How many ministries are there in China?

the State Council has 28 ministries and commissions, namely:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of National Defense, Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Science and Technology, Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Supervision, Ministry of Civil Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Ministry of Land and Resources, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Communications, Ministry of Information Industry, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of

one ad hoc institution directly under the State Council: SASAC.

the State Council directly affiliated institutions (18):

General Administration of Customs, State Administration of Taxation, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, General Administration of Environmental Protection, General Administration of Civil Aviation, State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, General Administration of Press and Publication (Copyright Bureau), General Administration of Sports, Statistics Bureau, Forestry Bureau, Food and Drug Administration, General Administration of Safety Supervision (State Administration of Coal Mine Safety), Intellectual Property Office, Tourism Bureau, Counselor's Office, State Administration of Taxation.

the State Council offices (6): Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, Legislative Affairs Office, National Research Office, Taiwan Province Affairs Office of the State Council and the State Council Press Office.

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the State Council directly affiliated institutions (14):

Xinhua News Agency, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Chinese Academy of Engineering, Development Research Center, School of Administration, Seismological Bureau, Meteorological Bureau, SERC, China Banking Regulatory Commission, China Securities Regulatory Commission, China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Social Security Foundation and Natural Science Foundation.

There are 12 national bureaus managed by ministries and commissions in the State Council:

Letters and Calls Bureau, Grain Bureau, Tobacco Bureau, Bureau of Foreign Experts Affairs, Oceanic Bureau, Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, Post Office, Cultural Relics Bureau, Chinese Medicine Bureau, Foreign Exchange Bureau, Archives Bureau and State Secrecy Bureau.

China government network-ministries and commissions of the State Council.