Every central organ has many internal organs, and each department has an office (room). In addition, other internal organs of Party committees and departments such as the Central Organization Department, Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China and United Front Work Department are generally called "bureaus".

The internal organs of the State Council's subordinate administrative agencies are generally called "departments", but there are also a few "bureaus", such as more than ten "departments" under the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, a film bureau, several departments under the Ministry of Railways and a transportation bureau.

In the State Council, the "department" and "bureau" are the same in administrative level, but they are different in function. The original Art Bureau of the Ministry of Culture, in addition to the business offices, also has the Party Committee, the Personnel Department and the Planning and Finance Department.

coordinate the personnel, finances and materials of the units directly under the Ministry of Culture in Beijing, such as the National Peking Opera Theatre, the National Theatre and the National Art Museum. However, after it became an art department, it became a pure business department, and the overall work of people, money and materials was handed over to the relevant departments of the Ministry of Culture.

Another difference is that the Art Bureau of the Ministry of Culture can directly address the "outside" and send a document directly to the cultural departments (bureaus) of various provinces and cities. However, after it is changed into an art department, it can't be issued directly. If it is necessary to issue a document, it can only be drafted and issued in the name of the Ministry of Culture or the General Office of the Ministry of Culture.

At present, among the departments in the State Council, only all the internal organs of the Ministry of Public Security are called "bureaus", such as the Criminal Investigation Bureau, the Public Security Bureau and the Publicity Bureau. The internal organs of other the State Council departments are mostly called "divisions".

there are about 2 departments in the State Council, with a small number of bureaus. Among them, 14 departments in the State Council have set up "bureaus", such as the Prison Bureau of the Ministry of Justice, the Civil Organization Bureau of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Veterinary Bureau and the Seed Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture, the Anti-monopoly Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce, the Treasury Bureau of the Central Bank, and the Disease Control Bureau of the Ministry of Health.

In the bureaus directly under the State Council and managed by state ministries and commissions, there are also a few departments that have set up "bureaus", such as the Film Bureau of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the Anti-smuggling Bureau of the General Administration of Customs, the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, etc., and the Inspection Bureau has been set up in National Medical Products Administration.

The businesses managed by these "bureaus" are generally relatively important businesses in ministries. Some "bureaus", like "departments", only have pure business offices, but some also have administrative departments. For example, the Immigration Bureau of the Ministry of Water Resources has the Personnel Department, the Financial Planning Department and the Policy and Regulation Department, and the Civil Affairs Bureau has nine departments, including the Policy and Regulation Department.

It should be pointed out that departments in the State Council generally have retired cadres bureaus and discipline inspection and supervision bureaus. Although it is called "bureau", it is not a business department. In addition, although some bureaus are called "bureaus", they are public institutions, such as the Salvage Bureau of the Ministry of Communications and the Maritime Safety Administration. They are not comparable to professional "divisions" and "bureaus".

Extended information:

Bureaux and bureaus are mainly composed of:

Central departments have offices and deputy directors, the State Council has offices and deputy directors, and national ministries and commissions have bureau directors.

the main leaders, directors, committee directors and provincial bureau directors of the departments of the provincial government.

secretaries, mayors (governors and commissioners) of prefecture-level cities (autonomous prefectures and regional administrative offices), directors of people's congresses, chairmen of CPPCC and standing committees of party committees.

directors and party Committee secretaries of railway bureaus.

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