Mainland reports suggested that Xiangtan , the city overseeing Shaoshan, planned to spend more than 6 billion yuan (HK$7.5 billion) on organising ceremonial shows, the renovation of Mao’s memorial hall, and construction of related projects.

Beijing-based independent political analyst Chen Zimin said that, judging from Xu’s remarks, the party’s Central Committee was going to hold a high-level and far-reaching ceremony to mark Mao’s birthday, which he said would signify a dramatic turn to the left in terms of politics and ideology.

[...] Professor Yuan Weishi , a historian at the Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, said there was little doubt the central government would celebrate the anniversary of Mao’s birth in a high-profile manner, and Yuan said he believed that President Xi Jinping might even give a keynote speech. [Source]

Meanwhile, J.M. at The Economist sees dealing with Mao’s history as a dilemma for China’s new leadership:

[...I]n the coming months Mr Xi might be wary of overdoing the adulation. In the autumn he will preside over a crucial meeting of the party’s central committee that he apparently hopes will approve plans for wide-ranging economic reforms. Encouraging Maoists could play into the hands of what liberals in China call “interest groups”, such as large state-owned enterprises, that stand in the way of reform.

Fuelling Maoist fervour could also make it more difficult to handle the case of Bo Xilai, a Politburo member who was expelled from the party in November for alleged abuses of power, including complicity in the murder of a British businessman. Mr Bo is a darling of die-hard Maoists who believe that, for all the party’s lip-service to Mao, the country has fallen prey to the worst excesses of capitalism. He is widely expected to be put on trial in the coming months. Mr Xi does not want to encourage supporters of Mr Bo.

[...] In his final months as China’s leader before Mr Xi took over, Hu Jintao tried to silence these die-hards, whose online criticisms of the leadership—and support for Mr Bo—had become an embarrassment. Censors blocked several of their websites (as Analects reported in April last year). But the Maoists have proved resilient. Utopia, one of their favourite websites, remains closed. But it offers links to new sites where somewhat toned-down material can be read. [Source]

See also Mao’s Faithful May Be Pulling Xi Leftward, via CDT.

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Zhu’s wife, Zeng Qiulian, was taken by police to a hotel to meet him for two hours yesterday morning, his lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan said. Zhu is being held at a secret location, he said.

“She said he looked okay … his hair and beard have grown very long because they have not been cut,” Liu said. Zeng’s mobile phone was switched off yesterday. Shaoyang police refused to comment.

[…] Since Zhu was detained, police have pressured his relatives to get him to sign a retraction of statements he made to the media that cast doubt on the official version of Li’s death.

Fellow activist Wang Lihong, who spoke to Zhu’s wife yesterday, said Zhu remained incarcerated because he refused to sign the retraction. But she and other activists would continue to press the authorities to release him before the Lunar New Year.

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Authorities in Shaoyang city in central Hunan province told family members of Zhu Chengzhi, 62, last Friday that he would be put under “residential surveillance” under “Article 73″, Zhu’s wife, Zeng Qiulian, told Reuters by telephone on Monday. Article 73 legalizes detaining people in secret.

[…] Article 73 legalizes a practice that began in earnest in 2011. Fearing that anti-authoritarian uprisings across the Arab world could inspire challenges to Communist rule, the government unlawfully held dozens of activists, including artist Ai Weiwei, for weeks or months in secret detention.

[…] Police had charged Zhu with “incitement to subvert state power” after he posted photos online following the death of his friend, Li Wangyang, who was found in a hospital ward in Shaoyang, his neck tied with a noose made from cotton bandages.

Authorities said it was suicide – a verdict that angered thousands of scholars, lawyers and activists.

See more on Li’s case via CDT. Zhu had already been held for over six months since his detention on June 9th, days after Li’s death. A fuller account of Zhu’s story is available at the Dui Hua Human Rights Journal:

Public criticism over the “disappearance clauses” may have ultimately contributed to some salutary changes to the legislation, including the removal of exemptions for providing notification of residential surveillance (but not carrying out residential surveillance in a designated residence). Under the revised CPL, which took effect on January 1, 2013, police are thus required to give notice to relatives within 24 hours of all individuals being subjected to “non-residential residential surveillance.” This limits the ability of police to make an individual disappear without a trace, but the practice of non-residential residential surveillance remains deeply problematic, even though its inclusion in the CPL has given it a veneer of legitimacy.

This situation is illustrated by the case of Zhu Chengzhi, who, according to Zhu’s defense lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan, is likely to be the first person in China to be placed in this form of residential surveillance (the number of the notice issued by local police is “A01”) since the new CPL took effect earlier this month. Zhu, age 62, was detained in June 2012 by police in Shaoyang, Hunan, after he allegedly disseminated information that raised doubts about local authorities’ official finding of suicide in the death of his friend and long-time political prisoner Li Wangyang (李旺阳). After reportedly refusing to sign a guarantee that he would cease his efforts to draw attention to suspicions surrounding Li’s death, Zhu was placed under criminal detention on suspicion of “inciting subversion,” charges for which he was formally arrested on July 25, 2012.

After five months of incommunicado detention, Zhu’s case was transferred to prosecutors on December 25. On January 4 (the first day of business for Chinese government offices following the New Year’s Day holiday), Zhu’s wife, Zeng Qiulian, retained Liu Xiaoyuan to represent her husband. That same day, the Shaoyang People’s Procuratorate handed the case back to police for additional investigation, and police decided to place Zhu under residential surveillance and delivered an official notification (translated below) to his wife.

See more on the controversy over Article 73 and other CPL amendments via CDT, including reactions from cartoonists and weibo users.

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Wreckage of the Ferrari crash which killed Ling Gu.

As of December 10, the following search terms are blocked on Sina Weibo (not including the “search for user” function):

Ling Jihua Rumors: Before the Party Congress, Hu Jintao was accused by party elders of helping Ling Jihua cover up the death of Ling’s son in a Ferrari crash this March. The scandal had a profound effect on this year’s leadership transition, according to the New York Times. Ling himself was demoted from director of the Central Committee General Office to head of the United Front Work Department.

- Ling Jihua (令计划): Retested. First noted as blocked by CDT on April 16, 2011, and again on November 16, 2011. See our Google spreadsheet of sensitive Sina Weibo search terms.
- LingJH (令JH)
- department head (部长): This could imply either Ling Jihua or Liu Qibao, the newly appointed head of the Central Propaganda Department. Liu went missing last week, only to resurface as mysteriously as he disappeared yesterday. An essay about his new position entitled “Border Province Governor Liu Qibao” was ordered suppressed by censors.
- Gu Liping (谷丽萍): Ling’s wife. Rumors that she was being subjected to shuanggui have been refuted by the authorities.
- Gu Yuanxu (谷源旭): Gu Liping’s younger brother.
- Zhou Benshun (周本顺): Secretary of the Central Politics and Law Commission. Zhou was implicated in the rumors surrounding the crash.
- Liu Qibao (刘奇葆)
- Central Committee Organization Department (中组部)
- power struggle (权斗): retested

Selling qiegao.

Xinjiang Nut Cake Fiasco: A dispute between a customer and a Uyghur peddler in Yueyang, Hunan over the sale of qiegao (Xinjiang nut cake) went viral on Weibo last week. Netizens were shocked by the damages incurred–qiegao ruined in the spat were valued at 160,000 RMB. Anti-Uyghur comments, particular portraying the ethnic group as violent and criminal, have since proliferated.

- Yueyang + qiegao (岳阳+切糕)
- Xinjiang + qiegao (新疆+切糕)
- qiegao + 160,000 (切糕+16万)

Other:

- satellite dish (卫星锅盖)

Note: All Chinese-language words are tested using simplified characters. The same terms in traditional characters occasionally return different results.

CDT Chinese runs a project that crowd-sources filtered keywords on Sina Weibo search.  CDT independently tests the keywords before posting them, but some searches later become accessible again. We welcome readers to contribute to this project so that we can include the most up-to-date information. To add words, check out the form at the bottom of CDT Chinese’s latest sensitive words post.

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In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet Instructions” series to the Censorship Vault. These directives were originally published on Canyu.org (Participate) and date from 2005 to 2007. According to Canyu, the directives were issued by the Beijing Municipal Network Propaganda Management Office and the State Council Internet management departments and provided to to Canyu by insiders. China Copyright and Media has not verified the source.

Afternoon Tea, 2004. A directive from October 11, 2006 asked Beijing websites to remove images of Shi Xinning‘s oil paintings of Mao Zedong with actresses and other famous figures.

The translations are by Rogier Creemers of China Copyright and Media.

9 October 2006, 11:45, Chen Hua

Everyone, a short briefing, on the matter of the North Korean nuclear tests, it is strictly prohibited to transmit foreign dispatches, standardize copy sources, do not gather news by yourself (VIP interviews, news lines, etc.).

9 October 2006, 16:06, Huang Jing

Everyone, recently, some websites reprinted the posts “Laid-Off Workers’ Song of Eternal Sorrow,” please notify all websites to thoroughly investigate their website forums, news trackers and other interactive columns, if this sort of information is discovered, it is to be deleted without exception.

9 October 2006, 19:09, Chen Hua

Concerning the North Korean nuclear tests, only use People’s Daily and Xinhua copy, earlier China News copy is to be completely deleted and may not be used again, everyone is requested to rapidly adjust their pages.

10 October 2006, 8:50, Chen Hua

All websites, please immediately delete the text “Experts: the Six Party Talks May Go from Coma to Death.”

9 October 2006, 12:43, Beijing Municipal Information Office

I. For news on North Korea’s nuclear tests, only copy from Xinhua and People’s Daily can be used, it is not permitted to use that of China News Net. Open trackers, but they must be managed well, in managing trackers, some principles shall be persisted in: (1) Our country’s persistent position of “non-nuclearization” on the Korean peninsula; (2) The hope of return to the Six Party Talks; (3) All sides deal with this matter soberly; (4) Do not disseminate rumors, do not engage in pointless guessing concerning nuclear pollution.

II. Concerning reporting the case of the Beijing City Vice-Mayor Liu Zhihua, including the process of the case, work units and individuals involved in the case, as well as targets of investigation, etc., only official copy from Xinhua and People’s Daily is to be transmitted online, it is strictly prohibited to use copy from other sources. Strengthen management over forums, news trackers, blogs and mobile telephone messages, all information not conforming to these requirements must be firmly deleted. Situations of non-earnest implementation of these requirements will be severely dealt with.

III. All websites, the 6th Plenum will be organized from the 8th until the 11th. During this time, negative news from all localities and all departments may not appear in the important news section, do not report on sudden malicious incidents and production security accidents.

IV. Abe’s visit to China has an important significance, propaganda and reporting must coordinate with the large picture of our country’s foreign affairs; all websites must timely delete provoking and inciting discussions, and the source of harmful information must be tracked down. For reports concerning the South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun and Japanese Prime Minister Abe visiting China soon, please use Xinhua and People’s Daily copy without exception, and it is not permitted to issue this in the heading position of the important news section; if separate articles are issued on the visits to China by these two people, the information on Roh shall be before information on Abe, and they may respectively be placed in the second and third position of the important news section; if the visit to China of the two persons is reported in one article, the name of Roh must appear before the name of Abe, and it may be placed in the second position of the important news section; trackers and forums must be managed well, it is not permitted to have extreme discussions.

11 October 2006, 10:43, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Huang Jing

All websites, recently after the complete inspection and earnest re-examination by the Hunan provincial, municipal and county judicial departments, it has been ascertained that the accusation in the original case of the original defendant Yang Mingyin, a farmer from Cili County, of the crime of plundering has not been established. In this regard, some websites have engaged in excessive reporting, which was not beneficial to safeguarding social stability in that locality. All relevant websites are requested to speedily calm down their existing reporting, and will immediately push articles to the back stage, they may not play this up, and may no longer publish new reports.

11 October 2006, 10:48, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Yang Le

All websites are to clean up and delete images of the oil paintings “Chairman Mao Living Today” and “Chairman Mao and Actresses” in forums, blogs and other interactive segments, search engines are to set up keywords to shield corresponding links.

11 October 2006, 16:42, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Huang Jing

All websites, please reprint the following articles in the domestic news section of the news center.

Title: Li Chang: We Were Deceived by Li Hongzhang! Address: http://www.kaiwind.com/xlzt/flzx/200609/t8783.htm

Title: Wang Zhiwen: How Was “25 April” Arranged. Address: http://www.kaiwind.com/xlzt/flzx/200609/t9064.htm

Please pay attention to transferring this from Kaiwind.

12 October 2006, 18:37, Beijing Municipal Information Office

Everyone, please immediately put the special subject on the 70th anniversary of the Long March on the main page of websites and the second position of the news page, and report the speeches of Central leading comrades at the opening ceremony of the “Magnificent Feat, Glorious Process – Exhibition Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Victorious Long March of the Chinese Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army” on 16 October.

12 October 2006, 23:11, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Chen Hua

The matter concerning the case of a suicide by jumping off the Tiananmen building today in the afternoon, and the matter of a person burning a gasoline can tonight in Tiananmen Square are not to be reported, interactive segments are not to discuss this.

12 October 2006, 18:37, Beijing Municipal Information Office

Do the propaganda for the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Long March well, the special subject must be put on the main page and on the second position of the news page, timely disseminate focus articles.

13 October 2006, 15;57, Beijing Municipal Information Office

All websites: please set up the title “Central Party School Social Science Department Professor Qin Gang Talks About Building Harmonious Society” in the “Building a Harmonious Society” special subject header, link to http://www.xj71.com/show_video.php?id=31682&type=video. At the same time, the “Building a Harmonious Society” special subject is to be restored to the important news section.

13 October 2006, 20:50, Network Management Office, Duty manager 2

In recent days, there have been relatively many discussions online concerning cancelling Chinese medicine and Chinese drugs, which is not beneficial to protecting the excellent traditional culture of the nation, is not beneficial to the development of our country’s Chinese medicine and Chinese drug undertaking, and is not beneficial to guaranteeing the people’s health. All websites may no longer reprint or post comments concerning cancelling Chinese medicine or Chinese drugs, and may also not set up corresponding topics to guide netizens’ discussions. Where existing content on forums and blogs plays up the cancellation of Chinese medicine and Chinese drugs, measures must be adopted to curb this. All localities’  foreign propaganda offices are requested to notify websites to implement this.

13 October 2006, 20:50, Network Management Office, Duty Manager 2

Please make “Yesterday Reappeared” into keywords and screen searches. Also, the said article may not be reprinted.

13 October 2006, 0:24

Immediately delete articles with the following content on websites (focus on inspecting searches and blog articles), make the following four words into keywords for screening.

A. Born as Renjie B. Li Renjie C. Renjie Reappears D. Renjie and Weihong Reappear

15 October 2006, 22:24, Network Management Office, Duty manager 2

Notice: on the matter of a number of Jilin Agricultural University Visual Arts Faculty teachers having put forward resignations because they are dissatisfied with the school merging faculties and the corresponding incidents triggered by this matter are all to be not reported, where it has been reported, it is to be immediately deleted, forums and blogs are also not to discuss this matter.

2006年10月北京网管办发出的禁令（一）
2006年10月09日11时45分 陈华

各位，提示一下，朝鲜核试验一事，严禁转外电，规范稿源，不要自采（嘉宾访谈，连线等）
2006年10月09日16时06分 黄婧

各网：近期，一些网站转载了《下岗工人长恨歌》的帖文，请即通知各网站彻底清查网站论坛、新闻跟帖等互动性栏目，发现此类信息，一律删除。
2006年10月09日19时09分 陈华

关于朝鲜核试验，只用人民，新华的，此前中新的全部删除并不得再用，请各位速调整各自页面。
2006年10月10日8时50分 陈华

各网，请马上删除《专家：六方会谈可能从休克走向死亡》一文。
2006年10月09日12时43分 北京市新闻办

一：对于朝鲜核试验的新闻，只能用新华、人民的稿件，不允许用中新网。开放跟贴，但要管好，在管理跟贴中应当坚持几个原则：1、我国坚持朝鲜半岛“无核化”的立场；2、希望重新回到六方会谈中来；3、各方冷静处理此事；4、不传播谣言，不对核污染进行无谓的猜测。

二：关于北京市原副市长刘志华案的网上报道包括案件进展、案件涉及到的单位和个人，以及被调查对象等，网站只转发新华社和《人民日报》的正式稿件， 严禁使用其它来源的稿件。 加强对论坛、新闻跟帖、博客、手机短信息的管理，凡与此要求不符的信息必须坚决删除。对不认真执行要求的情况，将要严肃处理。

三：各网：六中全会于8日到11日举行。在此期间,要闻区不要出现各地方、各部门的负面新闻，不报道突发的恶性事件和安全生产事故。

四：安倍访华具有重要意义,宣传报道要配合我国外交大局;各网要及时删除挑动和煽动性言论,对有害信息要查源头。 关于韩国总统卢武铉、日本首相安倍即将访华报道,请一律用新华、人民网稿件,并不得发在要闻区头条位置;如两人访华消息是分别发稿,卢的消息应在安倍消息 之前,可分别放在要闻区二、三条位置;如两人访华是一条消息发布,则卢的名字须在安倍之前,可放在要闻区二条位置；务必管理好跟帖和论坛,不得有过激言 论。
2006年10月11日10时43分 北京市新闻办 黄婧

各网:近期，经湖南省、市、县政法部门全面审查和认真复核，查明原案指控原审被告人慈利县农民杨明银抢劫罪不成立。对此，有的网站做了过量报道，不利于维护当地社会稳定。请有关网站对已有的报道要迅速淡化处理，将稿件立即压至后台，不得炒作，不再刊发新的报道。
2006年10月11日10时48分 北京市新闻办杨乐

各网站清理删除在论坛、博客等互动环节中的油画图片”毛主席活在今天”，”毛主席和女演员”，搜索引擎设关键词屏蔽相关链接。
2006年10月11日16时42分 北京市新闻办黄婧

各网：请在新闻中心国内新闻位置转发以下文章，

标题：李昌：我们被李洪志蒙蔽了！　网址：http://www.kaiwind.com/xlzt/flzx/200609/t8783.htm

标题：王治文:“4?25”是这样安排下去的　网址：http://www.kaiwind.com/xlzt/flzx/200609/t9064.htm

请注明转自凯风网。
2006年10月12日18时37分 北京市新闻办

各位，请马上将长征70周年专题放在网站首页和闻首二条位置，并报好10月16日中央领导同志在”伟大壮举 光辉历程-纪念中国工农红军长征胜利70周年展览”开幕式上的致辞。
2006年10月12日23时11分 北京市新闻办 陈华：

关于今天下午在天安门城楼坠楼一事及今晚一人在天安门广场燃汽油桶一事，一律不报道、互动环节不讨论。
2006年10月12日18时37分 北京市新闻办

做好长征70周年胜利的宣传，专题要放首页和闻首二条位置，重点稿件及时发布。
2006年10月13日15时57分 北京市新闻办黄婧

各网：请在“构建和谐社会”专题头条位置以“中央党校科社部教授秦刚谈构建和谐社会”为题，链接http://www.xj71.com/show_video.php?id=31682&type=video。同时将“构建和谐社会”专题在要闻区恢复。
2006年10月13日20时50分 网管办值班2

近日，网上有关取消中医中药的言论比较多，不利于保护民族优秀传统文化，不利于我国中医药事业的发展，也不利于保障人民健康。各网站不要再转载、贴 发关于取消中医中药的评论，也不要设置相关话题引导网民讨论。对论坛、博客中现有的取消中医中药炒作，要采取措施予以制止。请各地外宣办通知网站执行。

2006年10月13日20时50分 网管办值班2

请将《昨日重现》设为关键字进行搜索删除。并不要转载该文章
202006年10月13日0：24

立即删除网站内含有以下内容的文章（重点检查搜索博客文章），把以下四个词设置为关键词屏蔽。

A.生当作人杰 B.李人杰 C.人杰重现 D.人杰伟鸿重现
2006年10月15日22时24分 网管办值班2

通知：就吉林农业大学视觉艺术学院部分教师因对学校合并院系不满而提出辞职一事及由此事引起的相关事件均不做报道，已报道的立即删除，论坛和博客也不讨论此事。

These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on December 8, 2012 (here).

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Liu Minting wants to avenge her grandfather’s alleged beating.

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 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.

Guangdong Propaganda Department: Do not reprint, report, or comment on the incident of a ten-year-old girl in Hunan challenging the head of the Administration for Industry and Commerce to a fight. (November 27, 2012)

广东省委宣传部：对湖南十岁女孩与工商所长约架一事不转不报不评。

On November 19, 10-year-old Liu Minting was spotted in Lianyuan, Hunan holding a knife in one hand and a sign in the other [zh]. “You hurt my grandpa, I challenge you to a duel,” the sign read. Her grandfather, Liu Chunlin, was allegedly beaten by the vice-director of the local Administration for Industry and Commerce, Yan Huaizhong, on August 17, 2010. Mr. Liu has not received any compensation for his injuries.

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The translations are by Rogier Creemers of China Copyright and Media.

10 August 2006, 9:09, Chai Yue

Today at 9:30 in the morning, Guangming Net will broadcast the Expert Forum on Preventing Online “Wrongdoing” Becoming Common Practice, all websites are requested to link to corresponding reporting of Guangming Net on the front page of websites, please use the content of this Forum to replace the article on “Rubbish Short Message Reporting Hotline” in the important news section of the front page of the news section.

10 August 2006, 14:00, Chai Yue

All search engines are requested to direct all search results including the three characters of “baby soup” to news websites, and manually delete harmful content in search results.

10 August 2006, 16:17, Chai Yue

“Clash Between Shanxi Taiyuan Railway Bureau and Commissioned Selling Points – 2 Yuan to Be Received Per Ticket” is false information, all websites are requested to delete this article.

10 August 2006, 17:52, Chai Yue

Recently, media reporting on the excessively high income in some monopoly sectors has been relatively concentrated, netizen discussion has been extremely ardent. After inspection, some reports and discussions do not completely conform to facts, and furthermore, continued reporting and hot discussion brings a certain influence on social stability. Against this, all websites are requested to achieve the following few points:

I. On reports and articles concerning excessively high income in monopoly sectors, only transmit Xinhua and People’s Daily articles, no longer transmit copy from other sources.

II. Do not actively guide netizen discussion in forums, do not conduct themed discussion, also, do not organize VIP interviews concerning this issue.

III. Existing reports, articles and forum posts online are to be pushed to the backstage without exception.

IV. Rumors, incitement as well as harmful information attacking the Party and the government must be timely blocked and deleted.

11 August 2006, 14:09, Chai Yue

All websites and forums are requested to make “selected works” into a keyword for screening.

11 August 2006, 17:30, Chai Yue

It is reported that the Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi is preparing to visit the Yasukuni Shrine again within the next few days. Concerning this visit, all websites are requested to achieve the following few points when reprinting or reporting: (1) Timely reprint the consistent position of our country’s government in opposing the visit of Koizumi and facing up to historical issues. In the near future, information related to Japan is not to be put in headers, do not make special subjects, do not open trackers, do not issue mobile short messages; (2) Timely reprint relevant comments from Xinhua, People’s Daily, Global Times and the China Youth Daily; (3) Public opinion is only to be directed at Koizumi individually, persons other than Koizumi or successors may not be involved, and the talks or writing of the Japanese Emperor may not be involved; (4) Strengthen effective supervision and control over forums, blogs, news trackers and other interactive columns. Discussions that incite troublemaking, successive name-signing, rumor-mongering, abuse and other extreme discussions must be timely deleted and blocked.

At the end of August, the president of Venezuela, Chavez, will conduct the 4th State Visit to our country, all websites shall stress the objective reporting of the visit activities itself when they reprint or report this. The anti-American discourse of Chavez may be appropriately and objectively reported, but it may not be excessively played up, do not comment on it, do not link it up with formulations of the sort of “Great Anti-America Link-Up.” All websites must, at the same time as timely reprinting copy form main central news work units, strengthen management over forums, news trackers, blogs and other interactive columns, timely block and delete all sorts of harmful information that do not conform to the above requirements.

11 August 2006, 22:03, Chen Hua

Everyone, posts related to “secret of Lin Biao’s diaries and files uncovered” are to be deleted, and it is to be made into a keyword for screening; concerning the matter of achengguancadre in Haidian, Beijing being stabbed, no reports are to be made without exception. This has already been sent to online service platforms, please receive this and deal with it.

12 August 2006, 11:20, Huang Jing

Recently, a few overseas media reported some information concerning the Beijing Municipal Grain Bureau purchasing 290,000 tons of old grain, and selling it again in 2006. The Beijing Municipal Grain Bureau news spokesperson pointed out: this information is gravely inconsistent with the facts. All websites are required to timely investigate whether or not rumors with corresponding information are present on their sites, and timely delete it. Keywords include “Beijing Municipality,” “Grain Bureau,” “old grain,” “Lu Hao,” etc.

12 August 2006, 12:00, Huang Jing

Everyone, please immediately begin to clean up classifieds concerning illegal installation of household satellite television in your websites, forums and blogs. All search engines will make “Beijing household satellite television installation” and “household satellite television installation” into keywords for screening.

13 August 2006, 12:50, Chai Yue

Everyone, please speedily clean up rumors concerning Vice-Mayor Lu Hao purchasing old grain according to propaganda requirements, at present, large amounts of rumour articles can still be searched for on many websites, please use keywords to screen for this in searches, naturally keywords cannot only be “old grain,” the propaganda requirements for platforms have been written clearly, these are also “Beijing Municipal Grain Bureau” and “Lu Hao.” Deal with discussions related to Lang Xianping, etc.

13 August 2006, 13:03, Chai Yue

1. All websites are requested to change “Hunan Provincial Committee Collects the Popular Will from the Entire World” into “CCP Hunan Provincial Committee Collects the Popular Will Broadly from the People in the Entire Province.”

2. Concerning the matter of a chengguan cadre being stabbed in Haidian, Beijing, please strictly control posts, the orientation absolutely must be to condemn the murderer, fingers may not be pointed at urban management cadres.

13 August 2006, 15:50, Chai Yue

“Private Reception of Foreign Television in Beijing May Be Subject to Criminal Liability”

Please control negative comments on trackers concerning this news item.

14 August 2006, 16:34, Network Management Office

All websites are required to pay attention: please do not transmit reports concerning ticketing issues during the Beijing Olympics Period; if ticketing issues are touched upon in reports concerning the Olympics, please only transmit them after deleting the part concerning the issue of ticketing; where it cannot be deleted, do not reprint the said report with the part involving ticketing issues.

15 August 2006, 8:30, Network Management Office

All websites are requested to publish this article on the top of the domestic news section of the main page of the news centre, and manage posts well. http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2006-08-14/14009745137s.shtml, Beijing Municipal Party Committee Secretary Liu Qi visits the relatives of chengguan personnel who died in the line of duty.

15 August 2006, 9:01, Network Management Office

All websites are requested to put the two articles “Koizumi Visits Yasukuni Shrine Again Today” and “Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Protests Strongly” on the main page of websites and a large header in the news centre. Only use Xinhua and People’s Daily copy. Manage trackers well.

15 August 2006, 11:23, Network Management Office

All websites are requested to add the following keywords again: large dish receiver, large dish, large satellite dish, television reception dish, television dish, non-dish receiver, non-dish satellite receiver, satellite dish, little ear satellite aerial, satellite antenna installation, please ensure that there are no search results for all keywords that require to be screened.

18 August 2006, 9:14, Network Management Office

Information concerning Jung Chang’s book Mao: The Unknown Story is to be deleted without exception!

18 August 2006, 17:23, Network Management Office

Please search for and delete the post “Statement Concerning the Demand to Immediately Cease the Detention of Doctor Xu Zhiyong” in forums.

18 August 2006, 19:58, Network Management Office

Matters related to the book The Spring of Weeping Blood of which the Beijing Municipal Ruibo Times Cultural Center organized the compilation, are not to be disseminated or reported, all search organs shall make “Beijing Municipal Ruibo Times Cultural Center” and “The Spring of Weeping Blood” into keywords for screening.

2006年8月北京网管办发出的禁令（二）
2006年8月10日09时08分 柴玥

今天上午9：30，光明网将直播“防止网上‘恶搞’成风专家座谈会”（http://www.gmw.cn/content/wseg.htm），请各网站在首页链接光明网的相关报道，并用此座谈会内容替代现新闻中心首页要闻区中“垃圾短信举报热线”一稿。
2006年8月10日14时00分 柴玥

请各搜索引擎将包含有“婴儿汤”三个字的所有搜索结果全部指向新闻网站，并手工删除现结果中的不良内容。
2006年8月10日16时17分 柴玥

《山西太原铁路局与代售点起冲突 每张票要收2元》为假消息，请各网删除此稿。
2006年8月10日17时52分 柴玥

近期以来，媒体对某些垄断行业收入过高问题报道比较集中，网民讨论十分热烈。经核实，有些报道和言论并不完全符合事实，而且，持续的报道和热议给社会稳定带来一定的影响。对此，请各网做到如下几点：

一、关于垄断行业收入过高之类的报道和文章，只转新华社和人民日报文章，不再转发其他来源稿件。

二、论坛中不主动引导网民讨论，不要进行点题讨论，也不组织有关此问题的嘉宾访谈。

三、网上现有有关报道文章和论坛帖文一律压至后台。

四、对造谣、煽动以及攻击党和政府的有害信息，要及时封堵和删除。
2006年8月11日14时09分 柴玥

请各网站论坛都把“文选”设为关键字屏蔽
2006年8月11日17时38分柴玥

●据悉，日本首相小泉准备于近日再次参拜靖国神社。对此次参拜请各网在转载报道时做到如下几方面：（一）及时转载我国政府反对小泉参拜、正视历史问 题的一贯立场和日本社会各界健康的声音。近期涉日消息不作头条、不作专题、不开跟帖、不发手机短信；（二）及时转载新华社、人民日报、环球时报、中国青年 报的有关评论；（三）舆论矛头只对准小泉个人，不要涉及小泉以外的人或继任者，不要涉及日本天皇谈话笔录等。（四）加强对论坛、博客、新闻跟帖等互动栏目 的有效监控。对煽动闹事、串联签名、造谣谩骂等过激言论要及时删除和封堵。

●8月下旬，委内瑞拉总统查维斯将对我国进行第四次国事访问，各网在转载报道时应侧重对访问活动自身的客观报道。对查维斯的反美言论可作适当客观报 道，但不要过分渲染，不作评论，不与”反美大串联”之类说法挂钩。各网站在及时转载中央主要新闻单位稿件的同时，要加强对论坛、新闻跟帖、博客等互动栏目 的管理，及时封堵和删除与上述要求不符的各类有害信息。
2006年8月11日22时03分 陈华

各位，有关“林彪日记档案揭秘”相关贴文删除，各搜索设为关键词屏蔽; 有关今天北京海淀一城管干部被刺伤一事一律不报道。已发网上服务平台，请查收并办。
2006年8月12日11时20分 黄婧

近期,海外个别媒体报道了一些关于北京市粮食局采购29万吨陈化粮,又在2006年售出的消息.北京市粮食局新闻发言人指出:此消息与事实严重不符.请各网站及时清查本网站是否有相关内容的谣言,并及时删除.关键词有”北京市”\”粮食局”\”陈化粮”\”陆昊”等.
2006年8月12日12时00分 黄婧

各位，请马上开始清理各自己网站、论坛、博客中关于非法安装家用卫星电视的小广告。各搜索将“北京家用卫星电视安装”、“家用卫星电视安装”设为关键词屏蔽。
2006年8月13日12时50分 柴玥

各位，关于陆昊副市长购进陈化粮的谣言，请按照宣传要求迅速清理一下，目前多家网站还能搜索出大量谣言文章，请用关键词在搜索里屏蔽一下，当然关键字不只是陈化粮，平台的宣传要求写清楚了，还有北京市粮食局、陆昊。朗咸平的有关言论都处理一下。
2006年8月13日13时03分 柴玥

1．请各网将将《湖南省委向全球征集民意》改为《中共湖南省委面向全省民众广泛征集民意》。

2．有关北京海淀一城管干部被刺伤一事，请严格控制跟帖，导向一定要谴责凶手，不要把矛头指向城管干部。
2006年8月13日15时50分柴玥

北京私接境外电视可被追究刑事责任

这条新闻的跟帖请控制负面评论。
2006年8月14日16时35分 网管办

请各网注意：请不要转载有关北京奥运会期间票务问题的报道；如有关奥运会的报道中涉及票务问题，请删除关于票务问题的部分再转载；如无法删除，就不转载部分涉及票务问题的该篇报道。
2006年8月15日08时30分 网管办

请各网站将此稿发在新闻中心首页国内新闻上部，管好跟贴http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2006-08-14/14009745137s.shtml 北京市委书记刘淇看望殉职城管家属
2006年8月15日09时01分 网管办

请各网将《小泉今日再次参拜靖国神社》、《 中国外交部强烈抗议》两稿放在网站首页，新闻中心大头条。只用新华社、人民日报稿件。管理好跟帖。
2006年8月15日11时23分 网管办

请各网再添加以下关键词：大锅接收器 、大锅、 卫星大锅 、电视接收锅、 电视锅 、无锅接收器、 无锅卫星接收器、 卫星锅 、小耳朵卫星天线、 卫星天线安装，请将所有要求屏蔽的关键词做到搜索无结果。
2006年8月18日09时14分 网管办

关于张戎著《毛泽东不为人知的故事》的消息一律删除!
2006年8月18日17时23分 网管办

请在论坛内查并找删除〈关于要求立即解除对许志永博士羁押的声明〉的帖文。
2006年8月18日19时58分 网管办

有关北京市瑞博时代文化中心组织编写《泣血的春天》一书相关事宜不传播不报道，各搜索引擎将”北京市瑞博时代文化中心”、《泣血的春天》设关键词屏蔽

These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on December 3, 2012 (here).

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The trend even came to the attention of the U.S. Naval Air Forces, who seized the chance to take a jab at China’s novice status in the aircraft carrier club:

Interesting trend taking hold of “Shootering” ow.ly/fGwUx, Funny we’ve had people striking that pose for ~100 yrs@b_fung

— flynavy (@flynavy) November 29, 2012

Chinese political cartoonists have caught on, too, tackling more serious issues with this lighthearted meme:

Artist: Dashix

“Soar!” a corrupt official exhorts a hungry student, clinging to his “nutritious lunch” as he pads down the runway. The Yangcheng Evening News reported on Monday that the school system in Fenghuang County, Hunan saves about six million yuan per year by spending only two yuan per student on lunches of the allocated three. Children get only a box of milk and a palm-sized piece of bread [zh]. The school system claims it is following government regulation on expenditures. In Dashix’s illustration, the tear in a boy’s eye gets an official drooling.

Artist: Gouben

A victorious mistress lets a government seal fly as she stands on top of Chongqing official Lei Zhengfu while training a tape recorder on him. Screenshots of sex tapes surfaced this week, costing Lei his job and possibly implicating former city police chief Wang Lijun. Peering over his mistress’ bra, Lei is horrified to find his own government seal is now impotent.

Artist: so7os

China’s conscience was rattled this month by the death of five boys in Guizhou. Missing for weeks, their bodies were found in a dumpster, where they had died of carbon monoxide poisoning from the fire they lit inside. “Brothers, it’s nice and warm in here!” says a younger boy, in a tragic flight of fancy. “Let’s sleep–I’m closing the cabin door. This is our spaceship!” The “Guizhou Five” remind many Chinese of the Hans Christian Andersen story “The Little Match Girl,” once taught to schoolchildren as an example of the evils of capitalist society. The dumpster displays the slogan, “Everyone pitch in and fight to be civilized” (人人动手参 个个争当文明).

Artist: Pearl Forest

Politicians “speak south and head north.”

Artist: Lao Jue

In his opening remarks at the 18th Party Congress, Hu Jintao stressed that China should “not walk the old path of the closed and rigid, nor the evil path of changing flags and allegiances” (既不走封闭僵化的老路、也不走改旗易帜的邪路) “We Are Walking on the Correct Path” (我们走在正路上) shows seven naked men march proudly across a narrow bridge. They are the new seven-member Politburo Standing Committee, which debuted at the end of the Congress. Chinese cartoonists typically cannot depict political leaders in print, but Lao Jue is afforded a wider latitude by the Internet.

Artist: Kuang Biao

Lao Jue makes China’s journey across the river seem like a lark, but in Kuang Biao’s depiction, Xi Jinping is struggling with the hammer and sickle over one shoulder and the burden of the economy over the other while “groping for stones to cross the river” (摸着石头过河).

Artist: Jiu’an

Xi Jinping prays before jailed tweeter Zhai Xiaobing (aka @stariver), his Standing Committee zombies in tow. Zhai was detained on November 7 for a tweet comparing Final Destination 6 to the 18th Party Congress. “Dear Lord, we beg you to free Star River… Boo hoo… Black humor, this cartoon is just kidding!”

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The translations are by Rogier Creemers of China Copyright and Media.

11 June 2006, 15:00, Network Management Office, Duty manager

Concerning the matter of the Beijing Vice-Mayor Liu Zhihua, water it down, only reprint Xinhua copy, do not change titles, do not put it on main pages of websites and the important news sections of websites, do not set up special subject sections, do not make corresponding links, do not set up commentary trackers, it may be put in the lower part of the domestic news section in the news center. Forums, blogs, trackers and other interactive segments are not to post or discuss this, do not send short messages.

12 June 2006, 15:52, Network Management Office, Duty manager

Everyone: For reporting the Shanghai Cooperation Summit, only use Xinhua copy, do not transmit copy from other sources; it is especially not permitted to reprint non-standard source copy that discloses the contradictions and disagreements between the member states; do not say that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is an anti-United States organization; forums and blogs also can only use Xinhua copy for posts, and are not permitted to issue copy with other content, where matters are discovered that do not conform to the above requirements, they are to be deleted without exception;

Reports concerning the situation in Thailand must maintain neutrality, and not comment or play up the political situation, it is not permitted to use or post information from foreign media and websites.

12 June 2006, 16:55, Network Management Office, Duty manager

No website may reprint all sorts of “Protect the Diaoyu Islands” or “Occupy the Diaoyu Islands” activities in the near future, forums and blogs may also not post this sort of information.

13 June 2006, 15:38, Chen Hua

Concerning the matter of Liu Zhihua, without exception use Xinhua copy, everyone is requested to investigate their own websites for whether or not articles from the China Industry and Commerce Times are present, if they are, delete them without exception, the finance and economics channel is to be especially notified.

13 June 2006, 9:59, Network Management Office, Duty manager

Everyone, please place the special subject of “running the web in a civilized manner” on the main page of present websites and in the part for running the web in a civilized manner, in the second line of the important news section of the news center, juxtapose it with the science and technology Olympics and the red meetings, the article of Zheng Peimin may be moved to the backstage.

14 June 2006, 11:12, Chen Hua

In the last few days, posts concerning “college entrance exam questions were leaked in a number of districts in Liaoning” appeared forum, news trackers and blogs, creating a harmful social influence. All websites are requested to not print news and comment related to this matter, it is not to be discussed in forums, and existing articles and posts must be deleted.

15 June 2006, 15:26, Network Management Office, Duty manager

“New Countryside Construction Triggers a Wave of Overseas Fact-Finding Trips, 30.000 Chinese Officials Go to Korea for Study,” published by the Caijing Times is false information. All websites are requested to delete this article, where there are relevant posts in forums, these must also be timely deleted.

15 June 2006, 15:37, Network Management Office, Duty manager

Stressed: For reports on the Shanghai Cooperation Summit, only use Xinhua copy, copy from other sources may not be used without exception, it is strictly prohibited to edit or translate foreign media information; close news trackers on information on the Shanghai Cooperation Summit; discussions on forums and blogs concerning the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are limited to posting of official Xinhua copy, do not open trackers; delete posts in forums that attack the Summit, attack the preparation work for the Summit, believe that this Summit is opposition to the United States, as well as debates on Iran, Pakistan and this Summit.

15 June 2006, 22:07, Chen Hua

Concerning information on the accident of a military transport plane, only transmit Xinhua copy, no news trackers may be set up, forums are limited to posting official Xinhua copy, do not discuss.

16 June 2006, 18:33, Network Management Office, Duty manager

Some media reprinted information on “sudden scandal about adding sports points in the Hunan college entrance exam.” In order to guarantee the smooth process of higher education student recruitment work, and safeguard social stability, all websites are no longer to reprint this report, forums and trackers, etc., are also not to discuss this matter.

16 June 2006, 19:33, Fan Tao

All websites are requested to investigate whether or not there are posts in forums and blogs concerning a folk organization in Guilin attacking a Xinjiang pickpocket and criminal (images and text), and speedily delete this post and corresponding posts.

17 June 2006, 14:31, Chen Hua

Everyone, do not set up forums, blogs or trackers on taxis and drivers without exception, do not discuss corresponding topics. All are requested to deal with this.

17 June 2006, 18:35, Chen Hua

Everyone, in recent times, not a few reports and posts have emerged online concerning “death through overwork” of the Shenzhen employee Hu Xinyu, all websites are requested to no longer transmit this sort of articles, existing articles must be completely pushed to the back stage, do not post articles concerning the “death through overwork” of Hu Xinyu in forums and blogs.

19 June 2006, 9:11, Lu Chao

Internal information: there is a rumor that there will be a taxi driver strike on 1 July, please strengthen control over corresponding information, if there is information, timely give it to us, telephone: 85223522.

 

2006年6月北京网管办发出的禁令（二）

2006年6月11日15时00分 网管办值班

关于北京副市长刘志华一事，淡化处理，只转新华社通稿，不改标题，不放网站首页和新闻中心要闻区，不建专题，不作相关链接，不开评论跟贴，可放新闻中心国内新闻下部。论坛、博客、贴吧等互动环节不贴发，不讨论，不发短信。

2006年6月12日15时52分 网管办值班

各位：上海合作峰会的报道，只用新华社的，不得转发其他来源的；特别不许转载那些披露成员国之间矛盾和分歧的非规范稿源用稿；不要把上合组织说成是对抗美国的组织；论坛、博客也只能帖发新华社通稿，不得帖发其他内容的稿件，发现与上述要求不符的一律删除；

涉及泰国局势的报道要守中立，对其政局不评论、不炒作、不得引用、帖发境外媒体和网站的消息；

2006年6月12日16时55分 网管办值班

各网站不要转载近期的各种“保钓”“登钓”活动，论坛、博客也不得帖发此类信息

2006年6月13日15时38分 陈华

关于刘志华的事，一律用新华社的稿件，今天有中华工商时报的稿子请大家清查自家网站，如有，一律删除，特别通知财经频道。

2006年6月13日09时59分 网管办值班

各位，请将“文明办网”专题放在目前网站首页和新闻中心要闻区二条的文明办网位置中，与科技奥运、红色会议并列，郑培民的可转入后台。

2006年6月14日11时12分 陈华

这几天，论坛、新闻跟帖及博客中出现有关”辽宁高考部分地区泄题”的贴文，造成不良社会影响。请各网站不刊发有关此事的新闻和评论，论坛中不讨论，已有文章和帖文即作删除处理。

2006年6月15日15时26分 网管办值班

《财经时报》刊发的“新农村建设引发出国考察潮 三万中国官员将赴韩学习”为虚假消息。请各网站删除此稿，论坛中有关帖文也要及时删除。

2006年6月15日15时37分 网管办值班

强调：上合峰会的报道只使用新华社稿件，其他来源稿件一律不得使用，严禁编译境外媒体消息；关闭上合峰会消息的新闻跟帖；论坛、博客中关于上海合作 组织峰会的讨论仅限于贴发新华社正式稿件，不开跟帖；清除论坛中攻击峰会，攻击峰会准备工作，认为这次峰会是与美国的对抗，以及议论伊朗、巴基斯坦参与这 次峰会的帖文。

2006年6月15日22时07分 陈华

关于军用运输机失事的消息只转发新华社稿，不得开设新闻跟贴，论坛只限于贴发新华社正式新闻稿，不议论

2006年6月16日18时33分 网管办值班

有媒体转载”湖南高考体育加分暴丑闻”消息。为确保高考招生工作顺利进行，维护社会稳定，各网站不再转载该篇报道，论坛贴吧等也不讨论此事。

2006年6月16日19时33分 范 涛

请各网清查一下论坛或博客中是否有关于桂林民间组织打击新疆小偷犯罪(图并文)的帖文,如发现,迅速删除此帖文及相关跟帖.

2006年6月17日14时31分 陈华

各位，一律不开设出租车及司机相关论坛、博客、帖吧，不讨论相关话题。请各自清理。

2006年6月17日18时35分 陈华

各位，近一段时间以来，网上有不少关于深圳员工胡新宇”过劳死”的报道和帖文，请各网站不再转发此类文章，已有的要全部压到后台，论坛和博客中也不要贴发有关胡新宇”过劳死”的文章。

2006年6月19日09时11分 卢超

内部消息：7月1日有出租司机传言罢工 ，请加强相关信息监控，有消息及时报给我，电话：85223522

These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on November 27, 2012 (here).

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12 May 2006, 23:40, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Chen Hua

Everyone, this has been notified in the afternoon, and is now stressed. When reprinting articles criticizing the “No Worries” theater group’s destruction of the environment, do not reprint articles linking this matter with Chen Kaige’s participation in the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony, websites may not report or track netizens’ name-signing activities concerning this matter. All articles and pages that are inconsistent with the above requirements must be speedily removed.

14 May 2006, 10:40, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao

All websites are requested to speedily delete the article “Many Hugely Corrupt High Officials Convicted to Suspended Death Sentence, Evoking Challenges,” where special subjects have already been made, please delete them speedily.

15 May 2006, 13:24, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao

All websites are requested to use the Qianlong article Beijing Network Media Association Openly Recruits 200 Network Supervision Staff to replace the present header of “Initiating the Wind of Network Civilization,” and place a summary on the main page of websites. Please reprint another Qianlong article Silicon Valley Drives the Start of ‘IT Websites Run the Web in a Civilized Manner’ Activities in the second line of the header at the same time, and put an abstract in the important news section of the news centre. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.

15 May 2006 (Monday), 16:01

A communication from Chen Hua on revising the above notice:

Everyone, please delete the sentence “with the authorization of the State Council Information Office” from the present article “IT Specialist Websites Establish ‘Civilized Network Association,’” other matters are not changed.

14 May 2006, 18:00, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Huo

The case of the “China Caijing News Magazine” journalist Yang Xiaoqing, who is suspected of extortion is in the process of being tried. In view of the fact that this case is relatively sensitive and complex, concerning information related to this case, websites are requested to only transmit Xinhua copy and information from Hunan Red Net, do not reprint articles from other sources, forums are also not to post this sort of articles.

14 May 2006, 18:00, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Huo

Concerning information on civil servants’ salary adjustment, websites are only to reprint Xinhua copy, it is strictly prohibited to reprint information from any other source, forums are also not to reprint this sort of article, where the Dagong Daily article “Civil Servant Salary Structures Will Be Changed” and others have been reprinted, they must be immediately deleted. Management must be strengthened, all sorts of information, posts and commentary that does not conform to the above requirements must be timely deleted.

16 May 2006, 12:45, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao

“Netizens Issue Information Agreement” (Discussion draft – see attachment for content):

I. In the near future, the Municipal Information Office will roll out a model for the agreement, and provide for strict management measures;

II. All websites bear the first responsibility to notify netizens to jointly abide by this agreement;

III. The text of this agreement will have comprehensive requirements in the regulatory, netizen self-discipline and propaganda areas;

IV. This agreement will at the same time protect to the largest extent the rights and interests of netizens to participate regularly in discussions;

V. Before and after the text of this agreement is made public, all relevant departments and work personnel of companies are requested to strictly grasp the scale of discussions.

19 May 2006, 8:50, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao

All websites, pay attention, all those having opened trackers on the article “Persisting in Uniting as One and Looking Ahead – Reviewing the Historical Discussion on Deng Xiaoping and Other Older Generation Revolutionaries Concerning Correctly Dealing with the ‘Cultural Revolution,’” please close trackers. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.

19 May 2006, 14:54, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao

Immediately delete that Beijing taxi prices will rise to 2 yuan per kilometer tomorrow.

19 May 2006, Fan Tao

All websites are requested to put the information published by Qianlong Net on the taxi price adjustment (http://beijing.qianlong.com/3825/2006/05/19/134@3182655.htm) in the middle of the important news section, do not make it into a header, close trackers.

19 May 2006, 17:02, Fan Tao

No online reports are to be made of the film Summer Palace that participated in the Cannes Film Festival without permission, do not reprint this sort of information or comments, websites are also not to interview or report on the main creators of Summer Palace. If the content of articles on the Cannes Film Festival involves the film Summer Palace, websites are also requested to reprint or report this, this sort of article is not to be posted on forums, blogs or trackers.

20 May 2006, 18:37, Fan Tao, Municipal Information Office

Please immediately close news trackers on reports concerning the repatriation of Lai Changxing.

Please delete information that the original version of the Mao Zedong portrait will be sold at auction.

2006年5月北京网管办发出的禁令（二）

2006年5月12日23 时40分北京市新闻办公室 陈华

各位，下午通知这，再强调一下。转发批评“无极”剧组破坏环境稿件时，不转发把这一事件与陈凯歌参与2008年奥运会开幕式挂钩的稿件，网站不报道、贴发网民有关此事的签名活动。凡与上述要求不一致的稿件、页面要迅速撤除。

2006年5月14日10时40分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛

请各网迅速删除”多名巨贪高官被判死缓引发质疑”一稿,已经做专题请迅速删除.

2006年5月15日13 时24分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛

请各网用千龙网的稿件《北京网络媒体协会公开征集200名网络监督员》（http://beijing.qianlong.com/3825 /2006/05/15/178@3171683.htm）替换目前“大兴网络文明之风”的头条，并在网站首页做提要。请同时在专题二条位置放千龙网另一 稿件《硅谷动力发起“IT网站文明办网”活动 》（http://beijing.qianlong.com/3825/2006/05/15/178@3171702.htm）并在新闻中心要闻区做 提要。收到请回复，谢谢。

2006-5-15 (星期一) 16:01

转达陈华对上一个通知的修改：

各位，请将目前“IT专业网站成立“文明办网联盟”一稿中，“经国家新闻办公室授权”这句话去掉，其他不变

2006年5月14日18时 北京市新闻办公室 霍

《中国产经新闻报》记者阳小青涉嫌敲诈勒索一案，目前正在审理中。鉴于此案比较敏感、复杂，有关此案的消息，请网站只转发新华社通稿和湖南红网的消息，不转发其他来源的稿件，论坛也不贴发此类文章。

2006年5月14日18时 分 北京市新闻办公室 霍

有关公务员工资调整的消息，网站只转发新华社通稿，严禁转发其他任何来源消息，论坛也不转发此类文章，已转的大公报“公务员工资结构将有改变”等文要立即撤除。要加强管理，凡与上述要求不符的各类消息、帖文、评论要及时删除。

2006年5月16日12时45分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛

《网民发布信息协议》（讨论稿—–内容见附件）

一，近期市新闻办将出台协议范本，规定严厉管理措施；

二，各网站承担通知网民共同遵守该协议的第一责任人；

三，该协议文本具有法规、网民自律与宣传方面的综合要求；

四，该协议同时包含最大限度保护网民正常参与讨论的权益；

五，该协议文本出台前后请公司各相关部门及工作人员严格掌握言论尺度；

2006年5月19日8时50分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛

各网注意：凡对《坚持团结一致向前看——重温邓小平等老一辈革命家关于正确对待“文化大革命”历史的论述》一文开有跟帖的，请关闭跟帖。收到请回复，谢谢。

2006年5月19日14时54分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛

北京出租车租价明起上调为2元/公里，马上删除。

2006年5月19日16 时 分 范涛

千龙网已经发布出租车调价消息（http://beijing.qianlong.com/3825/2006/05/19/134@3182655.htm）请各网放要闻中部，不做大头条，关闭跟帖。

2006年5月19日17时02分 范涛

对未经批准到戛纳电影节参评的电影《颐和园》网上不作报道，不转载此类消息、评论，网站也不采访报道《颐和园》主创人员。如戛纳电影节稿件涉及电影《颐和园》的内容，也请网站不要转载、报道，论坛、博客、跟帖不贴发此类稿件。

2006年5月20日18时 37 分 范涛 市网宣办

关于遣返赖昌星的报道，请立即关闭新闻跟贴。

请删除毛泽东画像母本将被拍卖的消息。

These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on November 24, 2012 (here).

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28 February 2006

Please remove the report “Drunken Police Officer in Fushun, Liaoning, Who Beat Taxi Driver to Death and Threw Body into the Wild Convicted to Death” to the back stage tomorrow.

Concerning the matter of business proprietor rights defense in Huanan New City, Guangzhou, if there is harmful information inciting mass incidents in forums, please delete it.

All websites must earnestly implement the requirements of not engaging in online civil mediation revolving around the “Two Sessions,” and not to jointly report on matters with traditional media.

Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.

21 February 2006

Last Friday, propaganda requirements concerning the new countryside construction have been transmitted to everyone, everyone is requested to perform matters according to the notifications at the meeting, and make timely and prominent propaganda on the front pages of websites. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.

A notice from Fan Tao was received:

1, Please issue the text Scientifically Exploring the Issue of the Scale of Chinese Government Officials that was recently published on People’s Daily online in a clear position on the front page of websites, transfer it onto and recommend it on forums, the title may not be changed when reprinting. Please strengthen management over trackers and forums at the same time, guide corresponding discussion well, timely delete harmful discussion. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.

2. Today, there is a piece of information called “Many Household Heads Create Uproar with the Tianhe District Government, Guangzhou, Threatening with Suicide,” all websites are requested to not adopt this, where it has already been transmitted, please delete it immediately!

17 February 2006

Notice concerning reporting the postal structure reform and postal legal revision work:

The revision of the “Postal Law” is extremely sensitive and complex, it involves a broad scope and many personnel, and some professional areas directly involve national information security. To report postal structure reform, the revision of the “Postal Law” and other major issues websites are only to use Xinhua copy, and are strictly prohibited to use copy from other sources, forums are also not to discuss this. No reports may be transferred without exception on “news conferences” organized by people-run or foreign-invested rapid delivery companies and distributed information and copy. Management over news forums, news trackers, blogs and other interactive columns must be strengthened, timely remove information not corresponding to the above requirements.

(2) Do not play up the incident in which our engineers were attacked in Pakistan. Report more on the domestic concern and regard on this matter, and the work done by our corresponding departments, appropriately report the efforts made by the Pakistani side in arresting the murderers. Only transfer copy from Xinhua, People’s Daily and other main central news work units, forums may not discuss this, strengthen management over interactive columns, inciting discussions and other harmful content must be timely deleted.

10 February 2006

Received a notice from Fan Tao: The issue of finished petroleum product price changes may not be reported or played up without approval!

10 February 2006

All websites may without exception not report the so-called “new share distribution and marketization management rules,” it may not be discussed in forums, please strictly implement requirements!

9 February 2006

Recently, some websites greatly played up the matter of the so-called “prostitute diary” of a Hunan lady university student, gravely violating social morals, this must be firmly stopped. Websites may not transmit information and comments on the so-called “prostitute diary,” forums may also not discuss this, corresponding online articles, comments and posts must be immediately deleted.

9 February 2006

Concerning the “Denmark cartoon” incident, all websites are requested to not set up special subjects, do not set up trackers, please use Xinhua copy when transmitting. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you!

5 February 2006

Concerning the matter of European newspaper cartoons triggering Muslim protests, begin to cool this down, do not play it up, only transmit central focus news website copy for corresponding reporting, do not make large headlines, control tracker numbers within 200 items, do not conduct VIP interviews, if there are reports on reflections from domestic Muslims, they are not to be published without exception.

 

2006年2月北京网管办发出的禁令
2006-02-28

“辽宁抚顺警察醉酒打死出租车司机抛尸荒野被判死刑”的报道，明天请撤到后台。

有关广州华南新城业主维权一事，如论坛中有煽动群体性事件的有害信息，请删除。

各网站要认真执行不围绕“两会”搞网民调查、不与传统媒体搞报道联动的要求。

收到请回复，谢谢。
2006-02-21

上周五，向大家传达了关于新农村建设的宣传要求，请大家按会上通知做好，在网站首页及时突出宣传。收到请回复，谢谢。

接范涛通知：

1.请在网站首页明显位置转发人民网近日刊登的《科学地探讨中国政府公务员规模问题》一文（文章链 接：http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/4124916.html），并在论坛转发、推荐，转发时不要更改标 题。请同时加强对跟帖和论坛的管理，引导好相关评论，及时删除有害言论。收到请回复，谢谢。

2.今天有一篇消息“多名家长大闹广州天河区政府 以自杀相威胁(图)”请各网站不要采用，已经转载的，请即可删除！
2006-02-17

1、关于邮政体制改革和邮政法修订工作的报道通知

《邮政法》的修订十分敏感、复杂，涉及范围广，人员多，有些业务领域直接涉及国家信息安全。有关邮政体制改革和《邮政法》修订等重大问题的报道，网 站只使用新华社通稿，严禁使用其他来源稿件，论坛也不讨论。对民营、外资速递公司举办的“新闻发布会”和散发的消息、稿件，一律不得转载报道。要加强对新 闻论坛、新闻跟贴、博客等互动栏目的管理，及时撤除与上述要求不符的相关信息。

2、对我工程师在巴遇袭事件，不炒作。多报道国内对此事的关心，重视和我相关部门所做的工作，适当报道巴方为缉拿凶手所做的努力。只转载新华社、人民日报等中央主要新闻单位的稿件，论坛中不要讨论，加强互动栏目的管理，对煽动性言论等有害信息要及时删除。
2006-02-10

接范涛通知：成品油价格改革问题，未经批准不得报道，不得炒做！
2006-02-10

各网站一律不要报道所谓“新股发行并上市的管理办法”，论坛中不要讨论，请严格执行要求！
2006-02-09

最近，一些网站围绕所谓湖南一女大学生的“妓女日记”大肆炒作，严重违背社会公德，要坚决制止。网站不得转载所谓“妓女日记”的消息和评论，论坛也不讨论，网上相关文章、评论、帖文要立即撤除。
2006-02-09

关于“丹麦漫画”事件，请各网站不要设专题，不要开设跟贴，转载请使用新华社通稿。收到请回复，谢谢！
2006-02-05

关于欧州报纸漫画引发穆斯林抗议一事，开始降温，不炒，相关报导只转中央重点新闻网站稿件，不作大头条，控制跟贴数量200条以内，不做嘉宾访谈，如有国内穆斯林反应的报导一律不发。

These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on November 16, 2012 (here).

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DiDaoqin: Cable from the Hunan Huaihua Municipal Party Committee: Japanese Cars Banned from Road September 17-19: The Huaihua Municipal Party Committee gives notice in the cable below that all brands of Japanese cars are barred from driving on the road from September 17 through 19. All units must park their cars in a safe location to guarantee protection! Those who do not take this warning seriously and who find themselves in an accident will have the party involved and the concerned leaders investigated for blame.

丁道勤：【湖南怀化市委发电：17日至19日禁止日系车辆上路行驶】湖南怀化市委办公室下发通知，9月17日至19日禁止日系车辆上路行驶，各单位要将车辆停放在安全的地方，确保车辆安全！不认真落实通知要求发生安全事故的，将追究当事人和有关领导的责任。

Via CDT Chinese.

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LouIt_246seven8: I went in and snatched a bunch of cell phones… not to mention necklaces…

Toast2OldTimes: Could you send me a little present?

2ndCareNotover: Did you get an iPhone?

LouIt_246seven8: 2ndCareNotover: Oh yeah~ I got 3… from the counter.

LouIt_246seven8: I demonstrated on the streets today. Went to Pinghe Hall [Changsha, Hunan Province] and took some phones and some necklaces… better yet, got the iPhone 4s…

Left: Staring in shock
Right: Pretending he didn’t see

Lao Tan’s Pickle Chicken

During the Protests: 1) Shout “the Diaoyu Islands are China’s” and get 10% off. 2) Shout “Japan is China’s, too” and get [cut off]

Pattad staunchly supports sovereignty over the “Diaoyu Islands”

Customers who yell the “Diaoyu Islands” are China’s get 15% off

Yell “Japan is China’s, too” and get 20% off

Always be on guard and defend the Diaoyu Islands! Be ready to destroy the invading enemy at any moment!

Beautiful Qingdao, please calm down!

Hunt the dog-f**king Japanese and get them out of China~

Boycott Japanese goods

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Strict Control Over Anti-Japanese Demonstrations: Public Employees Forbidden to Encourage or Take Part

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In this first installment, CDT has rounded up a few cartoons posted on Weibo this summer:

Artist: B. Kuang (邝飚)

A man sits on a pile of bricks while playing an erhu (two-stringed instrument) in the shape of the word “demolish” (chai 拆). Building demolition is a sadly common trope in contemporary China. Old neighborhoods are razed to make way for high rises, many built on pure speculation. Local governments can turn a quick profit by selling land to real estate developers. The authorities don’t always wait for land to be unoccupied before they let the bulldozers in.

One netizen provided a caption that sounds like the song of the smirking musician, lamenting the city of Changsha, Hunan that was:

Changsha: Fulu Palace on Pozi Street: demolished! The Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall on Jiaoyu Street: demolished! The Zuo Zongtang Mansion on North Cai’e Street: demolished! The Chen Mingren Palace in Mayuanling: demolished! Zuo Xueqian’s Mansion: demolished! Xu Yuan’s Mansion: demolished! The Suzhou Guild Hall: demolished! The Wanda city wall: gutted! The Huayuan city wall: closed off! The Yuhecu Museum: fined… Pray tell me, what does this emasculated city have left?

长沙：坡子街福禄宫拆了！教育街中山纪念堂拆了！蔡锷北路左宗棠公馆拆了！麻园岭陈明仁公馆拆了！左学谦公馆拆了！予园公馆拆了！苏州会馆拆了！万达古城墙阉割了！华远古城墙封锁了！玉和醋博物馆征收了…拜托，被阉割的历史文化名城还是名称么？

Artist: Benevolent Brother (仁哥时漫)

A man wrings tax revenue (税收) out of private enterprise (民营企业) like blood out of a fish. Benevolent Brother adds his own caption on Weibo: “There’s always some squeeze!” (挤挤总会有的！) Small business owners can get drained by the government. The situation is worsened by efforts to keep China’s economy strong in the face of global slowdown. Hefty taxes lead to riots in a Zhejiang town last October.

Artist: PlatoK (柏拉图K)

The character “person” (人) walks with shackles. The text below its “feet” reads, “Why is it so difficult to keep pace when marching towards the truth?” (为什么迈向真相的步伐总是那么困难) China’s selective enforcement of the rule of law lets official corruption run rampant while holding back lawyers, activists and ordinary citizens.

Harriet Xu and Josh Rudolph contributed translation.

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