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 June 2007, 13:29:15
In recent days, there were netizens who posted information and pictures of the mass incident of the Xiamen townspeople, all websites are requested to clean up and remove this sort of content from their interactive segments. Websites are not to reprint any reports concerning this matter.
1 June 2007, 18:31:18
Second level: Delete the text “‘Insider’ Guan Guoliang,” published on 20 May by Caijing Magazine.
Third level: Delete the post “Joint Announcement of Apology from the People’s Republic of China Bureau of Finance and General Administration of Taxation (Fw.),” forums and other interactive segments are not to discuss this, all search engines are to set it up as a keyword for screening.
The post states: “The People’s Republic of China Bureau of Finance and General Administration of Taxation have received a decision on 31 May 2007 from the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange openly condemning the People’s Republic of China Bureau of Finance and the General Administration of Taxation, and which openly condemns the acts of relevant responsible persons within the Bureau of Finance and the General Administration of Taxation in the securities trading stamp tax adjustment information disclosure process that violated regulations. The People’s Republic of China Bureau of Finance and the General Administration of Taxation will take this as a warning, will strictly abide by relevant laws and regulations, and stop this sort of incident.”
1 June 2007, 20:07:18
Third level: Delete the post “Joint Announcement of Apology from the People’s Republic of China Bureau of Finance and General Administration of Taxation (Fw.),” forums and other interactive segments are not to discuss this, all search engines are to set it up as a keyword for screening.
2 June 2007
First-level instruction: All websites are requested to strictly abide by the following points concerning reporting the decease of Comrade Huang Ju due to illness after treatment as of no avail.
(1) Only Xinhua copy can be reprinted;
(2) Article titles and page layouts must maintain consistency with Xinhua Net;
(3) Manage trackers well, clean up all negative posts;
(4) Do not set up special subjects.
Extra urgent:
Reporting Requirements Concerning the Decease of Comrade Huang Ju:
(1) Only Xinhua Net copy can be used;
(2) Article titles and positions are to maintain consistency with Xinhua Net;
(3) No corresponding links may be made in articles;
(4) Strictly manage trackers, no guesses, attacks, provocations, and other negative discussions may emerge;
(5) Do not set up special subjects;
(6) Interactive segments are not to disseminate or discuss corresponding information. Strictly block all sorts of foreign information and netizen comment concerning the decease of Comrade Huang Ju.
All websites are requested to strictly implement this!!!!
Please acknowledge receipt!
2 June 2007, 21:13:19
Third level: All websites are requested to search for and delete discussions attacking or abusing the rise in stamp duty and the control of the stock market in forums, blogs and other interactive segments. Websites may certainly not recommend this sort of extreme or radical discussion on the front page, put it on the front page of forums, or add fuel. Please acknowledge receipt!
3 June 2007, 10:34:06
All websites: Please reprint the following three guiding articles in the top part of the important news section: “Chinese Securities Daily: Stock Market Flourishing Requires Rationality,” “Shanghai Stock Market Daily: Policy Changes, the Situation Does Not Change – Correctly Understanding the Stamp Tax Rate Increase,” “Securities Times: Adjusting Stamp Tax Is a Means to Regulate the Market.” Leave them there until 6:00 in the afternoon today.
3 June 2007, 10:57:25
All classmates are requested to control netizen comments concerning the State rolling out stock market measures, and delete extreme and radical discussions.
3 June 2007, 17:22:02
All websites: Today’s stock market drop is relatively large, shareholders’ reaction is relatively strong. All websites must pay attention to enlightening netizens’ emotions, straiten management over news trackers, forums, blogs, instant messages and other interactive columns, and determinedly delete attacks on the Party and the government, provocations to stir up trouble and other harmful information.
All websites’ finance and stock channels and special sections must maintain a high degree of rationality and correctness in public opinion guidance, and may not play up the dissatisfied emotions of netizens, they may not reprint new reports created by netizens on extreme incidents because of stock market losses, they may not direct the responsibility for the stock market drop on the government, and must timely reprint reports and comments that explain the stamp tax increase policy.
Platforms where posts have already been made, please transmit this to finance and stock channels and special sections. Also go to platforms and accept it.
3 June 2007, 17:20:32
All websites: Today’s stock market drop is relatively large, shareholders’ reaction is relatively strong. All websites must pay attention to enlightening netizens’ emotions, straiten management over news trackers, forums, blogs, instant messages and other interactive columns, and determinedly delete attacks on the Party and the government, provocations to stir up trouble and other harmful information.
All websites’ finance and stock channels and special sections must maintain a high degree of rationality and correctness in public opinion guidance, and may not play up the dissatisfied emotions of netizens, they may not reprint new reports created by netizens on extreme incidents because of stock market losses, they may not direct the responsibility for the stock market drop on the government, and must timely reprint reports and comments that explain the stamp tax increase policy.
Please transmit the above requirements to the financial / stock channels and special sections.
3 June 2007, 17:40:41
(1) The nationwide college entrance exam will be conducted on two days, the 7th and the 8th, all websites are requested to no play up this college entrance exam, they may especially not play up sudden incidents or negative news happening before, after or during the process of the college entrance exam, and create a peaceful public opinion environment for examinees and household heads;
(2) At present, false information has appeared on interactive segments on selling college entrance exam answer sheets and fraud instruments in exam venues, there is also information attacking the college entrance exam system and calling for the abolition of the college entrance exam, all websites are requested to earnestly search for and delete this sort of information;
(3) All search engines shall ensure that there are no search results for the following keywords: “selling college entrance exam answer sheets,” “selling + college entrance exam answer sheets,” “selling + answer sheets,” “selling + college entrance exam,” “examination venue fraud instrument,” “examination venue malpractice instrument,” “college entrance exam fraud instrument,” “college entrance exam malpractice instrument,” “examination venue + fraud instrument,” “examination venue + fraud instrument,” “examination venue + malpractice instrument,” “college entrance exam + fraud instrument,” “college entrance exam + malpractice instrument.”
4 June 2007, 23:51:45
This has already been issued on the platform, classmates are requested to accept and implement this.
First level: Please ensure that there are no search results for the following keywords:
“Premier Wen does not intend to remain in office next year,” “Premier Wen does not intend to remain in office,” “taxes added at midnight,” “Hu Jintao,” “Wen Jiabao,” “Wu Bangguo,” “Wu Guangzheng,” “Huang Ju,” “Meat-Cutting Man,” “Official Dogs Anxious,” “The Poem of the Stock Market,” “A Drop of Spring Garden Blood.”
4 June 2007, 23:41:53
First level: Some Requirements Concerning Finance, Stock Market, and Securities Market Reports in the Near Future
Concerning reports on the stock market in the near future, all websites are requested to strictly implement the following requirements:
(1) For online reports concerning finance, securities, and the stock market, only reprint reports and comments from Xinhua, People’s Daily, the China Securities Daily, the Shanghai Securities Daily, and the Security Times. When reprinting reports or comments from the above sources, only issue single articles, do not set up related links, it is not permitted to group and arrange reports and comments on your own initiative, do not set up special subjects, do not do VIP interviews, do not send out text messages.
(2) Website forums, blogs, and other interactive columns may in the near future not conduct discussions revolving around finance, securities, and the stock market, they may not launch online votes and online surveys, etc., revolving around corresponding themes; corresponding blog articles and posts may not be recommended on the main pages of websites, they may not be put in the header or be promoted in forums.
(3) In the near future, management of news trackers on stock market and securities information, and forums or blogs involving the stock market securities, is to be conducted completely according to interactive segment management of current affairs, and a strict system of examination first and publication afterwards is implemented, determinedly block and delete the following kinds of harmful information: rumors that may trigger stock market fluctuations; false information distorting facts, that are purely fictitious; information using stock market fluctuations to attack the Party and the government; and information inciting demonstrations, marches, petitions, and other mass incidents.
(4) Timely notify our office about information on organizing mass incidents in deleted news trackers, forum posts and blog articles.
3 July 2007, 22:40:14
Explanation of the Adjustment of the Handling Time (First Level) of Propaganda Instructions Classification
Everyone, the first level of the previous “Processing Time Requirements for Propaganda Instructions Classification” provided for publishing articles: 5 minutes, deleting articles: 5 minutes, adjusting positions: 10 minutes.
In practice, we have discovered that these time arrangements at some moments have not been too easy to implement for everyone, therefore, the following adjustments are made, starting today, the first level processing times are:
(1) Under circumstances where we provide clear links: 5 minutes for deleting articles.
(2) Under circumstances where we provide general titles and sources, 10 minutes for deleting articles.
(3) Publishing articles: still 5 minutes
(4) Adjusting positions: still 10 minutes
2007-06-01 13:29:15
近日，有网民帖发厦门市民群体性事件的信息及照片，各网站请清查、删除互动环节中此类内容。网站不转载有关此事的任何报道。
2007-06-01 18:31:18二级：《财经》杂志5月28日刊发的“内部人”关国良一文删除
三级：“中华人民共和国财政局及税务总局联合致歉公告（转）”的贴文删除，论坛等互动环节不讨论，各搜索设关键词屏蔽。
贴文称，“中华人民共和国财政局及税务总局于2007年5月31日收到上海证券交易所及深圳证券交易所关于对中华人民共和国财政局及税务总局公开谴 责的有关决定，对财政局及税务总局相关责任人在调整证券交易印花税信息披露过程中的违规行为进行公开谴责。中华人民共和国财政局及税务总局将以此为鉴，严 格遵守有关法律法规，杜绝此类事件发生”。
2007-06-01 20:07:18
三级：“中华人民共和国财政局及税务总局联合致歉公告（转）”的贴文删除，论坛等互动环节不讨论，搜索设关键词屏蔽。
2007-06-02一级提示：各网关于黄菊同志因病医治无效在京逝世的报道请严格遵守以下几点
1、只能转载新华社稿件
2、文章标题与页面位置必须同新华网保持一致
3、管理好跟贴，清理一切负面跟贴
4、不作专题。
特急:
有关黄菊同志逝世相关报道的要求–
1、只能用新华网的稿件；
2、稿件标题、位置与新华网保持一致；
3、稿件不得做任何相关链接；
4、严格管理跟帖，不得出现猜测、攻击、挑拨等负面言论；
5、不建专题；
6、互动环节不传播、不讨论相关消息。严格封堵各类有关黄菊同志逝世的境外消息及网民评论。
请各网务必严格执行！！！！
收到请回复！
2007-06-02 21:13:19三级：请各网在论坛、博客等互动环节查找、删除攻击、谩骂上调印花税调控股市的言论。网站更不要将这类偏激、过激言论在首页推荐、在论坛置顶、加精。收到请回复！
2007-06-03 10:34:06各网:请在要闻区中上部位置突出转载以下三篇引导文章：《中国证券报：股市繁荣需要理性》、《上海证券报：策变势不变 正确理解印花税税率调整》、《证券时报：调整印花税是市场化调控手段》。放到今天下午6:00.
2007-06-03 10:57:25请各位同学调控关于国家出台股市措施的网民评论,删除过激\偏激言论.
2007-06-03 17:22:02天股市跌幅较大，股民反映比较强烈。各网站要注重疏导网民情绪，严格新闻跟帖、论坛、博客、即时通讯等互动栏目的管理，对攻击党和政府、煽动闹事等有害信息坚决删除。
各网财经、股票频道、专栏必须高度保持舆论导向的理智和正确，不得渲染网民的不满情绪，不得转载网民因股市损失所制造的极端事件的新闻报道，不得把股市下挫的责任指向政府，要及时转载解读上调印花税政策的报道及评论。
已经帖平台,请必须传达到财经、股票频道和专栏。也去平台收一下
2007-06-03 17:20:32各网:今天股市跌幅较大，股民反映比较强烈。各网站要注重疏导网民情绪，严格新闻跟帖、论坛、博客、即时通讯等互动栏目的管理，对攻击党和政府、煽动闹事等有害信息坚决删除。
各网财经、股票频道、专栏必须高度保持舆论导向的理智和正确，不得渲染网民的不满情绪，不得转载网民因股市损失所制造的极端事件的新闻报道，不得把股市下挫的责任指向政府，要及时转载解读上调印花税政策的报道及评论。
以上要求请务必传达到财经\股票频道和专栏.
2007-06-03 17:40:411、全国高考将于7、8两日进行，请各网不要炒做此次高考，特别不要炒做高考前后、过程中发生的突发事件、负面新闻，给考生、家长创造安静的舆论环境；
2、目前，互动环节出现售卖高考试卷、考场作弊器的虚假信息，还有攻击高考制度、呼吁废除高考的信息，请各网认真查找、删除这类信息；
3、各搜索引擎将以下关键词设为搜索无结果：“出售高考试卷”、“出售 高考试卷”、“出售 试卷”、“出售 高考”、“考场作弊器”、“考场做弊器”、“高考作弊器”、“高考做弊器”、“考场 作弊器”、“考场 做弊器”、“高考 作弊器”、“高考 做弊器”。
2007-06-04 23:51:45平台上已经发出，请同学们查收落实
一级：请将以下关键词设为搜索无结果
请将以下关键词设为搜索无结果：
“温总理无意明年留任”、“温总理无意留任”、“夜半加税”、“胡紧掏”、“温加饱”、“无帮国”、“无官正”、“黄局”、“割肉人”、“狗官急”、“股市之诗”、“沁园春 血”
2007-06-04 23:41:53一级：关于近期金融、股市、证券市场报道的几点要求
有关近期证券市场的报道，请各网严格按以下要求执行:
1、网上有关金融、证券、股市的报道，只转发新华社、人民日报、中国证券报、上海证券报、证券时报的报道、评论。转载以上稿源报道、评论时，只发单条稿件，不要设置相关链接，不得自行组合编排报道和评论，不开设专题，不搞嘉宾访谈，不发送短信。
2、网站论坛、博客等互动栏目，近期不要围绕金融、证券、股市话题进行讨论，不要围绕相关话题开展网上投票和网上调查等；相关博客文章、帖文不要在论坛、博客的首页推荐，不要在论坛置顶、加精。
3、近期，股市、证券消息的新闻跟帖，涉及股市、证券的论坛和博客群的管理，全部按时政类互动环节管理，实行严格的先审后发制度，坚决封堵删除以下 几类有害信息：可能引发股市波动的谣言；歪曲事实、无中生有的虚假信息；借股市波动攻击党和政府方针、政策的信息；煽动游行、示威、上访等群体性事件的信 息。
4，及时向我办通报所删除新闻跟帖、论坛帖文、博客文章中组织群体性事件的信息。
2007-06-03 22:40:14宣传提示分级处置（一级）时间的调整说明
各位，此前的《宣传提示分级处置的时间要求》中一级规是发布稿件：5分钟，删除稿件：5分钟，调整位置：10分钟。
实践中，我们发现这个时间安排在有些时候大家有点儿不不太好执行，故进行一下调整，从即日起，一级的处理时间为：
1、我们提供明确链接的情况下：删除稿件5分钟。
2、我们提供大致的标题和稿源的情况下，删除稿件10分钟
3、发布稿件：依然5分钟
4、调整位置：依然10分钟
These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on January 4, 2013 (here). This post is the 49th in the series.
