Du Daozheng

Du Daozheng (Simplified Chinese: 杜导正; né Yuzhi ; born September 22, 1923) is a Chinese journalist who served as the head of National Press and Publication Administration in China and the founding director of the liberal journal Yanhuang Chunqiu. He was also the editor-in-chief of Guangming Daily and Yangcheng Evening News.

Biography Du was born in 1923 in Dingxiang County, Shanxi, China. In 1987, Du became the head of China's National Press and Publication Administration.

In 1991, with the support of Xiao Ke, a liberal general of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, Du founded the Yanhuang Chunqiu journal in Beijing and served as the director of the publisher. But the traditional version of the journal was cracked down by Xi Jinping's administration in 2016, with Du and other editors replaced by pro-Xi personnel.

Daozheng turned 100 on September 22, 2023.