On Tuesday, the paper’s editorial committee was to hold a fourth round of negotiations with its top management, which is part of the provincial propaganda office, according to a Southern Weekly editor. The editor spoke on condition of anonymity because of an internal directive not to talk to the foreign media.

Propaganda officials want the newspaper to publish — as per normal — on Thursday but editors are negotiating over whether to do so, and the terms under which they would be willing, for example, if they could include a letter to readers explaining the incident, the editor said.

The committee is also pushing a larger appeal to abolish censorship of the newspaper’s content prior to publication, the editor said. The suggestion is that Communist Party leaders could provide direction but not interfere with reporting and editing, and should refrain from taking issue with content until after publication, the editor said.

Meanwhile, protests continued outside Southern Weekly’s headquarters, with the newspaper’s supporters facing off against a small Maoist counter-protest. From James Pomfret at Reuters:

The scuffles broke out after supporters of the paper, published on Thursdays, jeered and skirmished with a small band of leftists holding posters of Chairman Mao Zedong and signs denouncing the Southern Weekly as “a traitor newspaper” for defying the party.

“These people (leftists) are paid agitators of the government, twisting the truth with propaganda. We had to do something about it,” said pro-press freedom protester Cheng Qiubo.

Dozens of police officers had to intervene, though the protests were allowed to continue. Two technicians with a ladder tried to rig a surveillance camera to the branch of a tree outside the newspaper gates, but were swiftly surrounded and shouted down by angry crowds and forced to retreat.

The Economist’s James Miles observed (using the newspaper’s alternative English name):

Small group of leftists only persistent protesters outside Southern Weekend, Spectators wave 50 cents at them. twitter.com/jarmiles/statu…

— James Miles (@jarmiles) January 8, 2013

The Wall Street Journal’s Paul Mozur posted video of the heated confrontation, while others published dozens of photos on Facebook and other social media sites. Some showed Guy Fawkes masks inspired by the Alan Moore graphic novel V for Vendetta, via the 2005 Hollywood adaptation that aired last month on CCTV. From The New York Times’ Jonah Kessel:

Some freedom of speech advocates wearing v for vendetta masks. Said he saw the movie on CCTV recently and ordered the mask

— Jonah Kessel (@jonah_kessel) January 8, 2013

Tea Leaf Nation tracked online support for Southern Weekly:

[… T]hese include some of Chinese social media’s most high profile users from all walks of life. Celebrities such as actress Yao Chen (with 31 million followers) and actor Chen Kui (with 27 million followers) tweeted explicit messages of support on Sina Weibo, a microblog platform. Yao quoted the 1970 Nobel lecture of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Russian author and dissident, along with a logo of Southern Weekend. Chen was more direct: “I am not that deep, and I don’t play word games; I support the friends at Southern Weekend.”

[…] Ren Zhiqiang (@任志强), one of the most outspoken businessmen in China with almost 13 million followers, tweeted on Sina Weibo, “Freedom of press and freedom of speech are rights given to the society and the people by the constitution; they are also symbols of human rights and freedom. Yet they have become pipe dreams without the rule of law, being seriously distorted and restricted. If truth is not allowed to be spoken, would truth disappear?”

Li Chengpeng and Han Han, China’s two most famous bloggers, both wrote articles in support of Southern Weekend. Li wrote, “We don’t need tall buildings, but we need a newspaper that speaks the truth. We don’t need the second highest GDP in the world, but we need a newspaper that speaks the truth. We don’t need a fleet of aircraft carriers, but we need a newspaper that speaks the truth.”

Han Han’s post was previously featured at CDT on Monday.

A Global Times editorial, ‘Southern Weekend’s ‘Letter to Readers’ Truly Makes One Ponder‘, on the other hand, reiterated a claim posted by Southern Weekly’s official Sina Weibo account: that provincial propaganda authorities in fact had nothing to do with the controversial edits. China Media Project’s David Bandurski had previously reported that newspaper staff felt this to be “completely at odds with the truth”, and that it was issued “without confirmation or authorization from members of the newspaper’s editorial committee.” The Times editorial went on to hit other points from a propaganda directive obtained by CDT: that “Party control of the media is an unwavering basic principle”, and that “external hostile forces are involved in the development of the situation”—including, it alleged, Chen Guangcheng. From translated highlights at Fei Chang Dao:

These people are making spirited demands, and while on the surface they are going after a specific person and event, its obvious to everyone watching that their target is the entire system that involves the media.

Whether these people like it or not, this is common sense: given the current state of China’s society and government, the kind of “free media” that these people yearn for in their hearts simply cannot exist. All of China’s media can develop only to the extent China does, and media reform must remain part-and-parcel of China’s overall reform, and the media absolutely will not become a “political special zone” of China.

[…] Even in the West, the mainstream media will not choose to openly oppose the government.

A version of the editorial also appeared on the English-language Global Times site.

The Diplomat’s David Cohen reported that, as instructed, the editorial was republished by major web portals including Sohu, Sina and Tencent. Each, however, added a disclaimer to the effect that republication did not equal endorsement. Further defiance was shown in screen grabs of headlines on sites’ front pages, arranged so that their first characters spelled out messages of support. According to Amy Li at South China Morning Post, the editorial also appeared in Guangzhou Information Times, Guangzhou’s New Express Daily, Beijing Youth Daily, Beijing Times, Hangzhou’s City Express, Shenzhen’s Daily Sunshine, Xi’an’s Sanqin Daily, Xi’an Evening News and China Business News.

David Bandurski saw the leaked directive as potentially ominous. From China Media Project:

If it is true, as Berkeley’s China Digital Times reports, that media have been issued a propaganda directive on the Southern Weekly incident that deflects blame from Guangdong propaganda officials toward foreign “hostile forces,” that is not an encouraging sign.

Readers should understand that the Southern Weekly crisis is not just a face-off between pro-reform voices and status-quo Party conservatives. In this case, it was propaganda officials in Guangdong — the spiritual heart of China’s reform and opening — who upset the status-quo by exercising censorship to such an intrusive extent that the situation became unacceptable to working journalists, most of whom had already made an uneasy peace with media controls.

The crisis at the Nanfang Media Group is not just about whether Xi Jinping is serious about the ostensible new openness and responsiveness attributed to him by sustained state propaganda. It is about whether China could be moving backward on the issue of media freedom, which would send worrying signals about the overall direction of the new leadership.

At The Wall Street Journal, Danwei’s Jeremy Goldkorn also discussed the situation in terms of prospects for media and internet freedom, saying that “I don’t believe there’s anybody in the senior leadership who’s committed to those ideals.”

An editorial in The Telegraph suggested that the new leadership’s response will be revealing, finding some encouragement in a People’s Daily editorial with a different tone to Global Times piece:

This is Mr Xi’s first serious test and early indications suggest that he is treading carefully. Demonstrations have been lightly policed and yesterday the People’s Daily, the party’s official outlet, said that propaganda officials should “follow the rhythm of the times” and help the authorities create a “pragmatic and open-minded image”. On the face of it, this heralds a welcome and more tolerant official approach to the media. Whether or not it amounts to anything of substance will become clear in the next few days.

Guangdong’s new Party chief Hu Chunhua will also be under scrutiny: the posting is, in part, a near-final test of his suitability for future national leadership.

For now, however, it remains unclear which way Beijing will move. From Jonah Kessel and Chris Buckley at The New York Times:

Both supporters and critics of Southern Weekend journalists have claimed that Mr. Xi would back their cause.

“I don’t believe that Xi is totally hypocritical when he talks about reform,” said Mr. Chen [Min, also known by the pen name Xiao Shu], who was forced out of the newspaper in 2011.

“The Southern Weekend journalists have said that they accept party control, but the question is what kind of control and how far should it go unchallenged,” Mr. Chen added.

Update (January 8, 11:20 am PST):

Reuters has reported that Guangdong Provincial Party chief Hu Chunhua has stepped into the fray and negotiated an agreement between propaganda officials and Southern Weekly:

Under Hu’s deal, the source said, newspaper workers would end their strike and return to work, the paper would print as normal this week, and most staff would not face punishment. “Guangdong’s Hu personally stepped in to resolve this,” the source said.

“He gets personal image points by showing that he has guts and the ability to resolve complex situations. In addition, the signal that he projects through this is one of relative openness, it’s a signal of a leader who is relatively steady.”

The standoff at the Southern Weekly, long seen as a beacon of independent and in-depth reporting in China’s highly controlled media landscape, has led to demands for the country’s new leadership to grant greater media freedoms.

[...]

It wasn’t possible to immediately corroborate Hu’s involvement in brokering the deal with editorial staff, who may be bound by an agreement not to speak out.

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8 September 2006, 16:46, Beijing Municipal Information Office

I. Reprinting instructions concerning the 5th anniversary of 9/11

This year is the 5th anniversary of the “9/11″ terror attacks suffered by the United States, the U.S. will organize a number of remembrance activities. All websites are required to pay attention: to report related remembrance activities, only reprint People’s Daily Net and Xinhua Net copy; do not make special subjects; timely block and delete acclaims for terror attacks and other harmful discussions; it is strictly prohibited that misleading and inciting discussions that link terrorism with the Islamic religion emerge online.

II. Notice concerning strengthening online propaganda work on building Socialism and a harmonious society

The Politburo of the CCP Central Committee has decided to convene the 6th Plenary Meeting of the 16th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, in October of this year, the main theme of the 6th Plenum is researching the question of building Socialism and a harmonious society. In order to create a good online public opinion atmosphere for the convention of the 6th Plenum, and stimulate the construction of a harmonious society, hereby, the following requirements for online propaganda work are notified:

(1) Guiding ideology

Building Socialism and a harmonious society are the major strategic tasks put forward by the Communist Party starting from the total arrangement of the Socialist undertaking with Chinese characteristics and the overall picture of completely constructing a relatively well-off society. Online public propaganda and reporting must earnestly implement the important principles, policies and deployments made by the Party Center in the area of building a harmonious society, give prominence to propagating the new progress, new results and new experiences up and down the entire country in the area of building a harmonious society, and new achievements obtained in economic, political, cultural, and social construction, and other aspects, in order to create a good online public opinion environment for the convention of the 6th Plenum.

(2) Focus propaganda points

a. Meticulously explain and interpret our Party’s strategies and policies in building Socialism and a harmonious society, the important speeches of Central leading comrades concerning harmonious society construction, the newest achievements of theoretical circles’ research concerning harmonious society construction published by Central focus news and network media, and deeply analyze the major significance of building a harmonious society for our country’s developments.

b. Starting from both the macro-level and the micro-level, give prominence to introducing the new measures, new progress and new achievements of harmonious society construction nationwide and in all localities.

c. Integrated with welcoming National Day, look back on the course of our 57 years of development, give prominence to our Party’s wise decisions in concepts to govern the country and the development path, and its important navigational function.

d. Give prominence propagating our Party’s confronting the problem of influencing the harmony of Chinese society with a positive attitude, correctly dissolving social contradictions, expanding the harmonious factors to the largest extent, and reducing the inharmonious factors to the largest extent.

e. Qianlong Net must strengthen reporting concerning propaganda of Beijing Municipality in the area of harmonious society construction; commercial websites must appropriately expand propaganda strength concerning the harmonious society construction achievements in Beijing.

(3) Work arrangements

a. From 15 September, Qianlong, Sina, Sohu, NetEase, TOM and China Net shall again publish a corresponding special subject on building a harmonious society on the main page of the news website “focus subject” or “hot subject” areas (the original special subject may be used). Before 1 October, it may be placed in a relatively low position in the focus subject section; after 1 October, it is to be put in a high position, on the second or third line; from three days before the 6th Plenum begins until three days after the meeting concludes, it must be placed on the first position of special subjects, and special subject entry points are to be set up on the main page of the website and the news section.

b. Renew special subject content, timely reprint reports and comments of Central and municipal focus media and news websites concerning harmonious society construction.

c. Before and after the 6th Plenum, strengthen propaganda and reports around the process of the meetings; strengthen deep interpretation of the reports and decisions passed at the meeting, and the speeches of General Secretary Hu Jintao.

d. Vigorously excavate news events reflecting the “harmonious society,” and use them to substantiate the special subject.

e. Revolving around harmonious society construction topics, set up constructive discussion topics, and guide netizens to participate in discussion on harmonious society construction.

(4) Work requirements

Propaganda keys must be strictly grasped, persist in giving first place to positive propaganda. News information sources must be standardized, strengthen guidance, supervision and control over online public opinion. All websites cannot exaggerate or play up topics existing in harmonious society construction and are not allowed to engage in online surveys under the guise of harmonious society construction topics, online attacking discussions and harmful information must be timely deleted. If any website has good propaganda suggestions, they must report the propaganda policy and plan to our office for examination and approval in advance. Contact person: Municipal Network Management and Network Propaganda Office, Lin Lingsi, telephone: 85120188, ext. 852; 13164291104, e-mail: linlingsi@vip.163.com

III. Notice concerning doing online propaganda and reporting for the 57th National Day well

1 October of this year is the day of remembrance for the 57th anniversary of the foundation of the People’s Republic of China, in order to even better propagate the glorious course that our country has marched for 57 years, and create a joyous and auspicious holiday atmosphere, hereby, the following is notified concerning online propaganda and reporting work for the 57th National Day:

(1) Guiding ideology

Forcefully propagate the increase in our country’s comprehensive national strength since the founding of the nation and especially since reform and opening up, the social development progress, the improvement in people’s living standards and the rise in international position; forcefully propagate the prominent achievements obtained by our country in political, economic, cultural and social construction and other areas; forcefully propagate that the correct leadership of the Chinese Communist Party is an important guarantee for our country to become strong and prosperous; forcefully propagate the new progress and new achievements of the people of all ethnicities in the entire country of establishing and implementing the scientific development view, completely constructing a relatively well-off society, building a Socialist harmonious society, and constructing a new Socialist countryside in these new times, to create a good holiday atmosphere for the 57th National day.

(2) Propaganda focus points

a. Forcefully propagate the huge achievements of our country since founding the nation and especially since reform and opening up in the aspects of political, economic, cultural, and social construction, prominently report the achievements gained in our country’s economic construction in the last half-year.

b. Vigorously report the celebration activities organized in all localities in the entire country around the 57th National Day, all sectors and all industries’ actual activities to present gifts for the 57th glorious anniversary of the motherland, to create a united, warm, and joyous holiday atmosphere.

c. Grasp the key theme of propaganda and reporting on the Golden Week travel well, guide netizens to have a healthy, happy and safe National Day vacation, put an end to the emergence of propaganda and reports that propagate luxury and waste, and environmental destruction.

d. Integrate Mid-Autumn Festival, and ensure propaganda and reports that gives high regard to China’s traditional holidays and carries forward the excellent cultural traditions of the Chinese nation.

e. Qianlong Net will strengthen propaganda and reporting over corresponding activities to celebrate the 57th National Day in Beijing City and on economic and social construction achievements, and sets up a special section; commercial websites must appropriately expand propaganda strength concerning activities related to the 57th National Day in Beijing City.

(3) Work arrangements

a. All Qianlong, Sina, Sohu, Netease, TOM, and China Net must roll out a “Celebrate the 57th Anniversary of the Foundation of the People’s Republic of China” (the name may be somewhat changed) in the special subject section of the news centre, starting from 25 September, and maintain it until 15 October.

b. This special subject production must fully give rein to the initiative and creativity of all websites, all websites, apart from having to transmit National Day speeches from Central leaders and Central organizations’ important National Day activities, may set up National Day propaganda and reporting plans by themselves, but relevant plans must be reported to the Network Management Office Network Propaganda Office for examination and approval before 20 September. Contact person: Network Management Office Network Propaganda Office, Lin Lingsi, telephone: 85120188, ext. 852; 13164291104, e-mail: linlingsi@vip.163.com

11 September 2006, 9:51, Beijing Municipal Information Office

All businesses: Please make the title “Beijing Network Media Zunyi Declaration” into the special subject entry point for the “Glory of the Zunyi Conference”, and put the entire text of the Qianlong Net information “Qianlong Net and other Beijing Media Issue the ‘Beijing Network Media Zunyi Declaration’” in the header of the special subject (http://news.qianlong.com/28874/2006/09/11/183@3412457.htm), at the same time, issue the title “Beijing Network Media Zunyi Declaration” on the main page of websites. All specialist websites: please reprint the “Qianlong Net and other Beijing Media Issue the ‘Beijing Network Media Zunyi Declaration’” on the main page of websites and the header of the first page of the news centers or the first page of forums (http://news.qianlong.com/28874/2006/09/11/183@3412457.htm).

11 September 2006, 15:12, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Yang Le

Everyone, now, the special subject “ideological and moral education of the youth” is to go online, and put up from today until the 17th, put it in the second line of the main page of websites and the second line of the important news section of the news centre, juxtapose it with the special subjects on running the web in a civilized manner and the Long March.

12 September 2006, 15:10, Network Management Office, Duty Manager

All websites, please search for and delete the text “Doctoral Students Uncover and Report Scandal in the Chongqing University Economics and Management Faculty” from forums and blogs. The said post states: “I am Li Qiongfang, a research student of Chongqing University President Zhang, I am now in the third year of my doctorate, at present, we live in the dark Chongqing University, pass our days in extreme difficulty, look forward to all walks of society paying attention to our fate, and paying attention to the widely existing problems in Chongqing University…” Chongqing University has issued a statement concerning this matter that states: Chongqing University states that in the past few days, there were domestic websites who published a post that so-called “Doctoral Students Uncover and Report Scandal in the Chongqing University Economics and Management Faculty,” and many echoing posts have emerged. Against this, Chongqing University states the following: (1) After checking and verification, Chongqing University has never had a doctoral student called Li Qiongfang; (2) The phenomena listed in these posts are pure fabrications, and maliciously defame Chongqing University and corresponding lecturers; (3) Our school’s doctoral student recruitment and training has strict management structures and financial structures, and the phenomena of bribe-taking, embezzlement of student allowances, wilful delay of student training segments and graduation alluded to in the posts have never taken place; (4) In order to guarantee the training quality of doctoral students, the provisions of the school’s “Chongqing University Graduate Student Management Regulations ‘Trial,’” the “Chongqing University Regulations on Graduate Student Applications for Master and Doctoral Degrees and Publishing of Academic Dissertations (Trial Draft)” and document CQU No. (2005)40 have been strictly implemented in the Economics and Management Faculty’s training of doctoral students; (5) The school has reported this case to the public security organs, the public security organs have accepted it. The school will continue to adopt legal methods to clarify the facts and safeguard the reputation of the school and the rights and interests of lecturers and staff. Chongqing University President’s Office, 30 August 2006

12 September 2006, 15:12, Network Management Office, Duty Manager

All websites: Please immediately link to the Dayu Net special subject “Large Campaign for Online Donations – Themed Disaster Relief Activities to Help the Chongqing Disaster Areas to Cross the Crisis” in the special subject column of the website’s news center, and leave it there for six months.

12 September 2006, 15:12, network Management Office, Duty Manager

(1) Please immediately delete the article  “Prestige of Japanese Prime Ministerial Candidate Under Attack Because of Buying Spirits in China.”

(2) Please push the article ” 164 Million Embezzled in Beijing Railway Bureau” to the back stage.

(3) All websites are requested to pay attention: In the time before and after the day of remembrance of the Mukden Incident, please do not open trackers on reports involving Japan. Forums are also not to guide discussions, do not make reports involving Japan into main posts.

18 September 2006, 15:13, Beijing Municipal Information Office

Today, the post of the so-called “Provisional Rules on Implementing Policies Concerning Military Cadres Transferred to Enterprises” has been issued on some forums and websites, these so-called “rules” are pure rumors. Whenever they emerge, they must be immediately deleted, websites may also not upload this information.

20 September 2006, 9:00, Chai Yue

(1) Please immediately close all trackers concerning reports on the coup d’état in Thailand.

(2) The auction house Sotheby’s has claimed that it will organize an auction having articles from China’s Cultural Revolution and “June 4th” in the near future. Please do not report this auction. It must also be prevented that relevant information is spread on interactive segments.

(3) Please delete the article “South Korea Scrambles for the Su Reef in the East China Sea – Chinese Side Strengthens Maritime Patrols and Management.”

2006年9月北京网管办发出的禁令（一）

2006年9月8日16时46分 北京市新闻办

一：关于911五周年的转载提示

今年是美国遭受“911”恐怖袭击五周年，美国会举行一些纪念活动。各网请注意：相关纪念活动的报道，只转载新华网、人民网的稿件；不做专题；及时封堵、删除为恐怖袭击喝彩等有害言论；严禁网上出现将恐怖主义与伊斯兰教挂钩等误导性、煽动性言论。

二：关于加强构建社会主义和谐社会网上宣传工作的通知

中共中央政治局决定于今年10月在北京召开中国共产党第十六届中央委员会第六次会议，六中全会的主要议题是研究构建社会主义和谐社会问题。为给六中 全会召开营造良好的网上舆论氛围，促进和谐社会建设，现提出网上宣传工作要求通知如下：一、 指导思想构建社会主义和谐社会是中国共产党从中国特色社会主义事业的总体布局和全面建设小康社会的全局出发提出的重大战略任务。网上宣传报道要认真贯彻落 实党中央在构建和谐社会方面作出的重要方针、决策和部署，突出宣传全国上下在和谐社会建设方面的新进展、新成果和新经验，经济、政治、文化和社会建设等方 面取得的新成就，为六中全会召开营造良好的网上舆论环境。二、 宣传重点 1. 详细介绍、解读我党在构建社会主义和谐社会方面的战略决策，中央领导同志关于和谐社会建设的重要讲话，中央重点新闻和网络媒体刊载的理论界关于和谐社会建 设研究的最新成果，深入分析构建和谐社会对我国发展的重大意义。 2. 从宏观和微观两方面入手，突出介绍全国和各地在和谐社会建设方面的新举措、新进展、新成就。 3. 结合迎接国庆，回顾我国57年发展历程，突出我党在治国理念和发展道路上的明智抉择和重要导航作用。 4. 突出宣传我党以积极态度面对影响中国社会和谐的问题，正确化解社会矛盾，最大限度地增加和谐因素，最大限度地减少不和谐因素。 5．千龙网要加强对北京市在和谐社会建设方面的宣传报道；商业网站要适当加大对北京市和谐社会建设成果的宣传力度。三、工作安排 1.从9月15日起，千龙网、新浪网、搜狐网、网易网、TOM网、中华网应在新闻中心首页“焦点专题”或“热点专题”区重新推出构建和谐社会相关专题（可 启用原有专题）。10月1日前，可放在焦点专题较低位置；10月1日以后，将位置调高，放在第二、三位置上；六中全会开始前三天至会议结束后三天，放在专 题第一位置，并在网站首页和新闻中心首页设专题入口。 2.更新专题内容，及时转载中央和市属重点媒体和新闻网站关于和谐社会建设的报道和评论。 3.六中全会前后，围绕会议进程强化宣传报道；加强对会议所通过报告、决议和胡锦涛总书记讲话的深度解读。 4.积极发掘体现“社会和谐”的新闻事件，将其充实到专题中。 5．围绕和谐社会建设话题，开设建设性讨论话题，引导网民参与和谐社会建设的讨论。四．工作要求必须严格把握宣传基调，坚持正面宣传为主。要规范新闻信息 稿源，加强网上舆论引导和监控。各网不能夸大、炒作和谐社会建设中存在的话题，不可以借助和谐社会建设话题搞网上调查，对网上攻击性言论和有害信息要及时 予以删除。各网站如有好的宣传建议，须将宣传策划方案提前报送我办审批。 联系人：市网管办网宣处 林灵思 电话：85120188转852； 13164291104 E-mail: linlingsi@vip.163.com

三：关于做好国庆57周年网上宣传报道的通知

今年10月1日是中华人民共和国成立57周年纪念日，为更好宣传我国57年来走过的光辉历程，营造喜庆祥和的节日氛围，现对有关国庆57周年网上宣 传报道工作通知如下：一、指导思想大力宣传建国以来、特别是改革开放以来我国综合国力的增强、社会的发展进步、人民生活水平的改善和国际地位的提高；大力 我国在政治、经济、文化和社会建设等方面取得的突出成就；大力宣传中国共产党的正确领导是国家强盛的重要保证；大力宣传新时期全国各族人民树立和落实科学 发展观、全面建设小康社会、构建社会主义和谐社会、社会主义新农村建设的新进展、新成就，为庆祝国庆57周年营造良好的节日氛围。二、 宣传重点 1. 大力宣传我国建国以来尤其是改革开放以来，在政治、经济、文化和社会建设方面取得的巨大成就，突出报道我国上半年经济建设所取得的成果。 2. 积极报道全国各地围绕国庆57周年举办的庆祝活动，各行各业为祖国57岁华诞献礼的实际行动，营造团结、热烈、喜庆的节日氛围。 3. 把握好黄金周旅游宣传报道基调，引导网民过一个健康、快乐、安全的国庆假期，杜绝出现宣传奢侈浪费、破坏环境的宣传报道。 4. 结合中秋节，做好对重视中国传统节日、弘扬中华民族优秀文化传统的宣传报道。 5．千龙网要加强对北京市庆祝国庆57周年有关活动和经济社会建设成就的宣传报道，并设立专区；商业网站要适当加大对北京市国庆57周年有关活动的宣传力 度。三．工作安排 1.千龙、新浪、搜狐、网易、TOM、中华各网站要从 9月25起在新闻中心专题区推出“庆祝中华人民共和国成立57周年”专题（名称可有所变化），时间持续到10月15日。 2.本次专题制作充分发挥各网站的主动性和创造性，各网站除必须转发中央领导国庆讲话和中央组织的重要国庆活动外，可自行设计国庆宣传报道方案，但有关方 案需在9月20日前报网管办网宣处审核批准。联系人：市网管办网宣处 林灵思 电话：85120188转852； 13164291104 E-mail: linlingsi@vip.163.com
2006年9月11日09时51分 北京市新闻办

各门户：请以“北京网络媒体遵义宣言”的标题作为“遵义会议放光芒”的专题入口，并在专题头条位置全文转载千龙网消息《千龙网等北京网媒发表<北京网络媒体遵义宣言>》（http://news.qianlong.com/28874/2006/09/11/183@3412457.htm），同时在网站首页出“北京网络媒体遵义宣言”的标题。各专业网站：请在网站首页、新闻中心首页或论坛首页的头条位置转载《千龙网等北京网媒发表<北京网络媒体遵义宣言>》（http://news.qianlong.com/28874/2006/09/11/183@3412457.htm）
2006年9月11日15时12分 北京市新闻办杨乐

各位，现在将“未成年人思想道德教育”专题上线，从今天挂到17日，放在网站首页2条和新闻中心要闻区2条位置，与文明办网，长征专题并列。
2006年9月12日15时10分 网管办值班

各网：请在论坛、博客中查找并删除《读博士生揭报重庆大学经管院黑幕》一文。该帖文称：“我是重庆大学张校长的研究生李琼方，现在是博士三年级，目 前我们生活在黑暗的重庆大学，日子过的非常艰难，期待社会各界关注我们的命运，也关注中国大学普遍存在的问题……” 重庆大学已经就此事发表示声明：重庆大学声明近日，国内有网站登出所谓《重庆大学经管学院博士招生的黑幕》的帖子，并出现了相关的附和帖子。对此，重庆大 学严正声明如下：一、经查实，重庆大学从未有过叫李琼方的博士生。二、这些帖子所罗列现象纯属无中生有，是对重庆大学及相关教师的恶意中伤。三、我校博士 生招生和培养有严格的管理制度、财经制度，从未出现过帖子中所称的受贿、克扣学生津贴、有意拖延学生培养环节和毕业时间的现象。四、为了确保研究生的培养 质量，经管学院培养博士生是严格执行学校《重庆大学研究生管理规定（试行）》、《重庆大学研究生申请硕士、博士学位发表学术论文的规定（试行稿）》、重大 校（2005）40号文的规定。 五、学校就此事已向公安机关报案，公安机关已受理。学校将继续采取法律手段，澄清事实，维护学校声誉和教职工权益。重庆大学校长办公室 2006年8月30日
2006年9月12日15时12分 网管办值班

各网：请马上在本网站新闻中心的专题栏目中链接大渝网“网上募捐大行动??帮助重庆灾区共渡难关主题赈灾活动”专题，并保留半个月。
2006年9月12日15时12分 网管办值班

1.请马上删除《日首相候选人因在华买春事件声誉受打击》一稿。

2.请把《北京铁路局挪用1.64亿》这一条压到后台。

3.各网请注意：在九一八纪念日前后一段时间，对于涉日的报道请不要开跟帖。论坛也不引导讨论，不以涉日报道为主帖贴发。
2006年9月18日15时13分 北京市新闻办

近日，一些论坛网站贴发所谓“企业军转干部落实政策暂行办法（讨论稿）”帖文，此所谓《办法》纯属谣传。一旦发现要立即删除，网站也不得上载这一信息。
2006年9月20日09时00分 柴玥

一：请立即关闭所有关于泰国政变报道的跟帖

二：索士比拍卖行声称将于近期举行一场有中国文革和“六四”物品的拍卖会。关于此场拍卖会，请不要报道。互动环节也要防止有关消息流传。

三：请删除《韩国争抢中国东海苏岩礁 中方加强海洋巡视管理》一稿。

These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on December 6, 2012 (here).

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

21 August 2006, 16:30, Huang Jing

Recently, it has been discovered that the text “Monks Collectively Visit Prostitutes – The Background of the ‘Three Old Convent Scandal’ in Guangdong,” published by foreign websites, has been posted some domestic forums and blogs, etc., and attacks our religious policies. All websites are requested to strengthen management and earnestly inspect this, this text may not be reprinted or posted, where it has been posted, it must be speedily deleted.

21 August 2006, 21:30, Network Management Office

Content concerning the case of Gao Yingying, is no longer to be put on the main page of websites and the main page of news and forums. Stop renewing news trackers and forum trackers.

22 August 2006, 8:45, Network Management Office

All websites: the Youth World Cup has finished, please delete the special subject on the “Athletic Federation Youth World Cup;” the special subject of commemorating the Long March will no longer have “One Primary School Pupil’s Long March Website” as special subject entry, please restore the title of “Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Long March” as entry; the special subject of running the web in a civilized manner will no longer have “Prevent Online Wrongdoing” as entry point, please restore the title of “Running the Web in a Civilized Manner” as title. In the near future, if there is no new notification, please only maintain these two entry points for special subjects in the important news section of the main page of news centers: commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Long March, and running the web in a civilized manner.

22 August 2006, 9:15, Network Management Office, Huang Jing

Sina, Sohu, NetEase, China, TOM, Xici Hutong, Western Land Forum, Mop Forum, DoNews, Blog Net, Baidu, China Search, Search Dog, Aiwen, Yahoo China, Qihoo, and Great Flag: the State Council Information Office Second Phase Internet News Training Class registration time is the afternoon of 25 August; the place of registry is the Yuanshan Grand Hotel (Xicheng District, Yumin Road, No. 2, between Anhua Bridge and the Panda Roundabout on the Axis Road, 50 metres to the west of the traffic lights, the hotel telephone number is 62010033).

24 August 2006, 9:47, Network Management Office, Huang Jing

All websites: Please put the matter of water pollution occurring recently in the Songhua River in the middle part of the important news section, do not put it in a header position.

24 August 2005, 16:56, Huang Jing

All websites, please make “Lin Biao’s diaries” into a keyword, delete all search results in search engines (including snapshots).

24 August 2006, 17:16, Huang Jing

All websites, on reports concerning the matter of workers gathering on the roof of a building to protest against late salary payments causing traffic disruption (images), all websites are requested to immediately remove it from information on their sites!

24 August 2006, 17:56, Huang Jing

Recently, a water pollution accident happened in the domestic tributary of the Songhua River, the Niu River, in Jilin City, Jilin Province, Xinhua has already issued news copy. For online reports of this matter, all websites are only to reprint Xinhua copy, do not reprint articles from other sources, do not set up news trackers, do not link it up with the Songhua River pollution incident. Management over forums, blogs and other interactive columns must be strengthened, harmful information that is inconsistent with official reports or uses the opportunity to attack the Party and State structure, etc., must be timely deleted.

27 August 2006, 0:56, Chen Hua

Search for and delete the article “Second Artillery Construction Sites Spread into Xinjiang, Tibet and Other Localities, Workload Quadruples,” search engines are to screen this article.

28 August 2006, 8:35, Network Management Office, Huang Jing

All websites, please immediately delete the recent online text concerning “Why Take the Knife of Cui Yingjie to Kill Chengguan.”

28 August 2006, 10:35, Network Management Office, Huang Jing

Propaganda instructions concerning Beijing recruiting volunteers for the Beijing Olympics and Paralympics:

(1) All sorts of information must be published according to the uniform formulation of the Beijing Olympic Volunteer Work Coordination Group. Information from other sources or non-standard formulations may not be reprinted;

(2) The wording “global recruitment” may not be adopted in news titles and reports on recruitment work;

(3) Information on negative trends occurring in recruitment work may not be reprinted.

30 August 2006, 12:12, Network Management Office, Huang Jing

Concerning the case of social security funds being diverted in Shanghai City, only transmit People’s Daily and Xinhua Net copy, do not make it into a special subject, do not open trackers, do not conduct surveys, do not debate it. All websites are requested to immediately deal with situations that do not conform to the above requirements. Forums, blogs and other interactive segments are not to discuss this.

31 August 2006, 9:00, Network Management Office, Huang Jing

All websites: please move the article “Dashan Village Committee in Panyu, Guangzhou, Forces Detention of 200 People concerning Temporary Residence Permits” to the domestic section.

31 August 2006, 9:53, Network Management Office, Huang Jing

All websites, please put the article “Beijing Network Media Deliberate the Long March Spirit in Zunyi, Chinese Long March Net Opened” in the middle or upper part of the important news section of the news center, and the title on the main page of websites.

31 August 2006, 9:53, Network Management Office, Huang Jing

Please immediately delete the article “Taiwanese Diaoyu Island Protectors in Fishing Boats Locked in Stalemate with Japanese Naval Ships, Use Drinks Bottles to Fight Back.”

2006年8月北京网管办发出的禁令（三）

2006年8月21日16时30分 黄婧

近期发现，有国内论坛、博客等贴发了境外网站刊登的”和尚集体嫖妓——广东省’三大古寺丑闻’的背后”一文，对我宗教政策进行攻击。请各网站加强管理，认真检查，不得转载、贴发此文，已贴发的要迅速删除
2006年8月21日21时30分 网管办

关于高莺莺一案的内容，不再放网站首页和新闻、论坛首页。停止更新新闻跟帖，论坛跟帖
2006年8月22日08时45分 网管办

各网：世青赛已经结束，请删除“田联世青赛”的专题；纪念长征专题不再以“一个小学生的长征网站”为专题入口，请恢复以“纪念长征胜利70周年”的 标题为入口；文明办网专题不再以“防网上恶搞”为专题入口，请恢复以“文明办网”的标题为入口。近期，如无新的通知，请在新闻中心首页要闻区只保留两个专 题入口：纪念长征胜利70周年、文明办网。
2006年8月22日09时15分 网管办黄婧

新浪、搜狐、网易、中华、TOM、西祠胡同、西陆论坛、猫朴论坛、DONEWS、博客网、百度、中搜、搜狗、爱问、雅虎中国、奇虎、大旗：国新办第 二期互联网新闻培训班报到时间为8月25日下午；报到地点为圆山大酒店（西城区裕民路2号，中轴路安华桥与熊猫环岛之间红绿灯西行50米即到，酒店电话 62010033）
2006年8月24日09时47分 网管办黄婧

各网:近期松花江支流发生水体污染一事请放在要闻区中部,不要放在头条位置.
2006年8月24日16时56分黄婧

各网:请以”林彪日记”为关键词,将搜索引擎中所有搜索结果清除(包括快照).
2006年8月24日17时16分黄婧

各网:关于工人聚集楼顶抗议欠薪致交通中断(组图) 一事的相关报道,请各网站立即从本网站的信息中删除!
2006年8月24日17时56分 黄婧

近日，吉林省吉林市境内松花江支流?牛河发生水体污染事故，新华社已发新闻通稿。有关此事的网上报道，各网站只转载新华社稿件，不转载其他来源的文 章，不开设新闻跟贴，不与松花江污染事件挂钩。要加强对论坛、博客等互动栏目的管理，对与正式报道不一致以及借机攻击党和国家制度等有害信息，要及时删 除。
2006年8月27日0时56分 陈华

清查删除千龙“二跑工地遍步新疆西藏等地，任务翻两番”一稿，搜索引擎屏蔽此稿。
2006年8月28日08时35分 网管办黄婧

各网站:近期网上关于“为何接过崔英杰的刀杀城管”一文请立即删除。
2006年8月28日10时35分 网管办黄婧

关于北京招募奥运会、残奥会志愿者的宣传提示：

1、各种消息要按北京奥运会志愿者工作协调小组的统一口径对外发布。其他消息来源、非正规口径不要转载；

2、在招募工作新闻的标题、报道中不得采用“全球招募”的提法；

3、对招募过程中出现的负面动态消息，不要转载。
2006年8月30日12时13分 网管办黄婧

关于上海市社保基金被挪用一案，只转载人民、新华网的稿件，不设专题。在转载时，不开跟帖，不搞调查，不搞辩论。请各网马上处理与上述要求不符的情况。论坛、博客等互动环节，不讨论。
2006年8月31日9时00分 网管办黄婧

各网:请将《广州番禺大山村委会强行关押200人办暂住证》一稿,移到国内.
2006年8月31日9时53分 网管办黄婧

各网：请将《北京网络媒体遵义研讨长征精神 中国长征网开通》一稿，放至新闻中心要闻区中上部，并在网站首页出标题。
2006年8月31日9时53分 网管办黄婧

请各网马上删除《台湾保钓人士渔船与日本军舰相持 用饮料瓶还击》一稿。

These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on December 4, 2012 (here).

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

22 May 2006, 14:00

Everyone, (1) Guangdong Province will deal with the relevant responsible persons of the grave illegal incident of 6 December in the Shanwei Red Bay Open Economic Zone where a small number of people incited villagers to beat, smash and loot a wind power station and violently attack law enforcement cadres and police, and open the court session to try relevant troublemakers. On this matter, the main Guangdong provincial newspapers, Southern News Network, Jinyang net, Dayang net and Shenzhen News Net will respectively on 24 and 25 May issue relevant information. Apart from the above mentioned media, other regional website are not to reprint or report relevant information without exception, it is also not to be discussed on forums, blogs, trackers and other interactive segments.

(2) Concerning the matter of inviting tenders for land use rights for land use in public construction and apartment programs in Datun Beiding Village, Chaoyang District, Beijing (the original Morgan Center Program), no reports are made for the time being.

23 May 2006, 17:00 Fan Tao, Municipal Information Office.

Fan Tao (Municipal Information Office / Municipal Network Office: 65278473) says:

All websites are requested to reprint the following to articles in the special subject section on initiating the wind of network civilization: More than 800 Beijing Internet Cafés Are Ordered to Rectify (replace the existing title, http://news.xinhuanet.com/it/2006-05/22/content_4582202.htm) and Training of All Legal Representatives of Internet Cafés in the Entire City of Beijing Completed, (address: http://news.xinhuanet.com/it/2006-05/23/content_4587208.htm), please acknowledge receipt.

24 May 2006, 1:10, Chen Hua

Everyone, please put these two articles in the content of running the web in a civilized manner: More than 800 Beijing Internet Cafés Are Ordered to Rectify, and  Training of All Legal Representatives of Internet Cafés in the Entire City of Beijing Completed, this is present on the news centers of Sina, Sohu and NetEase.

25 May 2006, 0:10, Chen Hua

Everyone, please put this article 200 Netizens Become The First Batch of Special Network Supervisors in Beijing on the main pages of websites, and at the same time, put it in the running the web in a civilized manner section of the important news section of the news center, juxtapose it with the People’s Representative Gao Gang’s talk about running the web in a civilized manner, and at the same time, put Call for Initiating a New Network Civilization on Exhibition in the footer of the important news section on running the web in a civilized manner, juxtapose it with Beijing’s dealing with 800 Internet Cafés, other articles on running the web in a civilized manner are to be put in the special subject section.

25 April 2006, 16:15, Fan Tao, Municipal Information Office

Sear Engines are requested to shield the following website addresses: www.lairi.cn, waptx.cn/bbs/, www.1238888.net, www.13434433770.cn.

26 May 2006, 15:49, Fan Tao

Today, a number of domestic websites and forums have disseminated posts concerning teachers in the Chongqing Three Gorges Normal School and teachers in many schools in Jintang County, Chongqing, respectively organizing student strike activities. No website may report this sort of information, existing information must be immediately removed. Please acknowledge receipt!

28 May 2006, 8:55, Lu Chao, Network Supervision Office

Today, a tax driver has committed suicide over dissatisfaction about rising fuel prices, news departments are notified that the municipal government will not let news and comment be uploaded (pay attention to secrecy).

29 May 2006, 13:54, Network Supervision Office, Duty Manager 1

Everyone, concerning the case of Huiji District, Zhengzhou being “The world’s first district government” and “the world’s largest district government,” please delete corresponding reports, trackers, blogs, posts and other interactive segments.

29 May 2006, 14:32, Network Supervision Office, Duty Manager 1

Everyone, this is demanded again, after the earthquake in Java Province, Indonesia, our country’s government has sent a message of condolences and provided emergency relief aid. A small number of netizens has published attacking or abusive discussions that are against the spirit of humanitarianism on forums and news trackers, maliciously irritating Sino-Indonesian relations. All websites, (1) close news trackers; (2) discussion on forums, blogs, etc., on this must reflect the sympathy, condolences and aid of our country’s government and people towards Indonesia and other southeast Asian countries suffering from the earthquake, benefit the friendly relationships of China with Indonesia and other southeast Asian countries and benefit our country’s good international image; (3) all sorts of harmful information must be timely deleted.

30 May 2006, 16:12, Chen Hua

Everyone, those two articles that are now on front pages or important news sections on running the web in a civilized manner may be removed to the special subject section, the title of this section is to be civilized into “initiating the wind of network civilization, run the Web in a civilized manner, use the Web in a civilized manner,” it is still to be put in the second position, and directly link to the special subject section on running the web in a civilized manner.

30 May 2006, 18:56

Everyone, concerning the matter of the female news anchor dying in the house of the vice-mayor, do not play this up, do no issue any new article, existing article are to be pushed to the back stage, forums, blogs and trackers are not to discuss this matter, please acknowledge.

31 May 2006, 0:00, Chen Hua

There are trackers online calling for Agricultural Bank workers to strike, all are requested to delete or remove this, especially on all relevant forums.

31 May 2006, 20:07

Do not report the “True Love Cup” article soliciting activities and related matters, interactive segments are not to play this up or discuss this.

31 May 2006, 22:46, Chen Hua

Concerning the People’s Art Theater performance “White Deer,” only issue Beijing Daily copy, all online segments are not to discuss this.

2006年5月北京网管办发出的禁令（三）
2006年5月22日14时 分

各位，1、广东省将对去年12月6日汕尾红海湾开发区少数人煽动村民对风力发电厂打砸抢及对执法干警暴力袭击严重违法事件有关责任人进行处理，并开庭审理 有关肇事者。此事广东省内主要报纸和南方新闻网、金羊网、大洋网、深圳新闻网将分别于5月24日和25日发布有关消息。除上述媒体外，其他地区网站一律不 转载、报道有关消息，论坛博客贴吧等互动环节也不讨论。

2、关于北京市朝阳区大屯北顶村公建及公寓项目用地（原摩根中心项目）国有土地使用权出让招标一事暂不做报道。

2006年5月22日14时47分 陈华

各位，1、广东省将对去年12月6日汕尾红海湾开发区少数人煽动村民对风力发电厂打砸抢及对执法干警暴力袭击严重违法事件有关责任人进行处理，并开庭审理 有关肇事者。此事广东省内主要报纸和南方新闻网、金羊网、大洋网、深圳新闻网将分别于5月24日和25日发布有关消息。除上述媒体外，其他地区网站一律不 转载、报道有关消息，论坛博客贴吧等互动环节也不讨论。

2、关于北京市朝阳区大屯北顶村公建及公寓项目用地（原摩根中心项目）国有土地使用权出让招标一事暂不做报道。

2006年5月23日17时 分 范涛 市网宣办

范 涛 （市政府新闻办/市网管办：65278473） 说:

请各网在大兴网络文明之风专题中，转载以下两篇稿件：北京800余家网吧被责令整改 （替换现头条，http://news.xinhuanet.com/it/2006-05/22/content_4582202.htm）北京市全市 网吧法人代表培训完成（地址http://news.xinhuanet.com/it/2006-05/23 /content_4587208.htm）收到请回复。

2006年5月24日1时10分 陈华

各位 请把这两条在文明办网内容的位置上放 北京800余家网吧被责令整改
北京全市网吧法人代表培训完成 在新浪搜狐网易新闻中心的要闻区都有

2006年5月25日0时10分 陈华

各位，请将此条“200网民成为北京首批特约网络监督员”http://beijing.qianlong.com/3825/2006/05/24 /1060@3192405.htm发网站首页，同是，发新闻中心要闻区的文明办网区域中，与人大高钢谈文明办网并列，同时，将“大兴网络文明唱响科博 会”http://beijing.qianlong.com/3825/2006/05/24/1060@3192408.htm放入新闻中要闻区文明 办网的小腿中，与北京治理800网吧并列，其他文明办网稿件放入专题中。

2006年5月25日16时15分 范涛 市网宣办

请有搜索引擎的网站屏蔽以下地址：www.lairi.cn waptx.cn/bbs/ www.1238888.net www.13434433770.cn

2006年5月26日15时49分 范 涛

近日，境内一些网站论坛中传播有关重庆三峡师范学校教师和四川金堂县多所学校教师分别举行罢课活动的帖文。各网站不得传播此类消息，已有的要立即清除。 收到请回复！

2006年5月28日8时55分 卢超 网监处

今天有一出租车司机因不满油价上涨自杀，通知新闻部门市政府不让上新闻及评论（注意保密）

2006年5月29日13时54分 网管办值班1

各位，关于郑州市惠济区是”世界第一区政府”和”世界最大区政府”一事，相关报道、贴文、博客、贴吧等互动环节请均删除。

2006年5月29日14时32分 网管办值班1

各位，再次要求一下，印尼爪哇省地震，我国政府已致电慰问并提供紧急援助。有少数网民在论坛和新闻跟帖中发表攻击、谩骂等有悖人道主义精神的言论，恶意挑 拨中印关系。各网站1、关闭新闻跟贴；2、论坛、博客等关于此事的讨论要体现我国政府、人民对印尼等东南亚国家遭受地震表示同情、慰问和援助，有利于中国 与印尼等东南亚国家的友好关系，有利于我国良好的国际形象。3、要及时删除各类有害信息。

2006年5月30日16时12分 陈华

各位，现在首页或要闻区文明办网那两条稿可以撤入专题了，此处标题变为“大兴网络文明之风 文明办网 文明上网”，还放在二条位置，直接链着文明办网专题。

2006年5月30日18时56分

各位，关于女主播死于副市长家一事，不炒作，不再发任何新稿，已有稿件撤至后台，论坛，博客，帖吧不再讨论此事，请回复

2006年5月31日0时00分 陈华

网上有号召农行（银行）职工大罢工的贴子，请各自清查删除，尤其是各自相关的论坛。

2006年5月31日20时07分

对“真爱杯”征文活动及有关情况不报导，互动环节不炒作、不讨论。

2006年5月31日22时46分 陈华

关于人艺上演《白鹿原》，只发北京日报稿，各互动环节不讨论。

These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on November 25, 2012 (here).

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Like “Mad Men’s” characters, young white-collar workers in cities such as Beijing and Shanghai are often imbued with an alluring sense of living in a nation on the rise, even as they grapple with rapid and disorienting social, cultural and economic change.

“Mad Men” is licensed by Lionsgate for viewing on the portal http://www.sohu.com with Chinese subtitles and is available on some Air China international flights. It is one of scores of American shows benefiting from the increasing popularity and legitimacy of Internet TV, which offers spicier fare than China’s bland state-run channels and gives busy professionals the convenience of when-you-want it viewing in a nation largely devoid of on-demand programming, DVRs or TiVos.

To be sure, “Mad Men” seems unlikely to ever notch the popularity of American crime shows like “Prison Break” or “CSI,” which attract tens of millions of viewers here. And it’s far less of a phenomenon than “Friends,” which spawned a series of books with scripts from each season translated into Mandarin. (Beijing even boasts a Friends Café, modeled after the Central Perk coffee shop on the series.)

Although Chinese businesses remain strongly male dominated — in the World Economic Forum’s 2011 Gender Gap report, China ranked 61, way behind the U.S. (17) and Iceland (1) but ahead of Italy (74) — advertising is among the sectors in China in which women have made bigger strides. Martin Murphy, managing director of global brand management for Ogilvy & Mather’s Shanghai branch, noted that his office is headed by a woman.

While the growing popularity of American sitcoms continues, China Daily reports China has become the biggest TV series producer:

China has become the world’s largest television series producer after making 15,000 episodes in 2011.

The country is also the world’s third biggest film producer, Culture Minister Cai Wu said on Wednesday.

While briefing national lawmakers at a the bi-monthly session (scheduled from October 23 to 26) of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s top legislature, Cai said, in 2011 China produced 15,000 television series episodes and 558 movies.

It also made 260,000 minutes of animations and 4,000 hours of documentaries.

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The unspoken message was that Britain was an old country, a proud country—and a very different country from China. […]

[…] Rowan Atkinson—Mr. Bean—sat behind a keyboard and, pecking away with one finger, mangled the theme from “Chariots of Fire.” Exiting the stage, he (actually, what is probably the world’s most advanced whoopie cushion) made, as the British put it, “a rude noise.” The trick of this was that, by deflating the national myth of stoic heroism, Boyle bolstered the national myth of the British sense of humor.

The wonkiness of moment only underscored the grim-faced conformity of the Chinese approach.

Among the most eagerly anticipated reviews were those from China itself. The Telegraph reported reactions from CCTV, Xinhua and a couple of men on the street:

“Director Danny Boyle presented to the world a stunning feast for the eyes at the opening ceremony of the London Olympic Games, with the Queen’s parachuting, Mr Bean’s funny performance, Lord Voldemort’s dreamy appearance, a gathering of so many big stars, green landscape and choirs,” said a news anchor on state broadcaster CCTV.

The official Xinhua news agency called the opening a “glittering ceremony” that displayed Britain’s sense of fun.

The BBC also explored Chinese views of the ceremony and the games more generally, including the security arrangements and the booming trade in Union Jack underpants.

A reader called “yunjin chengfeng 998575″ posted on the Chinese microblogging site Sohu: “I got up at 4 in the morning to watch the opening ceremony, and was very disappointed; the countryside scenery looks like a circus, not attractive at all, it is like watching a drama, with no Olympic passion. It is no comparison to the Beijing opening ceremony.”

But reader Dong You Xi Dang doesn’t agree. He thought the London show was completely different from the Beijing ceremony, with different rhythm – “it conveys pleasure, participation, and it is perfect,” while xiangjun8000 summed it up: “The London ceremony highlights that it is the people’s game; the Beijing ceremony shows it is the authority’s game.”

[…] An article by Li Hongbing in People’s Daily, before the opening ceremony, said: “The London Olympic Games look quite frugal and even shabby… Europe is after all in an economic crisis, and the British are indeed short of funds.

“But from another perspective, practicality and environmental protection are principles that have been given more importance, and this concept deserves to be studied by us.”

Also writing before the ceremony, Global Times seemed less convinced that any valuable lessons lay in London, though it at least approved of the organisers’ choice of Chinese fireworks.

The curtain went up on the London Olympic Games early Saturday morning Beijing time. Now the event has returned to a traditional Western power from the world’s biggest developing country that hosted the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, but the fever of four years ago has greatly faded. The London Games only received moderate attention before its opening.

[…] The UK wanted to shake up its economy with the help of the Games, but failed due to its limited potential.

[…] The Beijing Games has been recorded in history as a highly successful event. In the future people will remember it when they talk about either sports or the history of developing world.

We wish the London Games another kind of success. There is one world, but all kinds of happiness.

The Legal Evening News was still more blunt, according to Simon Rabinovitch at The Financial Times:

“The fireworks and mass acrobatics of Beijing delivered a clear message: China’s time has come,” declared the Legal Evening News, a popular newspaper. And what message did it take from London’s ceremony? “This is not a rising city. It is in decline.”

But Bird’s Nest co-designer Ai Weiwei, who wrote last week of his hopes for a more inclusive Games in London than in Beijing, gave the ceremony a glowing review at The Guardian:

Brilliant. It was very, very well done. This was about Great Britain; it didn’t pretend it was trying to have global appeal. Because Great Britain has self-confidence, it doesn’t need a monumental Olympics. But for China that was the only imaginable kind of international event. Beijing’s Olympics were very grand – they were trying to throw a party for the world, but the hosts didn’t enjoy it. The government didn’t care about people’s feelings because it was trying to create an image.

[…] There were historical elements in the Beijing opening ceremony, but the difference is that this was about individuals and humanity and true feelings; their passion, their hope, their struggle. That came through in their confidence and joy. It’s really about a civil society. Ours only reflected the party’s nationalism. It wasn’t a natural reflection of China.

Few of the people were performers. They were ordinary people who contribute to society – and if there is a celebration, then it should be for everyone from the Queen to a nurse. I feel happy that they can all have their moment to tell their story.

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“This user doesn’t exist ”

The New York Times Chinese-language venture, launched this Wednesday, is off to a bumpy start. While the website itself is running, the site’s Sina Weibo account went down just hours after its launch. It was up again on Thursday evening. “Given that the site was brand new, they could not have possibly posted anything controversial,” says Philip Chun at Shanghaiist. But Chun, CDT and other media outlets spoke too soon. @nytchinese is down again.

The Times Weibo account may have been shuttered not for anything it said, but for its mere presence. Times Foreign Editor Joseph Kahn says “We’re not tailoring it to the demands of the Chinese government.” The cn.nytimes.com server is based outside of China. In a blog post announcing the launch, staff writer Christine Haughney notes the Chinese site will adhere to the same standards as the English-language edition.

The Times gained 25,195 followers before the second shut-down. Its Tencent Weibo account is still up, with nearly 7900 followers, but its Sohu and NetEase Weibos are both down.

The Times Chinese edition includes translated articles and original Chinese-language content. It seeks a middle-class, urbane audience, as can be seen from its advertisers: Salvatore Ferragamo, Cartier and other luxury companies. That same audience thirsts for high-quality, incisive reporting. The question is, will the Chinese censors allow it to deliver, or continue to cut off major platforms like Weibo?

As the Times faces pressure to clean up for the authorities, Zhang Zhi’an, an associate professor at the Sun Yat-Sen University School of Communication and Design, sees the paper’s experiment as a litmus test for foreign media in China:

ZhangZhi’an: The New York Times Chinese edition has two issues worth paying attention to: 1) Will the Times translate and publish articles on sensitive subjects or which report negatively on China? 2) Which discrepancies will there be between the English and Chinese versions of the same article? These questions may offer a window onto the monitoring pressure and self-censorship of foreign Chinese-language media.

张志安：「纽约时报中文版」有两个问题值得关注：1、纽约时报那些关于中国的敏感报道、负面报道，能翻译成中文放这么？2、关于中国报道的中文版经「翻译」后和英文版有何差异？从这点或可管窥外媒中文网的监管压力及自我审查。

The Financial Times and Wall Street Journal both have Chinese-language editions, each with fully functional Weibo accounts. It’s unclear what the Times could have done to cross the censors. Hopefully, the paper will get a chance to answer Dr. Zhang’s questions.

Zhang Zhi’an Weibo post via SneezeBloid.

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Since CDT posted a long list of terms related to Tiananmen blocked from Sina Weibo search, readers have found even more:

• Muxidi (木樨地): A location in Beijing’s Xicheng district and site of some of the bloodiest military force against protesters.
• Gongzhufen (公主坟): transportation hub in Beijing and site of military violence against protesters.
• Shanghai Composite Index (上证指数): The Shanghai stock exchange fell 64.89 points on June 4, a figure that looks like the date of the Tiananmen Massacre (6/4/89). The index also opened yesterday at 2346.98–the same date backwards, preceded by the number of years since the crackdown (23).
• stock market (股市)

Netizens using Chinese characters for visual effect have also been thwarted:

• 占占人: a man (人) in front of two tanks (占)
• 占占占人: a man in front of three tanks

Yaxue Cao of Seeing Red in China reports that posting the following “illustration” on Sohu Weibo caused Twitter user free2000fly‘s Sohu account to be blocked:

• 占占占占人 占占占点 占占点占 占点占占 点占占占 灬占占占占

The six groups of characters depict a man being crushed under four tanks. This string is also blocked on Sina Weibo.

Update: More Blocked Words (compiled from CDT Chinese here and here)

• massacre in Beijing (北京屠城)
• Shanghai Composite (上证)
• index (指数)
• closing quotation [in stock market] (收盘)
• fall [of price] (下跌)

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Today, Cheng Chen at the University of Victoria in Canada and a few pals describe how Cheng worked undercover as a paid poster on Chinese websites to understand how the Internet Water Army [so-called because they "flood" targeted sites] works. He and his friends then used what he learnt to create software that can spot paid posters automatically ….

That’s an impressive piece of work and a good first step towards combating this problem, although they’ll need to test it on a much wider range of datasets. Nevertheless, these guys have the basis of a software package that will weed out a significant fraction of paid posters, provided these people conform to the stereotype that Cheng and co have measured.

And therein lies the rub. As soon as the first version of the software hits the market, paid posters will learn to modify their behaviour in a way that games the system. What Cheng and co have started is a cat and mouse game just like those that plague the antivirus and spam filtering industries.

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Zhang recently delivered the keynote speech at a media forum in Beijing organized by Sohu. From Reuters:

China will never have its voice heard on the international stage unless the government loosens its tight grip over the media and film industry, the CEO of the country’s No. 2 Internet portal said Wednesday.

Charles Zhang, the often outspoken chief executive of Sohu.com Inc, told a forum in Beijing that plans to create global Chinese media giants were doomed to fail if the government did not relax controls.

CDT has translated portions of his talk below:

I was a student and scholar of physics before age 30. Until now, I have been to many countries, and have been part of many things. I have many thoughts on a lot of subjects. So please let me spend some time to talk about this today.

In Year 2049, many of us who are sitting here today will still be alive, and we will have many children and grandchildren. By that time, will all Chinese be able to live happily and with dignity, and have a lot of face in front of Americans? And will China be respected by the world? This has everything to do with now, with every person. Between now and the happy life in 2049 there are still a lot of barriers; whether we can arrive at the glorious shore critically depends on the choices we make today being wise or stupid. By that time, if the rise of China and wealth becomes a delusion, our descendants will point their fingers at us and say: What has your generation done? How can you be this stupid?

Chinese are the most hardworking people in the world. Confucian culture requires us to be practical, striving forward in life, always moving upstream. With a little opportunity we can make wealth; with few resources we can flourish. Chinese government officials are the most hardworking officials in the world. Chinese society has a much lower tolerance for corruption than Russia, Brazil and India. The thirty years of market reform have given hardworking Chinese opportunities; workers in the Pearl River Delta and Yangtze River Delta have been working on production lines day and night with low salaries, and our Confucian leaders in every city and region also work day and night, under the competitive pressure of neighboring cities or regions and the pressure of being promoted, leading their subordinates, running on the road of accumulating wealth. The hardworking culture of the Chinese and the marketization of the manufacturing industry created the miracle of “Made in China.” The mid and lower stream of the world’s consumer product chain are almost monopolized by cheap Chinese products. This is the reason for our economic miracle over the last 30 years.

The accomplishment of the last 30 years is tremendous, and we are therefore overwhelmed by the celebratory feeling of this success, we even feel high. Now we cannot stop talking about the rise of the great nation, excitedly (such as the Global Times) collecting any piece of praise from westerners, whom we still worship as our superiors, as if the Middle Kingdom has returned to the ancient glorious order as the center of the world, worshipped by the surrounding countries. This is an illusion! Westerners still do not think too much of us!

In fact, we have only participated in the preliminary round of the economic games. Now we have entered the final game. Our opponent is the most powerful, most advanced country – the United States. If we still keep the current status, then the intellectual thesis is: hardworking Confucian spirit + incomplete market economy vs. individualism + fair and complete market economy. I think the answer is certain and depressing: We have no way to defeat America!

The problem comes from the incomplete market economy. Quality and excellence come from full competition. Innovation comes from fair competition. And the incomplete market economy is interrupting the competition every minute.

… In the field of media, newspapers and television stations within the Chinese system lack meaningful competition, and therefore have no credibility and respect. When the Wall Street Journal, or the New York Times point to something, the whole world pays attention, and believes them. Because there is no respectable media organization, China’s global communication power is very weak. The national media team organized by the government to promote China’s brand globally is doomed to fail and has no competitive strength, because they are not a product of market competition.

You may ask, what should we do?

The answer is obvious. Continue the marketization reforms with determination. Without reform there is no way out! Without full and fair market competition, there will be no quality, no excellence, no employment opportunities, no stability, and no real rise of China.

How do we do this practically? The problem is complicated, but the fundamental point is to limit the power of the government and to thoroughly pursue fairness. Only by realizing maximum fairness, can those talented individuals and organizations emerge, and the society can be filled with energy and creativity. Otherwise what we have developed will not be a full market economy, but the power-elite capitalism. The government should drop those actions which take profits from the society, but spend its main energy to protect fair competition.

　　

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Liu Xiaoyuan: Blogging is great, I have opened more than 20 blogs, and more than a dozen of them are still active. In 2008, my blogs concern about social and legal issue. Although I was disappointed by the Yang Jia case, my writings leave traces of the incident. I have written more than 140 blog post for Yang Jia. I also concern about Wenchuan earthquake, whether or not it is predictable and the teachers who had killed in the disaster and I wrote to the education ministry on this. If blogs didn’t exist, I have to talk to journalists to express my idea. But a blog changes the process, now the journalists approach me. That’s why I wish netizens with resources can open more blogs and express your own opinion.

Ai Weiwei: I opened my first blog by chance. At that time, I didn’t even know how to type with computer… Yang Jia’s mother Wang Jingmei, a very honest person, she tried to open a blog, but was forced to close down… You can see that a blog is a very great invention. Words written can become a threat that stirs up so much anxiety. Blog is the most powerful weapon in one’s life. Blogging is the best thing given to human being. This is a loose form of civil society before we have genuine democracy and more organized civil society. It will lead us to a great new world. I respect all those who insist to blog.

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China’s long if exceedingly slow march to intellectual property rights protection has taken another small step forward with the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court consideration of music copyright infringement suits brought by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents the leading Western record labels.

Thought the suits were filed in February, details of the redress being sought by Universal Music Group, Sony BMG and Warner Music Group from Chinese Web sites are only now being made known: $9 million from search company Baidu.com and $7.5 million from web portal Sohu.com and its Sogou multimedia search site.

The record companies’ suit against Baidu is based on 127 music tracks, which they say are a small representative sample of the wider infringement. “The claim [against Baidu] is the tip of the iceberg in a copyright infringement test-case that could expose the Chinese Internet giant to a multibillion dollar liability,” IFPI said in a statement.

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Google Inc. (GOOG.O), which is seeking to broaden its presence in China, on Monday apologized to Internet users and Sohu.com Inc. (SOHU.O), one of the country’s major Web portals for using third-party technology in its latest product rollout.

Sohu.com said an investigation by its technicians found a method of typing in Chinese characters released by Google in China last week had copied a product by Sohu.

In response, Google said the product had in its initial R&D stage been built “leveraging some non-Google database resources,” but it had since upgraded the system. [Full text]

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A Beijing court’s ruling that the popular Chinese Internet portal Sohu.com Inc. infringed copyrights in posting U.S. movies online comes as China seeks to demonstrate that it can crack down on intellectual-property violations.

Sohu offered a subscription service through which customers could download more than 100 American movies. The Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court has now ordered Beijing Sohu Internet Information Service Co., a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed Sohu.com, to pay 1,085,000 yuan (US$138,850) and publish an acknowledgement of its infringement.[Full Text]

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The search engines of two of the most popular Web portals on the mainland have been blocked in a sign of intensified internet censorship, with millions of users expected to be affected.

Sina and Sohu are the latest victims of Beijing’s increasing control of the internet for having failed to filter certain keywords deemed politically harmful, industry sources in Beijing said yesterday.

“Chief editors of Web portals were summoned to the State Council Information Office in the morning and Sina and Sohu were ordered to shut down their search engines after they failed an on-the-spot censorship test,” one of the sources said. The two portals had been given three days to “rectify their mistakes”, the source said. [Full text]

Also on this topic: “Challenges are Growing for China’s Web Censors” from the Voice of America. See also “China ‘net censorship: not one big brother, but many,” a brief description of Internet censorship in China written by a reader living in China, from Boingboing.net.

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