Shuang Chuanxue

Shuang Chuanxue is a Chinese journalist, editor, and political figure. He currently serves as the Chinese Communist Party Committee Secretary and President of Xinhua Daily, as well as Chairman of the Xinhua Daily Media Group. He is also a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Biography

Shuang Chuanxue was born in January 1967 in Yizheng, Jiangsu, China. He joined the Chinese Communist Party in June 1987 and began his professional career in August 1991 after completing his postgraduate education. Shuang initially worked at Yangzhou Normal College, where he remained until 2002, while also pursuing doctoral studies in philosophy at Nanjing University, earning his PhD in 2004.
From 2002 to 2005, he served as deputy director of the Research Office of the Yangzhou Municipal Committee and was promoted to associate professor in 2003. In December 2005, he was transferred to the Publicity Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Committee, where he served in several key roles including deputy director of the General Office, Head of the Theoretical Education Lecturers Group, Director of the Research Office, and later Director of the Cadre Division. In 2013, he concurrently served as Director of the Theory Division and became a member of the leadership of the Publicity Department.
In September 2015, Shuang was appointed Deputy Minister of the Publicity Department of the Jiangsu Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. In September 2016, he moved to Xinhua Daily, serving as Editor-in-Chief and Chinese Communist Party Deputy Committee Secretary. In March 2018, he was promoted to president, Editor-in-Chief, and Party Secretary of Xinhua Daily while also assuming the chairmanship of Xinhua Daily Media Group. Since March 2019, he has continued to serve as Party Secretary and President of Xinhua Daily and Chairman of the Xinhua Daily Media Group.