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.
1 February 2007, 18:14
The matter of Taiwan investment on the mainland is extremely sensitive, all websites must deal cautiously with this, and especially investments that involve Taiwanese businesses in the area of high technology may not be reported without exception. At present, the text “Thaw in Taiwan Investment Ban –Mainland Semiconductor Market Suddenly Bursts Into Life” that has been reprinted online is gravely inaccurate, all websites are requested to not reprint this, where it has been reprinted, it must be immediately removed, corresponding information may not appear on forums or blogs.
1 February 2007, 18:21
Delete the article “Reform and Development Commission Report States Strength of Government Adjustment of Income Differences Is Insufficient.”
1 February 2007, 19:36
At the 6th Asian Winter Games, a Korean athlete held up a slogan on the podium that “Mount Baekdu is the territory of our country,” the Central Propaganda Department reminds that Beijing media are not to report on this, and especially remind that metropolitan-type newspapers are not to play this up, it must be prevented that excessive discussions emerge online.
1 February 2007, 19:55
All websites: Concerning the matter at the 6th Asian Winter Games, where a Korean athlete held up a slogan on the podium that “Mount Baekdu is the territory of our country,” do not send text messages, do not put it on the front page of websites or the important news section of the news center, only use Xinhua copy without exception, close trackers; forums and blogs are not to recommend this or put it in a header, do not excessively play up this matter.
2 February 2007, 14:09
(1) All websites: For reports concerning the selection of the 3rd Chief Executive of the Hong Kong SAR, please only use Xinhua copy, do not use copy from other sources. No news tracker are to be opened for this sort of article, forums are also not excessively to set up discussions, prevent that this is played up online.
(2) All websites: Matters involving investment of Taiwanese businesses in the area of high technology may not be reported without exception, at present, the text “Thaw in Taiwan Investment Ban–Mainland Semiconductor Market Suddenly Bursts Into Life” is gravely inaccurate, all websites are requested to immediately delete it, this sort of information may also not be disseminated in forums or blogs.
2 February 2007, 16:34
All websites: Please move this news article, “Yunnan Traffic Office Vice-Director Hu Xing Absconds, Arrest Is Officially Authorized” to the domestic news section, issue it as a single piece of news, do not link it up with corresponding news.
These words are not yet screened, rapidly deal with this, and ensure there are no search results “Beijing Municipal Committee Standing Committee–Under Investigation.”
Summaries can still be seen.
Beijing municipal high officials all feel insecure, it is necessary to “report safety” with newspaper titles.
2 February 2007, 16:51
Recently, foreign media carried information concerning Beijing municipal officials being under investigation by relevant Central departments, which all incurred urgent reactions from Beijing Municipality. For example, foreign media in the past few days reported on the Beijing Municipal Committee Standing Committee:
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2 February 2007, 17:29
All portal websites: An article concerning “’17 January’ Mass Incident in Dazhu, Sichuan Already Cracked,” will be issued in a while by the People’s Daily and Xinhua, please timely reprint it, do not put it on front pages of websites and important news sections, it may be issued in the domestic section, do not open trackers, do not set up special subjects, do not set up corresponding links, do not send out text messages.
2 February 2007, 17:41
All websites, concerning the matter of the Korean athlete during the medal presentation at the Asia Winter Games, only use Xinhua copy, do not issue it on the main page of websites and the important news section of the news center, it may be issued in the domestic section, do not set up special subjects, do not make links, close trackers, do not send text messages, do not put it in headers of forums, do not play it up, manage interactive segments well.
2 February 2007, 18:02
All websites are requested to clear up information in their websites and searches concerning “rumors about ex-State leaders and famous actors,” all search engines shall make “Jiang Zemin and Song Zuying,” “Jiang Zemin Song Zuying” etc. into keywords for screening, so that there are no search results and shall not set up corresponding searches, clean up reactionary posts such as “inside stories on Song xx becoming Jiang xx mistress,” “it is said that the child of Song xx is called Jiang x,” etc. This will take effect from 11:00 tonight.
4 February 2007, 16:25
The press release on starting up text message service recommendation activities has come out, everyone is requested to carry it on the appointed position in the important news section:
(News reference draft)
Text messages recommending to vote at the Spring Festival, share the warmth and happiness of the holidays:
The “2007 New Spring Happiness Text message Recommendation Selection Event” has begun (pre-selected title)
What is the text message to wish happiness for the New Spring that the masses welcome the most today? The “2007 New Spring Happiness Text Message Recommendation Selection Event” that started on 5 February will mobilize the broad mobile phone users and network friends to jointly seek the answer. This recommendation vote activity for New Spring well-wishing text messages is the largest in scale in Beijing so far, and will last for 10 days, on 15 February, the 10 New Spring well-wishing text messages and the number of votes they gained will be published.
Starting from 6 p.m. on 4 February, all participants may register on 20 websites or use mobile phones to send text messages, to participate in the recommendation or voting selection of the 10 most liked New Spring well-wishing text messages of 2007. Recommended text messages must revolve around the theme of “New Year’s wishes for the New Spring,” and reflect happy hopes and wishes; content is to be vigorous, healthy and upward; language is to sincerely move the people, relaxed and vivid, and to reflect the characteristics of text messages; with Chinese in the first place, not accompanied with images or special characters. Regardless of whether or not it is original, all may participate in the selection.
This city’s ten main newspapers and 20 famous websites will, from 6 February until 14 February, open a list of that day’s text messages in their media, and announce the listed text messages recommended by the masses and examined by the evaluation committee, the 10 text messages that get the most votes on one day are to be maintained in the list for the second day, the 10 messages receiving the least votes are dropped from the list, 10 text messages that are recommended by the people and evaluated by the evaluation committee are listed. All websites are at the same time to set up recommendation and voting windows, to receive recommendations and votes from netizens, Sina Web will also set up mobile phone recommendation and voting text message platforms for the masses who cannot go online, to provide convenient, broad, and diverse participation channels for the broad audience. Every person may send moving wishes in their hearts that they receive themselves, through the screens of mobile phones or computers to the hearts of even more people. Let empathy and wishes transfer between people, to become the warm fragrance and sweetness during the joyful festival of the new Spring, and let the wind of sending civilized and harmonious text messages become a new fashion to celebrate the new year.
Apart from directly voting on all large website lists, China Mobile telephone users may input the text message numbers to be listed and send them to 5366511 for voting, Unicom mobile phone users may input the text message numbers to be listed and send them to 9888511 for voting (five mao per text message, not including connection fees). The daily activity column of the “Beijing Daily” and all other large newspapers, the five famous radio columns, “A Smooth Road,” “Information 8AM,” “City Zero Distance,” “Love Starts Fill the Sky,” “974 Information Net,” and the 6 famous television columns “Beijing News,” “Special Interest,” “Good Morning Beijing,” “Beijing Live,” “Daily Culture and Entertainment Broadcast,” and “Capital Economic Reform,” as well as the special event sections of 20 websites, all will, at all times, follow the newest trends in test message listings.
Many New Spring wishing text messages sent by media have attracted the attention of all walks of society. Famous scholars Yu Qiuyu, Yan Chongnian, Zheng Yuanjie, Sima Nan, famous model worker Li Suli, literary and artistic celebrities Feng Yuanzheng, Guan Ling, Li Xiang, Zhao Wei, Hu Ge, Hong Huang, famous presenters Wang Wei, Wu Zhoutong, Gao Chaodong, Xu Tao, Xu Chunni, Huang Jianxiang, Liang Hong, Dong Lu, and network heartthrob Little Fairy Sister (Erma Yinuo) all are the evaluation committee in this event, and will evaluate the text messages recommended by the masses every day.
In order to encourage the masses to participate, rich awards that are great in quantity and with large prizes have been put up for this event. The first 10,000 text message recommenders will all win a vigorous participation award, the netizens and mobile phone users who have chosen for the 10 most liked text messages among those that were recommended and voted for will also have the opportunity to win an Elantra car, a 37-inch LCD television, a Lenovo computer, a Motorola mobile phone, a Newsmy MP3 [player], mobile phone top-up cards, and other awards. The total number of award winners is 12,080.
On Lantern Festival, on 4 March, a raffle ceremony will be organized for the 2007 New Spring well-wishing text message recommendation and selection event, and from all people who recommended and voted for the ten text messages, all levels’ recommendation awards and voting awards will be drawn for this event through computer lottery.
This event is supported by 15 media work units, Xinhua’s Beijing branch, the Beijing Daily, the Beijing Evening Daily, the Beijing People’s Radio Station, Beijing Television, the Beijing Youth Daily, the Capital Daily, the Beijing Morning Post, Beijing Entertainment News, the Beijing Commercial Daily, the Legal System Evening Post, Beijing News, Jinghua Times, Beijing Mobile Television, Beijing City Television, sponsored by 20 websites Qianlong Net, Sina Net, Sohu Net, Netease, Tom, China Net, Xilu Net, Xici Hutong, Hexun Net, Phoenix Net, Baidu, Yahoo China, China Search Net, Daqi Net, Qihoo, Qianxiang Interactive, Soufang Net, Blog Net, Kongzhong Net and Everyday Online, undertaken by the Beijing Network Media Association, and supported by Sina Net, Beijing Suning Electronics Co. Ltd and Beijing Gehua Yangguang Advertising Co.
News copy does not need revising, it is OK to issue it as is, put content online at 6 o’clock.
2007年2月1日18时14分
台商在大陆投资事十分敏感，各网站要慎重处理，特别是涉及到台商在高科技领域的投资一律不得报道。日前网上转载的《台湾投资禁令解冻 半导体大陆市场骤生变》一文严重失实，请各网站不要转载，已转载的要立即撤除，相关信息也不得出现在论坛、博客中。
2007年2月1日18时21分“发改委报告称政府调节收入差距力度不够”一稿删除
2007年2月1日19时36分第六届亚冬会上，韩国选手在领奖台上打出了白头山是我国领土的口号，中宣部提醒，北京媒体不做报道，特别要提醒都市类报纸不要炒作，要防止网上出现过度言论。
2007年2月1日19时55分各网：关于在第六届亚冬会上，韩国选手在领奖台上打出了白头山是我国领土的口号一事，不发短信，不放网站首页、新闻中心要闻区，一律只用新华社通稿，关闭跟帖；论坛、博客不推荐、不置顶，不过度炒作此事。
2007年2月2日14时09分1. 各网:有关香港特区第三任行政长官选举的报道，请只使用新华社通稿，不使用其它任何来源的稿件。此类稿件不开新闻跟帖，论坛也不主动设置讨论，防止网上炒作。
2. 各网：涉及到台商在高科技领域的投资一律不得报道，日前网上转载的《台湾投资禁令解冻 半导体大陆市场骤生变》一文严重失实，请各网站立即删除，论坛、博客中也不传播该类信息。
2007年2月2日16时34分各网:”云南交通厅副厅长胡星潜逃被正式批捕”这条新闻请各网站调国内位置，发单条新闻,不做相关新闻的连接.
这个词，还没屏蔽，速处理一下，设为搜无结果“北京市委常委 被调查”
能够看到摘要
北京市高官人人自危 要以新闻标题”报平安”
2007年2月2日16时51分最近海外媒体登载有关北京市官员被中央有关部门调查的消息，都马上招来北京市的紧急应对。比如海外媒体这些天报导了北京市委常委
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2007年2月2日17时29分各门户网站:有关“四川大竹”1.17″群体性事件已侦破一稿”，人民新华一会儿会发，请及时转发，不发网站首页和要闻区，可发国内，不开跟贴，不做专题，不做相关，不发短信。
2007年2月2日17时41分各网:关于亚冬会颁奖仪式上韩国运动员事只用新华社通稿，不发网站首页和新闻中心要闻区，可发国内，不建专题，不做相关，关闭跟贴，不发短信，论坛不置顶不炒，管好互动环节。
2007年2月2日18时02分请各网站清查本网站本搜索中关于“前国家领导人与著名演员传闻”的消息，各搜索将“江泽民与宋祖英”，“江泽民宋祖英”等设为关键词屏蔽无结果并不设相关搜索，清理“宋xx成为江xx情妇的内幕”，“听说宋xx的孩子叫x江”等反动贴文。今天晚上11:00前生效.
2007年2月4日16时25分短信推荐活动启动的新闻稿出来了，请大家在要闻区指定位置登载。
(新闻参考稿)
推荐投票新春短信 共享节日温馨祝福
“2007年新春祝福短信推荐评选活动”启动（备选标题）
今年最受群众欢迎的新春祝福短信是哪条？2月5日启动的”2007年新春祝福短信推荐评选活动”将发动广大手机用户和网友共同寻找答案。这次迄今为止北京市最大规模的新春祝福短信推荐投票活动将历时10天，于2月15日公布中选的10条最受欢迎新春祝福短信及其得票数。
从2月4日晚上6时起，每位参与者都可以登录20家网站或用手机发短信,参加2007年十条最受欢迎新春祝福短信的推荐或投票评选。推荐短信要求围 绕”新春拜年祝福”主题，体现美好祈愿;内容积极、健康、向上；语言真挚感人、轻松活泼，体现短信特色；以中文为主，不带图形、特殊字符。不论是否原创， 都可以参与评选。
本市10家主要报纸和20家知名网站从2月6日至14日，每天将在各自媒体上开设当日短信排行榜，发布群众推荐、评委评审产生的登榜短信，当日10 条得票最多的短信第二天将留榜，另10条得票少的短信将下榜，群众新推荐并经评委评审的10条新短信将打榜。各网站同时开设推荐、投票窗口，接受网民推 荐、投票，新浪网还为不能上网的群众开通手机推荐、投票短信平台，为广大受众提供了便捷、广泛、多样的参与渠道。每个人都可以将自己收到的感动和心中的祝 福，通过手机、电脑的一方方屏幕，传送到更多人的心中。让人与人之间不断传递关心与祝福，成为新春佳节里的温馨与甜美，使文明、和谐的短信传播之风成为过 年新时尚。
除了在各大网站排行榜上直接投票外，移动手机用户可以输入上榜短信编号发送到5366511投票，联通手机用户可以输入上榜短信编号发送到 9888511投票（每条五角，不含通信费）。《北京日报》等各大报纸的每日活动专栏，《一路畅通》、《资讯早八点》、《城市零距离》、《爱星满天》、 《974信息网》等5档知名电台栏目，《北京新闻》、《特别关注》、《北京您早》、《直播北京》、《每日文娱播报》、《首都经济报道》等6个名牌电视栏目 以及20家网站的活动专题，都将随时跟踪每日上榜短信的最新动态。
众多媒体发起的新春祝福短信也吸引了社会各界的关注。著名学者余秋雨、阎崇年、郑渊洁、司马南，著名劳动模范李素丽、文艺界知名人士冯远征、关凌、 李湘、赵薇、胡歌、洪晃，著名主持人王为、伍洲彤、高潮东、徐滔、徐春妮、黄健翔、梁洪、董路和网络红人天仙妹妹（尔玛依娜）都作为本次活动的评委，评审 每天群众推荐的短信。
为了鼓励群众参与，活动设置了数量多、奖品重的丰厚奖项。前一万名推荐短信者每人都会获得积极参与奖，所推荐和投票评选的短信中选10条最受欢迎短 信的网友和手机用户还有机会赢得伊兰特轿车、37寸液晶电视、联想电脑、摩托罗拉手机、纽曼MP3、手机充值卡等奖品。总计获奖人数为12080名。
3月4日元宵节，2007年新春祝福短信推荐评选活动将举办抽奖仪式，从10条中选短信的所有推荐人、投票人中，通过电脑抽奖的方式抽取本次活动的各等推荐奖和投票奖。
本次活动由新华社北京分社、北京日报、北京晚报、北京人民广播电台、北京电视台、北京青年报、竞报、北京晨报、北京娱乐信报、北京商报、法制晚报、 新京报、京华时报、北京移动电视、北京城市电视等15家新闻单位和千龙网、新浪网、搜狐网、网易网、TOM网、中华网、西陆网、西祠胡同、和讯网、凤凰 网、百度网、雅虎中国网、中搜网、大旗网、奇虎网、千橡互动、搜房网、博客网、空中网、天天在线等20家网站联合主办，北京网络媒体协会承办，新浪网、北 京苏宁电器有限公司、北京歌华阳光广告公司支持。
新闻稿不用修改，照发就行，6点上线发稿
These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on December 14, 2012 (here). Today’s post is the 37th in the series.
