Du Shangze Named People’s Daily Deputy Editor-in-Chief
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Summary
People’s Daily recently updated its official website to show that Du Shangze (杜尚澤) has been appointed deputy editor-in-chief and concurrently director of the newspaper’s Political and Cultural Department. The update makes him the first leader born in the 1980s to appear among the paper’s leadership team. Sing Tao described the appointment as making Du the country’s first vice-ministerial official born in the 1980s. Official information cited by on.cc says Du was born in 1981, joined People’s Daily in 2004, and most recently served as head of the paper’s Beijing bureau
Key Points
- People’s Daily’s official website now lists Du Shangze as deputy editor-in-chief and director of the Political and Cultural Department
- Du was born in 1981, making him the first post-1980s member of the newspaper’s leadership team
- Before this appointment, he served as president or head of People’s Daily’s Beijing branch office or bureau
- Du graduated from Nanjing University, holds postgraduate qualifications, and joined People’s Daily in 2004
- The newspaper currently has eight leaders in total, with Du listed last in the official ranking order
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers tracking mainland political personnel changes, the appointment points to a younger generation moving into senior positions at a top state media institution. Because People’s Daily is a central party newspaper, changes in its leadership are often watched as indicators of elite кадровые renewal and official messaging priorities