The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by central government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and bloggers often refer to these instructions as “Directives from the Ministry of Truth.”
Central Propaganda Department: On January 29, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will hold a one-hour, live global dialogue in Washington via video conference. No media may participate or report on it. (January 25, 2013)
中宣部：1月29日美国国务卿希拉里将在华盛顿通过视频连线进行一小时的大型全球现场对话会，各媒体对此不参与、不报道。
CDT has collected the selections we translate here from a variety of sources and has checked them against official Chinese media reports to confirm their implementation.
Since directives are sometimes communicated orally to journalists and editors, who then leak them online, the wording published here may not be exact. The original publication date on CDT Chinese is noted after the directives; the date given may indicate when the directive was leaked, rather than when it was issued. CDT does its utmost to verify dates and wording, but also takes precautions to protect the source.
