Goodbye MII, State Council Announces Ministry Merger
Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense, MII, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Information Industry, State Council Informatization Office, State Tobacco Monopoly Administration
The State Council announced the establishment of the Industry Informatization Ministry on March 11 as the result of a government restructure that will leave the nation with 27 ministries. The newly ministry merges the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), State Council Informatization Office, Commission of Science Technology and Industry for National Defense, the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration and one department of the Ministry of Commerce. The MII was established in March, 1998.