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

3 April 2006, 8:55, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao

Please timely reprint this in the important news section of the News Center: “Disaster Precaution and Emergency Response Handbook” is given to urban residents, mayor Wang Qishan delivers a speech, http://beijing.qianlong.com/3825/2006/04/03/2442@3089383.htm. This city will freely issue the handbook on disaster precaution and emergency response to urban residents, http://www.beijing.gov.cn/rdgz/t341408.htm. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.

3 April 2006, 16:03, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Chen Hua

Everyone, today, the article in the Beijing Modern Commercial Daily “Money Laundering Domestic Films” (general idea), forums are not to discuss this.

9 April 2006, 18:26, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao

The Proposal Letter must be put in the header of the news section of the main page of websites, and in a large header on the main page of the news center (on a red background); website forums and all forum websites are to reprint it at the top at the same time; websites send short messages with the headline of that day, all websites, when reprinting, may not change title or content. Content of trackers must be kept under control, trackers must be supporting and have positive content. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.

Please pay attention, websites having short message services, please only send short messages after eight o’clock tomorrow. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.

10 April 2006, 9:43, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao

Experts state that Japan’s choice for a China expert as ambassador in China is intended to foster good will, 10 April 2006, 1:26, Dongfang Net. Please delete this.

10 April 2006 (Monday), 10:57

All websites are requested to timely reprint the Beijing Daily commentator’s article Run the Web and Use the Web in a Civilized Manner, (Beijing Daily information, under the information follows the Beijing Daily commentator’s article); at the same time, reprint the People’s Daily commentator’s article Promote Honour and Abandon Disgrace, Run the Web in a Civilized Manner. Furthermore, please let the Letter of Proposal in place until eight o’ clock tonight, after removing it from the header, corresponding content is to be continuously maintained in the important news section. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.

11 April 2006, 8:59, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao

Sino-American Joint Committee on Commerce and Trade meeting held today, the U.S. side pressures China on exchange rate reform – please push this to the back stage!

11 April 2006, 15:04

On the case of “30 deaths after explosion in the original Pingxuangang Coal and Electricity Company Hospital” in Shanxi, do not make special subjects, do not make header pictures, and remove it from the important news section to the domestic news section. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.

11 April 2006

Xinhua will issue an article entitles “Main Central News Websites Jointly Issue a ‘Letter of Response on Running the Internet in a Civilized Manner,’” please reprint it; make it into a header title on websites’ main pages and news centers, and into a large title in news centers on a red background, keep it there fore 24 hours; it will do for all websites to put the present headers into special subjects. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.

12 April 2006, 9:00, Beijing Information Office, Fan Tao

Please remove the two articles “Train Collision on Beijing-Kowloon Line Causes 10 Hours of Interruption (Images)” and “Beijing-Kowloon Line Train Collision Means 7000 Passengers Delayed or Needing Ticket Refund” from the main pages of websites and news centers. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.

12 April 2006, 9:00

Fan Tao (Municipal Government Information Office-Municipal Internet Management Office: 65278743) says:

Please completely reprint the Beijing Evening News article Zhang Pingzheng Brought “Grandmother” into Marriage 25 Years Ago – a Rare Loving Act of a Young Woman for a Grandparent without Blood Relationship. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.

13 April 2006, 22:00, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Chen Hua

Everyone, issue this article in a news header on the main page of websites and a large header in the news center, http://news.qianlong.com/28874/2006/04/13/1160@3116849.htm.

Issue this article in a smaller header under the large header of the news center, http://beijing.qianlong.com/3825/2006/04/13/178@3115767.htm.

Everyone, please clean up information in your forums and blogs on the wedding of Zhang Chunxian and Li Xiuping, no longer report it.

2006年4月北京网管办发出的禁令（一）
2006年4月3日16时03分 北京市新闻办公室 陈华

各位，今天北京现代商报“洗钱洗滥国产电影”（大意）一文不转，论坛不讨论。

2006年4月9日18时26分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛

倡议书必须放在网站首页新闻区头条、新闻中心首页大头条（套红）；网站论坛、各论坛网站同时置顶转载；网站发当天头条短信；各网站在转载时，不得改变标题及内容。务必管住跟贴内容，跟贴必须是支持和正面内容。收到请回复，谢谢。

请注意，有短信业务的网站，请在明天8点以后再发短信。收到请回复，谢谢。

06年4月10日9时43分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛

专家称日本选择中国通驻华大使意在释放善意

2006年04月10日01:26 东方网

请予删除

2006-4-10 (星期一) 10:57

请各网及时转载北京日报评论员文章《文明办网文明上网》http://epaper.bjd.com.cn/rb/20060410/200604/t5206.htm（北京日报消息，消息下面跟着北 京日报评论员文章）；同时转载人民日报评论员文章《扬荣弃耻文明办网》http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026 /4283456.html。另外，倡议书请放到今晚8点，从头条撤下后，相关内容继续保留在要闻区。收到请回复，谢谢。

2006年4月11日8时59分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛

中美商贸联委会今起举行 美方将对中国汇改施压 ——请压到后台！

2006-4-11 15:04

“山西原平轩岗煤电公司医院爆炸30人死亡”一事，不做专题，不做头图，从要闻区撤到国内。收到请回复，谢谢。

2006-4-11

新华社将发出“中央主要新闻网站联合发出《文明办网响应书》”一稿，请务必转载；做网站首页新闻中心头条标题、新闻中心做套红大头条，并保留24小时；各网现在的头条放到专题内即可。收到请回复，谢谢。

2006年 4月12日9时 分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛

“京九线列车追尾中断10小时(组图)”和“京九铁路火车追尾七千旅客滞留退票”两篇稿件请从网站首页、新闻中心首页撤除。收到请回复，谢谢。

2006年 4月12日9时

范 涛 （市政府新闻办/市网管办：65278473） 说:

请在要闻区中下部位置全文转载北京晚报文章《张品正带着“奶奶”出嫁25年——当年少女的一个善举结下了没有血缘的祖孙奇》,http://epaper.bjd.com.cn/wb/20060404/200604/t2946.htm收到请回复，谢谢。

06年 4月13日22时 分 北京市新闻办公室 陈华

各位，这条发网站首页新闻头条和新闻中心大头条，

http://news.qianlong.com/28874/2006/04/13/1160@3116849.htm

这条发新闻中心大头条下边的小标题

http://beijing.qianlong.com/3825/2006/04/13/178@3115767.htm

各位，请清理各自论坛博客中关于张春贤和李修平结婚的消息，不再报。

These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on November 20, 2012 (here).

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

30 September 2005

On 1 October, the main media in Guangdong Province will publish a news article on “The Earlier Motion to Dismiss the Village Committee Chair in Taishi Village Has Become Invalid, Safeguarding the Lawful Rights and Interests of the Villagers of Taishi According to the Law,” all websites are requested to not transmit this news article, forum trackers are also not to post this article.

30 September 2005

(1) It is not permitted to publish “Zhuhai Municipal People’s Congress Launches Appraisal and Judgment Activities, Designs Dismissal Rules” and other reports, existing reports must be promptly removed. Do not disseminate or discuss the viewpoint that “major matters must go through the National People’s Congress.”

2005-9-30

(2) The Yannan Community has already been closed, no website may discuss this topic!

29 September 2005

(1) Concerning the “Wang Binyu Case” and the “Panyu Taishi Village Incident,” only use Xinhua copy, it is strictly prohibited to use copy from any other source. Concerning the Wang Binyu case, only positive guiding posts can be issued, and these may only been posted after the Foreign Propaganda Office appoints a special person to examine and verify the “keeping the gate,” other posts must be completely cleaned up. Concerning the incident of recalling village officials in Taishi Village, Panyu, all posts already on forums are to be completely deleted without exception.

(2) Concerning matters of “civil servant salary system reform,” the following requirements are reiterated: websites are only to reprint Xinhua copy, without permission, they may not reprint information from any other source. Articles concerning this matter are not to be dealt with prominently, do not set up news trackers, do not set up special subject pages, forums are not to discuss this.

(3) Concerning the matter of “the Suicide of the Major of Korla City, Xinjiang,” without permissions, websites may not report this without exception. They must strengthen management, and timely block and delete relevant information.

28 September 2005

Do not report or play up the “Minister of Communications Zhang Chunxian Welcomes Information on Honest and Clean Government Supervision,” corresponding reports and commentaries must be immediately deleted.

28 September 2005

This week, focus on inspection and control of: online information aimed at the Beijing “Aircom” company withholding donations from netizens to the plaintiff in the Harbin “Japanese Army Gas Shell Case.”

This week, focus on inspection and control of: domestic and online information concerning incidents on the strike of workers of Special Steel in Chongqing, the incident of the rally of Anshan Steel workers in Liaoning, the incident of student protest of Sichuan Science and Engineering Institute students, and on the cholera epidemic in Fuzhou.

Matters concerning the Anshan Steel worker rallies may not be reported online without exception, timely block and delete corresponding information.

26 September 2005

(1) It is prohibited to explore the 17th Party Congress (The 17th National People’s Congress); note: regardless of whether netizens themselves start discussion or news media reports are reprinted, it is to be deleted without exception.

(2) Content related to foreign reports on any epidemic happening in our country is to be deleted without exception. Note; regardless of whether it is foreign or domestic, all media reports concerning disease epidemics (past ones that the masses know about are not included, such as SARS, etc.), are to be deleted first, afterwards, obey Notices.

25 September 2005

Matters related to the construction of a luxurious schoolhouse in Linhai, Zhejiang are not to be reported without exception!

22 September 2005

On 25 September, Xinhua will issue the “Copy concerning Website Clean-up and Rectification,” this may not be transmitted and may not be discussed. Content related to this is to be deleted without exception once discovered.

20 September 2005

The recent matter of a Henan person hijacking a taxi in Wangfujing, killing the driver and hitting some people, is not to be reported without exception.

10 September 2005

(1) Do not report on the event concerning the walkout of Peking University student Liu Jianfeng anymore. Existing content is to be deleted, forums are not to discuss it.

(2) Xinhua foreign-oriented copy concerning the Chinese Catholic leader responding to journalists’ questions may not be reprinted.

2 September 2005

During supervision, if the text “Notes from Birth Planning Investigation in Linyi, Shandong” is encountered, it is to be immediately deleted!

2005年9月北京网管办发出的禁令

2005-9-30

10月1日，广东省主要媒体将刊发”太石村原罢免村委会主任动议失效 依法维护太石村民合法权利”新闻稿，请各网站不转发此新闻稿，论坛跟帖也不贴发此稿
2005-9-30

1：不准发“珠海市人大开展述职评议活动、设计罢官规则”等报道，已有的要迅速撤除。不传播讨论“重大事项必须通过全国人大”的观点。

2：燕南社区已被关闭，关于此话题任何网站不准讨论！
2005-9-29

1、关于“王斌余案”和“番禺太石村事件”只使用新华社通稿，严禁使用其他任何来源稿件。关于王斌余案，只能发正面引导的贴文，并由外宣办指定专人审核把关后方可贴发，其余的贴文要全部清理。关于番禺太石村罢免村官事件，对论坛已有贴文一律全部删除。

2、有关“公务员工资制度改革”事，重申要求如下：网站只转发新华社通稿，未经许可，不得转载其他任何来源的消息。关于此事的文章不突出处理，不开新闻跟帖，不设专题，论坛也不讨论。

3、有关“新疆库尔勒市市长自杀”事，未经允许，网站一律不得报道。要加强管理，及时封堵和删除相关信息。
2005-9-28

不要报道和炒作“交通部长张春贤欢迎廉政监督的消息”相关报道和评论要立即删除。
2005-9-28

本周重点监控：网上针对北京“易索得”公司截留网民对齐齐哈尔“日军毒气弹案” 原告团捐款的相关信息。

本周重点监控：境内外网上有关重庆特钢工人罢工事件、辽宁鞍钢工人集会事件、四川理工学院学生抗议事件、福州霍乱疫情的信息。
有关鞍钢工人聚集事网上一律不得报道，及时封堵和删除相关信息。
2005-9-26

1、禁止探讨有关十七大（第十七届全国人民代表大会）；注：不论是网友自发讨论还是转载新闻媒体的报道，一律删除。

2、有关境外报道我国出现任何传染病疫情的内容一律删除。注：不论境外境内，所有媒体关于传染病疫情（以往众所周知得不包含在内，如非典等）的新报道一律先删除，事后听通知。
2005-9-25

有关浙江临海兴建豪华校舍之事一律不报道！
2005-9-22

25日新华社将发布关于“网站清理整顿的通稿”，不要转发，不要议论。有关此内容发现一律删除！
2005-9-20

近日一河南人在王府井劫持出租车杀害司机撞伤几人之事，一律暂不报道。
2005-9-10

1.不再报道关于北大学生柳剑锋出走之事。已有内容撤除，论坛不讨论。

2.新华社对外稿关于中国天主教负责人答记者问一律不得转载。
2005-9-2

监管时如遇《山东临沂计划生育调查手记》一文立即删除！

These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on November 11, 2012 (here).

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The increasing popularity of micro-blog in China is attracting ever more top Chinese officials. The most ranking Chinese official who has embraced micro-blogging to date is Zhang Chunxian, party secretary of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region. Zhang created his micro-blog site on Wednesday (March 2) using his real name. Perhaps to his surprise, he attracted as many as 7,000 visitors on the first day.

Zhang has previously served as Yunnan provincial assistant governor, transportation minister and Hunan’s provincial party secretary. During his stint in Hunan, he logged onto the Yangtze River Web site to listen to the views of the people. After Zhang left Hunan in 2007, he published a farewell speech through the Internet and even sent New Year’s greetings to his Net fans.

Besides Zhang Chunxian, according to statistics, there are other top mainland officials with ranks above the vice ministerial level who used their real name to set up micro-blog sites. They included the vice propaganda minister of Yunnan province, chief of the cultural department of Jiangsu province and minister of the organization department of Zhejiang province.

This news may seem trivial, but it really speaks to the increased role of the Internet and the politicization of new forms of mass-communication in Chinese society.

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China has replaced the top official in energy-rich Western Xinjiang region, hit last year by deadly rioting and a scare over syringe stabbings, the official Xinhua agency reported on Saturday.

Zhang Chunxian has been made Communist Party Secretary for the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region — a position which carries more power than the post of governor — replacing Wang Lequan, who had run the remote region since 1994.

The Xinhua report did not say why Wang had been removed, but he was the target of massive public anger in restive Xinjiang for his handling of rioting last July, which left nearly 200 dead, and the subsequent syringe attack scares.

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The top leader of China’s Hunan province, Zhang Chunxian (º†Êò•Ë¥§), who took up his post in November 2006, has set the bar for official public relations savvy in Hu Jintao’s new drive to “develop [the Internet] well, use it well and manage it well” (ª∫ËÆæÂ•Ω„ÄÅÂà©Áî®Â•Ω„ÄÅÁÆ°ÁêÜ•Ω).

In what some have read as a high-level official vote of confidence in China’s proposed real-name registration system for the Internet, Hunan Party Secretary Zhang Chunxian registered on the Web on February 15, the eve of China’s Spring Festival, and posted a message to the people of Hunan….

…Hu’s call to use the Web well, and Zhang Chunxian’s savvy response, can be seen as part of a general effort to re-orient official propaganda. In the last several years, Chinese leaders have sought to use commercial media in new ways to get their messages out to the public. The need to resort to such methods is particularly keen in light of the poor performance of “party” newspapers (the X Dailies), which focus on dry official goings-on, in an increasingly competitive commercial media environment….[Full Text]

-Chinese source from thebeijingnews.com and 163.net.

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