A Ministry of Culture was left off the list of China’s new "super-ministries" after officials were unable strike a balance between the interests of the various censors, the South China Morning Post reported. Four ministries have been scrapped and about 15 ministerial agencies shifted around in the latest round of restructuring, which has seen the creation of five super-ministries. But some analysts were surprised that the country’s notoriously fractured cultural administration – which includes the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, Ministry of Culture, General Administration of Press and Publication and Ministry of Information Industry (axed in the recent shake-up) – was left largely untouched. "The decision was made after many rounds of discussion involving various parties," said Zhou Heping, a vice minister of culture.
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