JPC, which was originally the PRC's most important propaganda machine, was shut down for various reasons in 1951 and existed in name only for many years. It wasn't reopened until January 1, 1986, the last of the publishing houses to be resurrected.
說來有趣，原本是中共最重要文宣單位的三聯書局，五十年代時，因為種種歷史原因，使得三聯書局在一九五一年關閉，只留招牌，而沒有機構。