is an agency responsible for railway, road, air and water transportation regulations. Before March 2013, it was not in charge of the conventional railway transportation, which was administrated by the Ministry of Railways. It is a member of the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
In early March 1995, The 2008 National People's Congress announced the creation of the super ministry for road, air and water transport. The Ministry of Communications, Civil Aviation Administration and the State Postal Bureau are merged into the new Ministry of Transportation of the People's Republic of China. This excluded rail transport which was administered solely by the Ministry of Railways until March 2013.
The Ministry of Transport has several agencies reporting to it. They are the:
The predecessor to the current ministry was the Ministry of Communications (MOC). In other countries, the Ministry of Communications is responsible for telecommunications and broadcasting. However, the Chinese Ministry of Communications had no such responsibilities. Instead, the MOC supervised road and water transport, while other ministries oversaw telecommunications and broadcasting. The 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.
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