Propaganda Department Bans Online Distribution of Obama Interview (With Photos)
During his trip to China, President Obama was interviewed by Southern Weekend in a very brief piece that had some trouble being distributed. An order from the Central Propaganda Department ordering websites and other media not to reproduce the piece has been circulating on Chinese blogs.
From G2G blog, translated by CDT:
Weiquan Net reported on November 18, “News: The Central Propaganda Department Orders the Banning of President Obama’s Interview with Southern Weekend.” On November 19, this website saw the detailed order banning the republication of Southern Weekend’s interview with Obama. This is an order from a municipal propaganda department. The specific contents are below:
Order from the Central Propaganda Department News Office: All media including newspapers, other publications and websites are not permitted to reproduce Southern Weekend’s interview with U.S. President Obama.
Office instructions [hand-written note at bottom]:
Department Head Wang, please announce this order. All media must implement the instructions outlined above.
Photos of Obama at the Southern Weekend interview, including a note he wrote to Southern Weekend staff, is making the rounds of Twitter. Posted on Flickr by kirk1031:
The note reads: “To the Southern Weekly and its readers: I look forward to continuing the ties between our two countries, and congratulate you for contributing to the analysis and flow of vital policy information. An educated citizenry is the key to an effective government, and a free press contributes to that well-informed citizenry. Barack Obama”
Obama holding a copy of Southern Weekend.
POSTED COMMENTS: 13 Responses
This report on censorship is yet another puzzle piece of the truth that Chinese citizens are not allowed to be aware of, to think about, and to form objective opinions about.
How many thousands of topics and articles are censored in China everyday, in order to protect the party’s monopoly on thought? The Chinese people are so dignified, yet under this system of info control, who can take them seriously when their minds are blocked off from what is truly happening???
The Communist Party sees Obama as dangerous, because any ideology other than Communist authority is strictly forbidden.
Obama is doing the same in the US, by denying the public their rights to know as under the U.S. Constitutional law, his eligibility to run for POTUS. Then again, the voting machines were proven to have a virus, of which was only reported in those voting machines that Obama had won.
But Obama’s staff refuses to investigate the election fraud, just as the birth certificate was a FAKE!
Obama is a Muslim, who hats American, who doesn’t hold allegiance to the US Constitution or the people of America.
It is any wonder why he bows to Japan, submission to a Muslim King and then proclaims “God Dam America” and abandons the troops?
Who’s worse Mao or Obama?
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This action on the part of the Chinese government is certainly worth some serious examination. Why is it that the CCP (or at least some of its factions/ministries/actors) are still so paranoid about this sort of thing? This could have been used as positive force in the development of China’s civic society but it was not: a demonstration of how people and leaders can interact and debate in a TRULY HARMONIOUS way…
@State Secret
“Who’s worse Mao or Obama?”
One of the most ridiculous questions I’ve seen in a long time: are you being serious? Maybe Stalin, Hitler and Kim Jong-Il should also be in the running? These opinions exhibit a bizarre combination the worst elements or arrogant Anglo-American patriotism and believe-anything ignorant conspiracy theorism…
The communist party is smart enough to tell behind Obama’s smile, he was really trying to undermine the party’s rule. So, they censored him. Next time, he visit China, he will learn to mind his own business instead of trying to take some cheap shots. Other countries are never arrogant enough to come to the US and criticize the US’ problem. Be aware of the US’ intention is a wise thing to do.
Big,
SO what if Obama was undermining the party’s rule? To me, that sounds brilliant. Undermining the party’s rule means human rights and liberties which the party is opposite of. If Chinese people truly loved living in torture cages, I wouldn’t say anything, but since I know the voices of the persecuted are forbidden to be heard, I am happy if Obama is speaking to CHINA instead of just sucking up to the PARTY which claims to BE China, but of course it is not such thing!
Carryanne,
You need to disclose who you really are. It appears that you just want to instigate troubles.
Here is a way to tell if a country’s involvement with other country’s human rights is legitimate:
If the human rights violation is gross, then it is legitimate.
Otherwise, it is more like the involvement is trying interfere other country’s internal affairs with ulterior reasons.
[...] in his letter written to China’s Southern Weekend newspaper, President Obama stressed the importance of a free [...]
Whoever is reporting this is a joke. The Whitehouse published the transcript and its the same as the Southern Weekend. Nor was it banned.
http://zonaeuropa.com/200911c.brief.htm#004
I can see, and I am not surprised that you are unaware of what torture and murder goes on in China, it’s terrifying.
Caryanne, unless you provide verifiable examples, you are spreading rumors. If you do spread rumors, you are the enemy of Chinese people. You’d better leave this site and go mess with someone else.