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

1 June 2007, 13:29:15

In recent days, there were netizens who posted information and pictures of the mass incident of the Xiamen townspeople, all websites are requested to clean up and remove this sort of content from their interactive segments. Websites are not to reprint any reports concerning this matter.

1 June 2007, 18:31:18

Second level: Delete the text “‘Insider’ Guan Guoliang,” published on 20 May by Caijing Magazine.

Third level: Delete the post “Joint Announcement of Apology from the People’s Republic of China Bureau of Finance and General Administration of Taxation (Fw.),” forums and other interactive segments are not to discuss this, all search engines are to set it up as a keyword for screening.

The post states: “The People’s Republic of China Bureau of Finance and General Administration of Taxation have received a decision on 31 May 2007 from the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange openly condemning the People’s Republic of China Bureau of Finance and the General Administration of Taxation, and which openly condemns the acts of relevant responsible persons within the Bureau of Finance and the General Administration of Taxation in the securities trading stamp tax adjustment information disclosure process that violated regulations. The People’s Republic of China Bureau of Finance and the General Administration of Taxation will take this as a warning, will strictly abide by relevant laws and regulations, and stop this sort of incident.”

1 June 2007, 20:07:18

Third level: Delete the post “Joint Announcement of Apology from the People’s Republic of China Bureau of Finance and General Administration of Taxation (Fw.),” forums and other interactive segments are not to discuss this, all search engines are to set it up as a keyword for screening.

2 June 2007

First-level instruction: All websites are requested to strictly abide by the following points concerning reporting the decease of Comrade Huang Ju due to illness after treatment as of no avail.

(1) Only Xinhua copy can be reprinted;

(2) Article titles and page layouts must maintain consistency with Xinhua Net;

(3) Manage trackers well, clean up all negative posts;

(4) Do not set up special subjects.

Extra urgent:

Reporting Requirements Concerning the Decease of Comrade Huang Ju:

(1) Only Xinhua Net copy can be used;

(2) Article titles and positions are to maintain consistency with Xinhua Net;

(3) No corresponding links may be made in articles;

(4) Strictly manage trackers, no guesses, attacks, provocations, and other negative discussions may emerge;

(5) Do not set up special subjects;

(6) Interactive segments are not to disseminate or discuss corresponding information. Strictly block all sorts of foreign information and netizen comment concerning the decease of Comrade Huang Ju.

All websites are requested to strictly implement this!!!!

Please acknowledge receipt!

2 June 2007, 21:13:19

Third level: All websites are requested to search for and delete discussions attacking or abusing the rise in stamp duty and the control of the stock market in forums, blogs and other interactive segments. Websites may certainly not recommend this sort of extreme or radical discussion on the front page, put it on the front page of forums, or add fuel. Please acknowledge receipt!

3 June 2007, 10:34:06

All websites: Please reprint the following three guiding articles in the top part of the important news section: “Chinese Securities Daily: Stock Market Flourishing Requires Rationality,” “Shanghai Stock Market Daily: Policy Changes, the Situation Does Not Change – Correctly Understanding the Stamp Tax Rate Increase,” “Securities Times: Adjusting Stamp Tax Is a Means to Regulate the Market.” Leave them there until 6:00 in the afternoon today.

3 June 2007, 10:57:25

All classmates are requested to control netizen comments concerning the State rolling out stock market measures, and delete extreme and radical discussions.

3 June 2007, 17:22:02

All websites: Today’s stock market drop is relatively large, shareholders’ reaction is relatively strong. All websites must pay attention to enlightening netizens’ emotions, straiten management over news trackers, forums, blogs, instant messages and other interactive columns, and determinedly delete attacks on the Party and the government, provocations to stir up trouble and other harmful information.

All websites’ finance and stock channels and special sections must maintain a high degree of rationality and correctness in public opinion guidance, and may not play up the dissatisfied emotions of netizens, they may not reprint new reports created by netizens on extreme incidents because of stock market losses, they may not direct the responsibility for the stock market drop on the government, and must timely reprint reports and comments that explain the stamp tax increase policy.

Platforms where posts have already been made, please transmit this to finance and stock channels and special sections. Also go to platforms and accept it.

3 June 2007, 17:20:32

All websites: Today’s stock market drop is relatively large, shareholders’ reaction is relatively strong. All websites must pay attention to enlightening netizens’ emotions, straiten management over news trackers, forums, blogs, instant messages and other interactive columns, and determinedly delete attacks on the Party and the government, provocations to stir up trouble and other harmful information.

All websites’ finance and stock channels and special sections must maintain a high degree of rationality and correctness in public opinion guidance, and may not play up the dissatisfied emotions of netizens, they may not reprint new reports created by netizens on extreme incidents because of stock market losses, they may not direct the responsibility for the stock market drop on the government, and must timely reprint reports and comments that explain the stamp tax increase policy.

Please transmit the above requirements to the financial / stock channels and special sections.

3 June 2007, 17:40:41

(1) The nationwide college entrance exam will be conducted on two days, the 7th and the 8th, all websites are requested to no play up this college entrance exam, they may especially not play up sudden incidents or negative news happening before, after or during the process of the college entrance exam, and create a peaceful public opinion environment for examinees and household heads;

(2) At present, false information has appeared on interactive segments on selling college entrance exam answer sheets and fraud instruments in exam venues, there is also information attacking the college entrance exam system and calling for the abolition of the college entrance exam, all websites are requested to earnestly search for and delete this sort of information;

(3) All search engines shall ensure that there are no search results for the following keywords: “selling college entrance exam answer sheets,” “selling + college entrance exam answer sheets,” “selling + answer sheets,” “selling + college entrance exam,” “examination venue fraud instrument,” “examination venue malpractice instrument,” “college entrance exam fraud instrument,” “college entrance exam malpractice instrument,” “examination venue + fraud instrument,” “examination venue + fraud instrument,” “examination venue + malpractice instrument,” “college entrance exam + fraud instrument,” “college entrance exam + malpractice instrument.”

4 June 2007, 23:51:45

This has already been issued on the platform, classmates are requested to accept and implement this.

First level: Please ensure that there are no search results for the following keywords:

“Premier Wen does not intend to remain in office next year,” “Premier Wen does not intend to remain in office,” “taxes added at midnight,” “Hu Jintao,” “Wen Jiabao,” “Wu Bangguo,” “Wu Guangzheng,” “Huang Ju,” “Meat-Cutting Man,” “Official Dogs Anxious,” “The Poem of the Stock Market,” “A Drop of Spring Garden Blood.”

4 June 2007, 23:41:53

First level: Some Requirements Concerning Finance, Stock Market, and Securities Market Reports in the Near Future

Concerning reports on the stock market in the near future, all websites are requested to strictly implement the following requirements:

(1) For online reports concerning finance, securities, and the stock market, only reprint reports and comments from Xinhua, People’s Daily, the China Securities Daily, the Shanghai Securities Daily, and the Security Times. When reprinting reports or comments from the above sources, only issue single articles, do not set up related links, it is not permitted to group and arrange reports and comments on your own initiative, do not set up special subjects, do not do VIP interviews, do not send out text messages.

(2) Website forums, blogs, and other interactive columns may in the near future not conduct discussions revolving around finance, securities, and the stock market, they may not launch online votes and online surveys, etc., revolving around corresponding themes; corresponding blog articles and posts may not be recommended on the main pages of websites, they may not be put in the header or be promoted in forums.

(3) In the near future, management of news trackers on stock market and securities information, and forums or blogs involving the stock market securities, is to be conducted completely according to interactive segment management of current affairs, and a strict system of examination first and publication afterwards is implemented, determinedly block and delete the following kinds of harmful information: rumors that may trigger stock market fluctuations; false information distorting facts, that are purely fictitious; information using stock market fluctuations to attack the Party and the government; and information inciting demonstrations, marches, petitions, and other mass incidents.

(4) Timely notify our office about information on organizing mass incidents in deleted news trackers, forum posts and blog articles.

3 July 2007, 22:40:14

Explanation of the Adjustment of the Handling Time (First Level) of Propaganda Instructions Classification

Everyone, the first level of the previous “Processing Time Requirements for Propaganda Instructions Classification” provided for publishing articles: 5 minutes, deleting articles: 5 minutes, adjusting positions: 10 minutes.

In practice, we have discovered that these time arrangements at some moments have not been too easy to implement for everyone, therefore, the following adjustments are made, starting today, the first level processing times are:

(1) Under circumstances where we provide clear links: 5 minutes for deleting articles.

(2) Under circumstances where we provide general titles and sources, 10 minutes for deleting articles.

(3) Publishing articles: still 5 minutes

(4) Adjusting positions: still 10 minutes

 

2007年6月北京网管办发出的禁令（一）

2007-06-01 13:29:15

近日，有网民帖发厦门市民群体性事件的信息及照片，各网站请清查、删除互动环节中此类内容。网站不转载有关此事的任何报道。
2007-06-01 18:31:18

二级：《财经》杂志5月28日刊发的“内部人”关国良一文删除

三级：“中华人民共和国财政局及税务总局联合致歉公告（转）”的贴文删除，论坛等互动环节不讨论，各搜索设关键词屏蔽。

贴文称，“中华人民共和国财政局及税务总局于2007年5月31日收到上海证券交易所及深圳证券交易所关于对中华人民共和国财政局及税务总局公开谴 责的有关决定，对财政局及税务总局相关责任人在调整证券交易印花税信息披露过程中的违规行为进行公开谴责。中华人民共和国财政局及税务总局将以此为鉴，严 格遵守有关法律法规，杜绝此类事件发生”。

2007-06-01 20:07:18

三级：“中华人民共和国财政局及税务总局联合致歉公告（转）”的贴文删除，论坛等互动环节不讨论，搜索设关键词屏蔽。
2007-06-02

一级提示：各网关于黄菊同志因病医治无效在京逝世的报道请严格遵守以下几点

1、只能转载新华社稿件

2、文章标题与页面位置必须同新华网保持一致

3、管理好跟贴，清理一切负面跟贴

4、不作专题。

特急:

有关黄菊同志逝世相关报道的要求–

1、只能用新华网的稿件；

2、稿件标题、位置与新华网保持一致；

3、稿件不得做任何相关链接；

4、严格管理跟帖，不得出现猜测、攻击、挑拨等负面言论；

5、不建专题；

6、互动环节不传播、不讨论相关消息。严格封堵各类有关黄菊同志逝世的境外消息及网民评论。

请各网务必严格执行！！！！

收到请回复！
2007-06-02 21:13:19

三级：请各网在论坛、博客等互动环节查找、删除攻击、谩骂上调印花税调控股市的言论。网站更不要将这类偏激、过激言论在首页推荐、在论坛置顶、加精。收到请回复！
2007-06-03 10:34:06

各网:请在要闻区中上部位置突出转载以下三篇引导文章：《中国证券报：股市繁荣需要理性》、《上海证券报：策变势不变 正确理解印花税税率调整》、《证券时报：调整印花税是市场化调控手段》。放到今天下午6:00.
2007-06-03 10:57:25

请各位同学调控关于国家出台股市措施的网民评论,删除过激\偏激言论.
2007-06-03 17:22:02

天股市跌幅较大，股民反映比较强烈。各网站要注重疏导网民情绪，严格新闻跟帖、论坛、博客、即时通讯等互动栏目的管理，对攻击党和政府、煽动闹事等有害信息坚决删除。

各网财经、股票频道、专栏必须高度保持舆论导向的理智和正确，不得渲染网民的不满情绪，不得转载网民因股市损失所制造的极端事件的新闻报道，不得把股市下挫的责任指向政府，要及时转载解读上调印花税政策的报道及评论。

已经帖平台,请必须传达到财经、股票频道和专栏。也去平台收一下
2007-06-03 17:20:32

各网:今天股市跌幅较大，股民反映比较强烈。各网站要注重疏导网民情绪，严格新闻跟帖、论坛、博客、即时通讯等互动栏目的管理，对攻击党和政府、煽动闹事等有害信息坚决删除。

各网财经、股票频道、专栏必须高度保持舆论导向的理智和正确，不得渲染网民的不满情绪，不得转载网民因股市损失所制造的极端事件的新闻报道，不得把股市下挫的责任指向政府，要及时转载解读上调印花税政策的报道及评论。

以上要求请务必传达到财经\股票频道和专栏.
2007-06-03 17:40:41

1、全国高考将于7、8两日进行，请各网不要炒做此次高考，特别不要炒做高考前后、过程中发生的突发事件、负面新闻，给考生、家长创造安静的舆论环境；

2、目前，互动环节出现售卖高考试卷、考场作弊器的虚假信息，还有攻击高考制度、呼吁废除高考的信息，请各网认真查找、删除这类信息；

3、各搜索引擎将以下关键词设为搜索无结果：“出售高考试卷”、“出售 高考试卷”、“出售 试卷”、“出售 高考”、“考场作弊器”、“考场做弊器”、“高考作弊器”、“高考做弊器”、“考场 作弊器”、“考场 做弊器”、“高考 作弊器”、“高考 做弊器”。
2007-06-04 23:51:45

平台上已经发出，请同学们查收落实

一级：请将以下关键词设为搜索无结果

请将以下关键词设为搜索无结果：

“温总理无意明年留任”、“温总理无意留任”、“夜半加税”、“胡紧掏”、“温加饱”、“无帮国”、“无官正”、“黄局”、“割肉人”、“狗官急”、“股市之诗”、“沁园春 血”
2007-06-04 23:41:53

一级：关于近期金融、股市、证券市场报道的几点要求

有关近期证券市场的报道，请各网严格按以下要求执行:

1、网上有关金融、证券、股市的报道，只转发新华社、人民日报、中国证券报、上海证券报、证券时报的报道、评论。转载以上稿源报道、评论时，只发单条稿件，不要设置相关链接，不得自行组合编排报道和评论，不开设专题，不搞嘉宾访谈，不发送短信。

2、网站论坛、博客等互动栏目，近期不要围绕金融、证券、股市话题进行讨论，不要围绕相关话题开展网上投票和网上调查等；相关博客文章、帖文不要在论坛、博客的首页推荐，不要在论坛置顶、加精。

3、近期，股市、证券消息的新闻跟帖，涉及股市、证券的论坛和博客群的管理，全部按时政类互动环节管理，实行严格的先审后发制度，坚决封堵删除以下 几类有害信息：可能引发股市波动的谣言；歪曲事实、无中生有的虚假信息；借股市波动攻击党和政府方针、政策的信息；煽动游行、示威、上访等群体性事件的信 息。

4，及时向我办通报所删除新闻跟帖、论坛帖文、博客文章中组织群体性事件的信息。
2007-06-03 22:40:14

宣传提示分级处置（一级）时间的调整说明

各位，此前的《宣传提示分级处置的时间要求》中一级规是发布稿件：5分钟，删除稿件：5分钟，调整位置：10分钟。

实践中，我们发现这个时间安排在有些时候大家有点儿不不太好执行，故进行一下调整，从即日起，一级的处理时间为：

1、我们提供明确链接的情况下：删除稿件5分钟。

2、我们提供大致的标题和稿源的情况下，删除稿件10分钟

3、发布稿件：依然5分钟

4、调整位置：依然10分钟

These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on January 4, 2013 (here). This post is the 49th in the series.

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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.

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

23 October 2006, 19:00, Beijing Municipal Network Management Office, Duty manager

Please do not reprint the Lookout Oriental Weekly article “Chongqing Civil Servants Write Short Messages Remonstrating Against Present-Day Evils to More than One Hundred People for Survey,” where it has been reprinted, please immediately remove it. This article may also not be posted in forums or blogs.

24 October 2006, 9:08, Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau Network Supervision Office, Sun Ying

Delete the video concerning the Jiangxi Gan River Academy students making trouble, please delete text and images after backing up and investigate IPs.

24 October 2006, 15:30, Network Management Office, Duty manager

Mass-type student events successively occurred in the Jiangxi Gan River Vocational Academy, the Jiangxi Apparel Academy and other people-run academies, this matter is still extending, all websites are requested to strengthen management, it is prohibited to post text, images or video information in forums, news trackers or blogs concerning the mass-type student incidents in Jiangxi higher education institutes, please earnestly inspect online situations, timely delete this sort of information.

24 October 2006, 13:27, Beijing Municipal Information Office

I. All websites are to remove news concerning SK-2 cosmetics to the back stages, this is no longer to be discussed in forums and blogs.

II. News of beautiful women collecting pictures of the lower body half of men online, is no longer to be played up, remove it to the back stage, do not guide discussions in forums and blogs.

24 October 2006, Haidian Bureau Science, Technology and Information Communication Office

Notice concerning Guaranteeing Internet Information Security during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Period

All websites:

The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Beijing Summit will be convened from 1 November to 5 November in Beijing, more than 3400 delegates from more than 40 will participate in this summit, which is one of the major foreign affairs events in our country this year, in order to provide a good and harmonious network atmosphere for the Forum, and guarantee Internet network information security during the period of the Forum in our district, the following work requirements are hereby notified:

(1) All work units are requested to strictly implement network security management systems, formulate emergency guarantee plans for the Forum period, immediately implement a specialist duty management structure, and report the name and contact telephone number of the duty manager to our office before 30 October through e-mail (e-mail: hdwj@263.net.cn);

(2) In order to guarantee that management is conducted even better over websites having established forums, chat rooms, BBS, electronic announcement columns, and other service programs, and effectively prevent the occurrence of sudden incidents, all websites providing forum services are requested to open up super-user management powers for our office’s network supervision and inspection office (being the powers to delete content), and report this to our office before 30 October through e-mail;

(3) During the Forum period, it is necessary to persist in an approval first and posting later system for posts, focus supervision and control on sensitive topics and active columns, vigorously discover harmful information, and especially where situations such as mass-type public order incidents, Falun Gong, etc., occur, it must be achieved that as soon as they are discovered, they are immediately deleted, and attention must be paid to timely preserving clues and timely reporting our office. Contact telephone: 82571260, contact person: Yu Haiyang.

Haidian Bureau Science, Technology and Information Communication Bureau

24 October 2006

15 October 2006, 10:00, Beijing Municipal Information Office

All websites’ articles concerning SK-2 are no longer to be reprinted in the important news section of the news center, posts are not to be recommended on the front page, no longer produce new special subjects or special columns, existing special subjects must be put on the back stage, new report articles are no longer to link to the original special subject.

26 October 2006, 10:51, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Chai Yue

All websites are requested to immediately delete the text content of “Masterstroke Confuses Bureau” issued in the “News Investigation” column of CCTV on 23 October. Related higher education institute mass-type incidents may not be reported without exception, and management over forums, blogs, instant communication and other interactive columns must be strengthened, delete all corresponding text, image and video content.

26 October 2006, Beijing Municipal Information Office

Notice concerning Further Doing Online Propaganda and Reporting Work of the 6th Plenum of the 16th Party Congress Well

All websites: Studying, propagating, and implementing the spirit of the 6th Plenum of the 16th Party Congress is an important political task in the present and future periods’ Internet news and propaganda work, Qianlong Net and all main commercial portal websites must further do propaganda, reporting, and management work concerning the 6th Plenum of the 16th Party Congress well, and strive to create a harmonious online public opinion atmosphere.

I. General requirements

Earnestly implement the general requirements and uniform deployment of the Center, fully give rein to the superiority and characteristics of the Internet, deeply propagate the spirit of the important speech of General Secretary Hu Jintao at the Plenum, deeply propagate the “CCP Central Committee Decision concerning Some Major Issues in Building a Harmonious Society” (hereafter simply named “Decision”), promote studying and implementing the spirit of the 6th Plenum of the 16th Party Committee, create a strong online public opinion atmosphere for welcoming the victorious convention of the 17th Party Congress, building a Socialist harmonious society, completely constructing a relatively well-off society, and initiating a new picture for the undertaking of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, further enhance recognition and understanding of the outside world of all of our principles and policies, work measures and China’s development progress situation.

II, Propaganda focus points

Strengthen online propaganda and reporting on the 6th Plenum of the 16th Party Congress, the key is to grasp the following points well and achieve the seven deeps: first, deeply propagate the spirit of General Secretary Hu Jintao’s important speech and the major significance of the “Decision”. Propagate the deep elaboration of General Secretary Hu Jintao concerning building a Socialist harmonious society, the important deployment to implement the spirit of the Plenum, as well as the correct requirements put forward to do the present work well. Propagate the guiding ideology, objectives and tasks, work principles and major deployments on building a Socialist harmonious society put forward in the “Decision.” Second, deeply propagate the importance and urgency of building a Socialist harmonious society. Propagate that social harmony is an essential property of Socialism with Chinese characteristics, and is an important guarantee for the country’s wealth and strength, the vitalization of the nation and the happiness of the people. Third, deeply propagate the guiding ideology, objectives, tasks, and principles for building a Socialist harmonious society. Fourth, deeply propagate the series of important measures of the Center concerning building a Socialist harmonious society. Fifth, deeply propagate the strengthening of Party leadership over the construction of a Socialist harmonious society. Sixth, deeply propagate the real actions of the entire party and the people of all ethnicities in the entire country in deeply studying and implementing the spirit of the Plenum and welcoming the victorious convention of the 17th Party Congress. Seventh, deeply propagate the fine aspirations and real actions of the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese government in persisting in marching the peaceful development path, and proposing the construction of a peaceful world.

III. Propaganda arrangements

(1) All websites are to set up “6th Plenum” and “Harmonious Society Construction” special subjects. On the main page of websites and main news pages, continuously strengthen reporting of the 6th Plenum of the 16th Party Congress. The special subjects must be maintained in the first position of the focus special subjects, and real-time news is to be used in the important news section to create a special subject entry point; after all websites roll out a real-time news special section, they shall put real-time news on the 6th Plenum in the first position, and make it into a special subject entry point.

(2) Timely reprint focus articles and focus reports from focus Central news and network media. The People’s Daily, Xinhua, and other main Central news media will successively publish a series of theoretical articles, expert interviews, hot spot interpretations, comments, and discussions in the near future, and roll out a batch of advanced models in building a harmonious society, websites must timely follow up, and prominently, timely, and correctly reprint these reports.

(3) Meticulously design special subject column content, strengthen attractiveness and infectiousness. All websites must earnestly plan special subjects, ensure that propaganda on home pages and main pages and special subject or special column propaganda is mutually coordinated and mutually resonating, and fully use text, images, audiovisuals, and many other propaganda methods to shape momentum and shape influence.

(4) Open up an online study and tutoring garden. All websites are to give rein to the dissemination superiority of the Internet, and provide online study and tutoring support for the propaganda of the spirit of the 6th Plenum of the 16th Party Committee. They must provide inquiry services for important documents, materials, and data to netizens, and may invite expert academics for online interviews under the condition of asking the Municipal Network Management Office for permission, to provide theoretical and policy tutorial services.

(5) Arrange propaganda on forums, blogs, and other interactive columns well. Constructive discussion topics may be set up, strengthen propaganda through VIP interviews, special subject discussion, excellent article recommendations, hot spot listings, online article soliciting, and other methods, to vigorously and actively guide netizen discussion.

(6) Strengthen reports on studying and implementing the spirit of the 6th Plenum of the 16th Party Congress in Beijing. Qianlong Net will set up a special Beijing column, and strengthen reports concerning Beijing City studying the spirit of General Secretary Hu Jintao’s important speech and the “Decision,” and timely reprints important articles and reports from the Beijing Daily and other municipally-subordinate traditional media; all other commercial websites must appropriately strengthen reports on all walks of life studying, propagating, and implementing the spirit of the 6th Plenum of the 16th Party Congress.

IV. Strengthen guidance and management over online public opinion. In the near future, public opinion guidance work in the following few areas must be stressed, all websites are to strengthen management over trackers and forums with reference to them. First, the nature and deep connotations of the Socialist harmonious society must be completely elaborated. Second, it must be fully explained that building a harmonious society reflects the Party’s persistent putting the basic interest of the broadest people as the starting point and stopover point for all Party and government work. Third, it must be deeply elaborated that the Party and government pay even more attention to the development of social undertakings, pay even more attention to resolving the problems of imbalanced development, and promote the coordinated development of economy and society. Fourth, guidance must be strengthened over social security, labor, and employment, education fairness, healthcare and hygiene services, and other hot sports and issues that the masses are concerned about. Fifth, public opinion guidance over running the web in a civilized manner and using the web in a civilized manner must be continuously strengthened, forcefully build an online harmonious culture.

V. Assessment and rewards. In order to encourage all websites to do propaganda and reporting of the spirit of the 6th Plenum of the 16th Party Congress, the Municipal Network Management Office will conduct assessment and rewards of all websites’ propaganda situation concerning the spirit of the 6th Plenum of the 16th Party Congress. At the end of November, the Municipal Network Management Office will organize experts, to comprehensively mark all websites’ arrangement of special subject positions, special subject content, propaganda forms, propaganda and public opinion guidance in interactive columns, website and news front pages, management situations, etc., and the first three sites will be given material and spiritual awards, those with insufficient propaganda are criticized (comparative assessment and award standards are notified separately).

VI. Propaganda requirements. First, training for website editors concerning the spirit of the 6th Plenum of the 16th Party Congress must be strengthened. The Municipal Network Management Office will organize and convene special subject lectures to study the spirit of the 6th Plenum of the 16th Party Congress. All websites must also internally organize editors to focus on studying the spirit of General Secretary Hu Jintao’s important speech and the spirit of the “Decision,” to raise their understanding of the spirit of the 6th Plenum of the 16th Party Congress, raise the level of online propaganda work, and realistically implement online management work measures. Second, a harmonious network must be forcefully built, and harmonious culture construction stimulated. All websites must strictly implement laws, regulations and rules, standardize news sources, and resist false news; correctly grasp well the propaganda specifications, proportions, strength, and rhythm. The major theoretical viewpoints and major policy deployments put forward by the Plenum must on the one hand be propagated on a grand scale, and on the other hand, it is necessary to strive in terms of complete understanding and correct grasping, to assist the broad cadres and masses to deeply comprehend the new viewpoints, new thoughts, new measures, and new requirements put forward by the Plenum. Third, network management must be grasped, creating harmonious online public opinion. Propaganda and reporting of the spirit of the 6th Plenum has a strong political nature, policy nature, and theoretical nature, all websites must strengthen management and strictly abide by propaganda discipline. They must pay close attention to online public opinion, strengthen management over forums, news trackers, blogs, mobile phone messages, and search engine services, they must timely and firmly block and delete harmful information that seizes the opportunity to attack the Party and the government, attack the Socialist system, disseminate so-called major personnel arrangement rumors, disseminate illegal mass incidents and activities, incite incidents influencing social stability, destroy the unity of the nation, violate State religious policies, etc. For uncertain cases, instructions must be sought from the Network Management Office, and it must be examined first and issued afterwards.

Beijing Municipal Internet Propaganda Management Office

26 October 2006, 11:53, Beijing Municipal Network Management Office

(1) Concerning the Jinghua Times news “19 Melon Growers Claim Damages From Ministry of Agriculture,” this has been verified, the said report is inaccurate, all websites already having this news are to push this to the back stage without exception.

(2) Starting tomorrow, look for articles concerning traffic control during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation period every day, and issue it in in the important news section.

26 October 2006, 12:43, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Chai Yue

All websites are not to use the word “live” for the Chirac speech.

26 October 2006, 18:08, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Chen Hua

Concerning discussions on real-name systems for blogs, do not make this into special subjects, do not publish headers on blog pages, do not conduct surveys, do not engage in contention, controversy, name-signing, etc.; forums are not to actively set up topics. Concerning these topics, they are to be removed without exception from main pages of websites and main news pages, the main pages of blogs and forums, approving voices must occupy the mainstream.

27 October 2006, 14:23, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Yang Le

Instructions concerning the news “Tickets May Be Purchased with a Real-Name System on Tieliu Net ” published by the Chongqing Evening News, this has been verified, and the said news report is inaccurate, all websites that have already published this, please delete it.

27 October 2006, 14:23, Beijing Municipal Information Office

(1) Instructions concerning the news “Tickets May Be Purchased with a Real-Name System on Tieliu Net ” published by the Chongqing Evening News, this has been verified, and the said news report is inaccurate, all websites that have already published this, please delete it.

(2) All websites are requested to immediately delete the content of the text “Masterstroke Confuses Bureau” published in the “News Survey” column of CCTV on 23 October. Concerning the mass incidents in higher education institutes, no reports are to be made without exception, and strengthen management over forums, blogs, instant communications, and other interactive columns, delete all relevant text, image, and video content.

27 October 2006, 15:41, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Yang Le

Concerning the Xinhua Net news flash “145 Measurable Earthquakes Occurred in the Three Gorges Reservoir Since Filling up with Water,” all websites are requested to push this to the back stage without exception.

27 October 2006, 15:41, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Chen Hua

The information on “70% of Beijing Olympic Ticket Sale Estimate of 7 Million for Domestic Market” reported by the Beijing Evening News on 17 October is incorrect, websites are requested not to reprint it, where it has been reprinted, please delete it.

30 October 2006, 14:36, Beijing Municipal Information Office

If articles with content similar to this are discovered, please delete them immediately (the State Council Information Office is currently investigating this issue) http://bbs.people.com.cn/bbs/ReadFile?whichfile=13123062&typeid=14.

30 October 2006, 15:12, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Huang Jing

All websites: In recent days, some websites reprinted reports from Caijing magazine, etc., concerning the Guomei Group chairman Huang Guangyu, which do not conform to provisions on news reprint sources. All websites must strictly implement corresponding regulations, and may not reprint information from sources not conform to regulations, where it has been reprinted, it must be immediately deleted.

30 October 2006, 17:21, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Huang Jing

All websites: please reprint this text on the main page of news centers: http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2006-10/30/content_11572323.htm.

31 October 2006, 17:31, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Huang Jing

(1) All websites: Recently, the well-known sexologist Li Yinhe has successively published discussions on the legality of “wife-swapping” and “incest,” all websites are requested to immediately delete corresponding reports, and to push special subjects that are being discussed to the back stage.

(2) Today, some websites have reprinted the Zhang Yimou article “West Lake Impressions” on destruction of the ecological environment, which triggered netizen discussion. According to the opinion of Hangzhou City, these articles diverge relatively largely from facts, all websites are requested to immediately delete corresponding articles. Online forums and blogs are no longer to discuss this.

31 October 2006, 17:58, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Huang Jing

All websites, please delete the article “‘Glamor Community’s Selection Being Questioned – Community Streets Solicit Votes by Giving Gifts” published by the Jinghua Times today.

2006年10月北京网管办发出的禁令（二）

2006年10月23日19时00分 北京市网管办值班

《瞭望东方周刊》“重庆公务员编写短信针砭时弊致上百人遭调查”稿件，请不要转载，已转载的请即撤除。论坛、博客也不要贴发此稿件。
2006年10月24日09时08分 北京市公安局网监处孙颖

删除涉及江西赣江学院学生闹事的视频，文字和图片，请备份后删除，并查ip
2006年10月24日15时30分 网管办值班

江西赣江职业学院、江西服装学院等民办学院相继发生学生群体性事件,此事仍在蔓延，请各网站加强管理,禁止在论坛、新闻跟帖、博客中贴发关于江西高校学生群体性事件 文字、图片、视频信息，请认真检查网上情况，及时删除此类信息。
2006年10月24日13时27分 北京市新闻办

一：各网站，将sk2化妆品的新闻都撤到后台，论坛博客中不再讨论。

二：美女网上征集男子下体图的新闻，不再炒作，撤到后台，论坛博客中不引导讨论。
202006年10月24日 海淀分局科技信息通信处

关于在中非论坛期间保障互联网信息安全的通知

各网站：

中非合作论坛北京峰会将于11月1日至5日在北京召开，届时将有40多个国家的3400余名代表参加，是今年我国重大的外事活动之一，为给中非论坛创造一个良好和谐的网络氛围，保障论坛期间我区互联网网络信息安全，现提出如下工作要求：

1、请各单位严格落实网络安全管理制度，制定中非论坛期间应急保障方案，并立即落实专人值班制度，将值班员的姓名、联系电话于10月30日前通过电子邮件（e-mail:hdwj@263.net.cn）上报我处；

2、为保证对设有论坛、聊天室、BBS、电子公告栏等服务项目的网站更好的进行管理，有效防止突发事件的发生，请各提供论坛服务的网站为我处网络监察中心开通超级用户管理权限（即删贴权限），并在10月30日前通过电子邮件上报我处；

3、在中非论坛期间要坚持对帖子的先审后贴制度，重点监控敏感话题、活跃栏目，积极发现有害信息，特别对出现的群体性治安事件、法轮功等情况，要做到第一时间发现、立即予以删除并注意及时保存线索并及时上报我处。联系电话：82571260，联系人：于海洋。

海淀分局科技信息通信处

202006年10月24日
2006年10月25日10时00分 北京市新闻办

各网站有关SK-II稿件不在新闻中心要闻区转载,贴文不在首页推荐,不再制作新专题\专栏,已有专题要放至后台,新报道稿件不再与原先专题链接.
2006年10月26日10时51分 北京市新闻办柴玥

请各网站立即删除中央电视台10月23日在《新闻调查》栏目播发的《高招迷局》文字内容。有关高校群体性事件一律不得报道，并加强论坛、博客和即时通讯等互动栏目的管理，删除所有相关文字、图片和视频内容。
2006年10月26日10时51分 北京市新闻办

关于进一步做好党的十六届六中全会精神网上宣传报道工作的通知

各网站：学习、宣传、贯彻党的十六届六中全会精神，是当前和今后一个时期互联网新闻宣传工作的一项重要政治任务，千龙网和各主要商业门户网站要进一步做好十六届六中全会精神的网上宣传报道和管理工作，努力营造和谐的网上舆论氛围。

一、总体要求认真贯彻执行中央的总体要求和统一部署，充分发挥互联网的优势和特点，深入宣传胡锦涛总书记在全会上的重要讲话精神，深入宣传《中共中 央关于构建社会主义和谐社会若干重大问题的决定》（以下简称《决定》），推动十六届六中全会精神的学习和贯彻，为迎接党的十七大胜利召开、构建社会主义和 谐社会、全面建设小康社会、开创中国特色社会主义事业新局面营造浓厚的网上舆论氛围，进一步增进国外对我各项方针政策、工作举措和中国发展进步情况的认识 理解。

二、宣传重点加强十六届六中全会网上宣传报道，关键是要把握好以下重点，做到七个深入：一是深入宣传胡锦涛总书记重要讲话精神和《决定》的重大意 义。宣传胡锦涛总书记关于构建社会主义和谐社会的深刻阐述，关于贯彻落实全会精神的重要部署，以及对做好当前工作提出的明确要求。宣传《决定》提出的构建 社会主义和谐社会的指导思想、目标任务、工作原则和重大部署。二是深入宣传构建社会主义和谐社会的重要性和紧迫性。宣传社会和谐是中国特色社会主义的本质 属性，是国家富强、民族振兴、人民幸福的重要保证。三是深入宣传构建社会主义和谐社会的指导思想、目标任务和原则。四是深入宣传中央关于构建社会主义和谐 社会的一系列重要举措。五是深入宣传加强党对构建社会主义和谐社会的领导。六是深入宣传全党全国各族人民深入学习贯彻全会精神、迎接十七大胜利召开的实际 行动。七是深入宣传中国共产党和中国政府坚持走和平发展道路、倡导建设和谐世界的良好愿望和实际行动。

三、宣传安排

(一)各网站办好“六中全会”或“和谐社会建设”专题。在网站首页和新闻首页继续加强对十六届六中全会精神的报道。专题要保持在焦点专题第一的位置，在要闻区内用实时新闻作专题入口；各网站推出时政新闻专区后，将六中全会实时报道放在第一位置，并作为专题入口。

（二）及时转发中央重点新闻和网络媒体的重点文章和重点报道。人民日报、新华社等中央主要新闻媒体，将在近期陆续刊发系列理论文章、专家专访、热点解读、评论言论，推出一批建设和谐社会的先进典型，网站要及时跟进，突出、及时、准确转发好这些报道。

（三）精心设计专题专栏内容，增强吸引力和感染力。各网站要认真策划专题，使主页、首页的宣传与专题、专栏宣传相互配合、相互呼应，充分利用文字、图片、音视频等多种宣传手段形成声势、形成影响。

（四）开办网上学习辅导园地。各网站发挥互联网传播优势，为十六届六中全会精神的宣传提供网上学习辅导支持。要为网民提供重要文件、文献、资料查询服务，可在请示市网管办许可的情况下邀请专家学者在线访谈，提供理论、政策辅导服务。

（五）安排好论坛、博客等互动栏目的宣传。可开设建设性话题，通过嘉宾访谈、专题讨论、优秀文章推荐、热点排行、网上征文等形式加强宣传，积极主动引导网民讨论。

（六）加强对北京学习、贯彻十六届六中全会精神的报道。千龙网要开设北京专栏，加强对北京市学习胡锦涛总书记讲话和《决定》精神的报道，及时转载 《北京日报》等市属传统媒体的重要文章和报道；其它各商业网站要适当加强对北京市各界学习、宣传、贯彻落实十六届六中精神的报道。

四、加强对网上舆论的引导和管理近期要着重做好以下几个方面的舆论引导工作，各网站参照加强对跟贴和论坛的管理。一是要全面阐释社会主义和谐社会的 性质和深刻内涵。二是要充分说明构建和谐社会体现了党始终把最广大人民的根本利益作为党和政府一切工作的出发点和落脚点。三是要深入阐明党和政府更加注重 社会事业的发展，更加注重解决发展不平衡问题，推动经济社会协调发展。四是要加强对社会保障、劳动就业、教育公平、医疗卫生服务等群众关心的热点问题的引 导。五是要继续加强文明办网、文明上网的舆论引导，大力建设网上和谐文化。

五、评比表彰为鼓励各网站做好十六届六中全会精神的宣传报道，市网管办将对各网站开展十六届六中全会精神宣传情况进行评比表彰。 11月底，市网管办将组织专家，依据各网站安排专题位置、专题内容、宣传形式、互动栏目、网站和新闻首页宣传、舆论引导、管理情况进行综合打分，对前三名 予以物质和精神奖励，对宣传不到位者予以批评（具体评比和奖励标准另行通知）。

六、宣传要求一是要加强对网站编辑人员十六届六中全会精神的培训。市网管办将组织开展学习十六届六中全会精神的专题讲座。各网站也要在内部组织编辑 重点学习胡锦涛总书记重要讲话和《决定》精神，提高对十六届六中全会精神的理解力，提高网上宣传工作水平，切实落实网上管理工作措施。二是要大力构建和谐 网络，促进和谐文化建设。各网站要严格执行法律法规和规章，规范新闻来源，抵制虚假新闻；准确把握好宣传的口径、分寸、力度和节奏。对全会提出的重大理论 观点和重大决策部署，一方面要大张旗鼓地进行宣传，另一方面要在全面理解、准确把握上下功夫，帮助广大干部群众深刻领会全会提出的新观点、新思想、新举 措、新要求。三是要抓好网络管理，营造和谐网上舆论。六中全会精神的宣传报道，政治性、政策性、理论性很强，各网站要加强管理，严格遵守宣传纪律。要密切 关注网上舆情，加强对论坛、新闻跟帖、博客、手机短信、搜索引擎服务的管理，对借机攻击党和政府、攻击社会主义制度、散布所谓重大人事安排谣言、传播非法 群体事件活动、煽动影响社会稳定事件、破坏民族团结、违反国家宗教政策等有害信息，要及时、坚决地封堵和删除。拿不准的问题要请示市网管办先审后发。

北京市互联网宣传管理办公室
2006年10月26日11时53分 北京市新闻办

1.关于京华时报《十九户瓜农向农业部索赔》的新闻，经核实，该报道失实，各网站已有新闻一律压到后台。

2.从明天起每天从千龙上找关于中非论坛期间交通管制的稿子发要闻区
2006年10月26日12时43分 北京市新闻办柴玥

希拉克演讲，请各网不要用“直播”字眼
2006年10月26日18时08分 北京市新闻办陈华

关于博客实名制的讨论，不做专题，不发博客页面的头条，不做调查，不做争鸣、交锋、签名等；论坛不主动设置话题。关于这类话题，一律撤出网站首页、闻首，博客、论坛的首页，赞同的声音要占主流。
2006年10月27日14时23分 北京市新闻办扬乐

关于重庆晚报刊登的“铁流网可以实名制购票”的新闻提示，经核实，该新闻报道失实，各网站已经刊登的予以删除。
2006年10月27日14时23分 北京市新闻办
1. 关于重庆晚报刊登的“铁流网可以实名制购票”的新闻提示，经核实，改新闻报道失实，各网站已经刊登的予以删除。

2. 请各网站立即删除中央电视台10月23日在《新闻调查》栏目播发的《高招迷局》文字内容。有关高校群体性事件一律不得报道，并加强论坛、博客和即时通讯等互动栏目的管理，删除所有相关文字、图片和视频内容。
2006年10月27日15时41分 北京市新闻办扬乐

关于新华网快讯“三峡库区自蓄水以来发生能定位的地震145次”，各网一率压到后台
2006年10月27日15时41分 北京市新闻办陈华

10月27日《北京晚报》报道的”北京奥运门票预计将售700万张70%面向国内”消息不准确，请网站不要转载，已转载的请删除。
06年10月30日14时36分 北京市新闻办

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各网：请删除京华时报今日刊发的《”魅力社区”评选遭质疑 社区街头以送礼方式拉票一稿》。

These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on December 9, 2012 (here).

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Chinese people power has arrived. As China’s top officials meet in Beidaihe to finalize their selections for the country’s new leadership, they are being overshadowed by a different, and increasingly potent, political class—the Chinese people. From Beijing to Jiangsu to Guangdong, Chinese citizens are making their voices heard on the Internet and their actions felt on the streets.

[...]

One of the events that Economy uses to underscore this trend is the flood that continues to wreak havoc on Beijing after last weekend’s torrential rains. While the government’s manipulation of death tolls and censorship of media and micro-blog coverage of the event led to serious public anger at the offical response to the disaster, the incident allowed citizens an opportunity to effectively stand up for themselves in the relief effort. China Media Project provides an in-depth media survey to show how the government has been trying to mitigate the fallout of negative public opinion by highlighting “positive” stories:

As we approach the critical one-week anniversary of the floods in Beijing last Saturday that claimed at least 77 lives, according to the latest official numbers — and as Chinese continue to heap criticism on the government via social media — China’s propaganda leaders are moving aggressively to contain negative coverage.

[...]

While Weibo has proven a potent means for civic interaction, it has also become a valuable government tool to survey public opinion. An op-ed run in China Daily and the Global Times calls attention to the need to reconcile a discrepancy in digital literacy between officials and the public:

A recent local public servants’ selection test highlighted Chinese officials’ poor knowledge of Weibo.

[...]The situation of Chinese officials and governmental agencies not being able to keep up with the public’s demands needs to be changed. It’s worrying that they don’t know how to properly use this platform. Learning Weibo and other Internet applications should be a required course for civil servants and governments in the future.
More importantly, a “real life” interaction model between the government and the public also needs to be established. The government should learn to listen to the people rather than merely issue administrative documents. It needs a thorough reform. Perhaps a Weibo post of 140 words is a starting point.

The past year has been rife with incidents in which citizens have taken to the streets and to the Net to voice their concerns. For a few examples, see prior CDT coverage of the Wukan uprisings on the ground and in the blogosphere, or the Shifang protests and social media’s role within.

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The following directives were first posted on CDT Chinese on July 21, 2012:

Beijing Municipal Committee Department of Propaganda: For public opinion guidance (舆论引导) concerning yesterday’s rainstorms, all media outlets, including central news organizations, must emphasize the power of human compassion over the elements. All Youth League committees and branches must coordinate positive reports and information on the storm in their commentaries, forum posts, and reprints of articles. Public Weibo accounts, accounts of individual Youth League members and newly registered accounts must all complete report forms.

北京市委宣传部：关于昨日北京暴雨的舆论引导，要多报道暴雨无情人有情，包括中央媒体也要执行。各团委、团支部：对北京暴雨的正面报道和消息，组织好评论、跟帖、转发工作，已登记的公开微博用户及团员个人用户ID、新注册用户账号均需做好汇报表格。

Beijing Municipal News Office: Do not report on the collapse of the subway. (The floods caused the Jintai Road construction site on Line 6 to cave in [zh].)

北京市委新闻办：地铁塌方不能报道。

Beijing Municipal Office of Internet Propaganda Management: Remove Li Chengpeng’s essay “Totem”.

北京市互联网宣传管理办公室：李承鹏的《图腾》一文必须删除。

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