The IMT-2030 (6G) Promotion Group was established in June 2019 by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China. The organizational structure is based on the original IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group. The members include major Chinese operators, vendors, universities and research institutions. The promotion group is the main platform for gathering China's industry-university-research forces, promoting China's sixth-generation mobile communication technology research and developing international views exchanges and cooperation.