Tuo Zhen

Tuo Zhen (; born 9 September 1959) is a Chinese journalist and politician, serving the Chief Editor and President of the People's Daily Press, the official mouthpiece of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party since April 2018. From July 2015 to March 2018 he was the deputy head of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Tuo is the former provincial propaganda chief of Guangdong, during which he was widely known for his involvement in the 2013 Southern Weekly incident. He has also served as the vice-president of the state-run Xinhua News Agency.

Biography Tuo Zhen was born in Fangcheng County, Henan province, in 1959. This action provoked many Southern Weekly reporters and intellectuals (include Mao Yushi, Zhang Yihe, Li Chengpeng, Zhang Sizhi, He Weifang, Leung Man-tao, Cai Ziqiang, Jiang Mingxiu, etc.) to criticize Tuo and call for his position.

In July 2015, Tuo Zhen was promoted to deputy head of the CCP Central Propaganda Department, serving as an assistant to Liu Qibao.

In April 2018, Tuo was appointed as the editor-in-chief of the People's Daily Press, which publishes People's Daily, the official newspaper of the CCP Central Committee. In November 2020, he was appointed President of the People's Daily Press, replacing Li Baoshan.