Xinhua News Agency Chen Erhou is the director of the general office. Xinhua news agency is a ministerial unit. Chen Erhou,1born in June, 973, was born in Zongyang, Anhui. He graduated from the Geology Department of Xi 'an University of Science and Technology (formerly Xi Institute of Mining and Technology), majoring in geology and mineral survey, majoring in human resource management of China Geo University (Beijing) and majoring in Marxist principles of Marxism College of China Renmin University.