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.
21 March 2006
Please immediately delete “Nationwide, 109 Professors Issue Open Letter to Call for Resistance Against Academic Corruption.”
20 March 2006
Please immediately delete the article about a doctoral supervisor at Wuhan University who is suspected to be involved in plagiarism. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.
20 March 2006
Information Office Notice (Fan Tao): Please immediately delete the article “Strike Incident of More than 200 Shops in Beijing Yashow Fashion Market.”
19 March 2006
Concerning reports on the “Yuan Baojing Hired Murder Case” are not to be played up by all websites, corresponding information is to be pushed to the back stage without exception, close news trackers, forums are also not to discuss this. The concrete implementation is: it may be reported on channels, columns, communities and banners, but not put on the front page; forums may issue standard or simplified copy from Xinhua Net, etc., items playing this up or inciting matters are to be deleted.
18 March 2006
Everyone, according to Japanese media reports, a number of Japanese members of parliament are planning to inspect the Diaoyu Islands on 20 March, this matter remains to be verified, and is not to be reported for the moment without exception, for relevant reporting, use Xinhua copy without exception, forums and blogs are not to discuss this matter, do not send short messages.
18 March 2006
Supervision and management information notice from the Information Office: everyone, concerning the case of a Japanese female student being attacked yesterday evening at Beijing Language and Culture University, there is to be no reporting without exception, forums are not to discuss this, please at the same time notify all blogs and search engines.
18 March 2006
Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau Network Supervision Office notice: Brothers, very sorry, tomorrow, focus on supervising and controlling information on Japan, and information on assemblies and demonstrations related to Japan. If it is there, immediately call 85223522.
17 March 2006
On the case of consumers suing the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, and requiring to convene a special hearing on “dispute settlement on water resources and water pricing,” please do not put it on the main page of web sites and the main page of news centres, and close trackers. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.
17 March 2006
Please delete articles corresponding to “Wen Jiabao Attends East Asia Summit and Responds to Stupid Ichiro Koizumi’s Tough Speech, Shock!!!!!!” or “Of China’s Present 599 Intercontinental Nuclear Missiles, 299 Nuclear Missiles Are Aimed At Japan,” if you see them afterwards, because their content involves State secrets.
16 March 2006
The source of the article “During the Two Sessions, Beijing Puts In 165,000 Police Man Hours and Sends Away 2000 Beggars” is incorrect, please delete it.
15 March 2006
Please do not put the Beijing News article “Special Interview with Huangfu Ping: Guard Against Denying Reform Under the Name of Revisionism” on the front page of websites, in the important news area, putting it in the domestic news section will do, at the same time, close trackers on this news. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.
12 March 2006
Please do not put the case of “an explosion in a house in Leye District, Guangxi, killing nine and injuring four” on the front page of websites and in the important news section, do not set up special subjects.
It is stressed again that the case of the strange death of Milosevic is not to be played up.
2006年3月北京网管办发出的禁令（二）
2006-03-21“全国109名教授发公开信呼吁抵制学术腐败”，请立即删除。
2006-03-20武汉大学博导涉嫌抄袭原北大教师论文被起诉一文，请予删除。收到请回复，谢谢。
2006-03-20新闻办通知（范涛）：“北京岳秀服装市场发生200多户商户罢市事件”一文，请立即删除。
2006-03-19有关“袁宝景雇凶杀人案”的报道，各网站不要炒作，相关消息一律压至后台，关闭新闻跟帖，论坛也不讨论。具体执行为：频道、专栏、公社、动力可报道但不推首页；论坛可发新华网等正规或简化报道，炒作及煽动性的删。
2006-03-18各位，据日本媒体报道，日一些议员拟于3月20日视察钓鱼岛，此事尚有待证实，暂一律不得报道，有关报道，一律采用新华社通稿，论坛、博客不讨论此事，不发短信
2006-03-18新闻办的监管信息通知：各位，关于昨晚北京语言大学一日本女留学生遇袭事件，一律不报道，论坛不讨论，请同时通知各自的博客，搜索。
2006-03-18北京市公安局网监处通知：兄弟们，辛苦了，明天重点监控涉日信息，涉日集会、游行的信息。有就立刻打电话 85223522
2006-03-17消费者状告北京市发改委，要求召开“自行解决水资源水价”听证会一事，请不要放在网站首页和新闻中心首页，关闭跟贴。收到请回复，谢谢。
2006-03-17“温总理出席东亚峰会回应小犬蠢一郎强硬发言，震撼！！！！！！” 或者是“中国现有的五百九十九枚州际核导弹中的二百九十九枚核导弹是对准日本的” 由于个中内容涉及国家机密，请以后看到相关的文章请予删除。
2006-03-16
“两会北京投入警力16.5万人次遣散2000乞讨人员”一文，稿源不对，请删除。
2006-03-15新京报稿件《专访皇甫平：警惕以反思之名否定改革》，请不要发网站首页、新闻要闻区，放置在国内新闻区即可，同时关闭此新闻的跟帖。收到请回复，谢谢。
2006-03-12
“广西乐业县民房发生爆炸9人死亡4人受伤”一事及后续报道，请不要放在网站首页和新闻中心要闻区，不要开设专题；
再次强调米洛舍维奇死亡一事，不要炒作。
These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on November 18, 2012 (here).
