Seventh Ministry of Machine Building

The Seventh Ministry of Machine Building (第七机械工业部), originally the Fifth Academy of the Ministry of National Defense, was a government ministry of the People's Republic of China, established November 23, 1964 by the State Council to oversee the space industry.

In April 1988 the Ministry merged with the Ministry of the Aviation Industry and adopted the name of the Ministry of Aviation and Space Industry.

See also[edit]

• First Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC
• Second Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of nuclear industry
• Third Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of aviation industry
• Fourth Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of electronics industry
• Fifth Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of tank equipment and artillery
• Sixth Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC, ministry of shipbuilding
• Eighth Ministry of Machine-Building of the PRC

Bibliography[edit]

• Malcolm Lamb: Directory of officials and Organizations in China, ME Sharpe Inc. Armonk, NY, 2003, p. 1911 +, ISBN 0-7656-1020-5, Volume 1
• China's Economic System, Routledge Abingdon 2005, 594 p., ISBN 0-415-36147-8