Ministry of Truth: Matters of Leading Cadres

The following instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online.

Central Propaganda Department: With regards to reports and examinations of the important matters of leading cadres and related topics (including the trial for official financial disclosure), the media are to absolutely discontinue coverage, with the exception of employing Xinhua wire copy or the unified plans of provincial discipline and inspection committee members. (March 23, 2013)

中宣部:对领导干部个人重大事项报告,核查及相关话题(包括官员财产公布试点情况),除采用新华社通稿或各省纪律检查委员会统一安排外,各媒体一律不再报导。

According to a leaked directive from February 6, 2013, Guangdong Province is conducting a pilot program to make public the assets of its officials. Netizens are increasingly vocal in their desire for government officials to disclose.

Chinese journalists and bloggers often refer to these instructions as “.” 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.

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