The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online.
State Council Information Office: Please delete the article “Russia Denies It Will Support China in Territorial Dispute with Japan” and related reports. Do not comment on or hype the issue. (February 9, 2014)
国信办：请网站查删“俄罗斯拒绝与中国合作应对日本领土争端”等相关报道，不评论不炒作。
The article [zh], published in Ta Kung Pao on February 8, states that in a secret meeting between China and Russia on the 6th, China agreed to support Russia’s claim to the South Kuril Islands in exchange for Russia’s recognition of Chinese sovereignty over islands in the East China Sea, including the Diaoyu Islands.
Chinese journalists and bloggers often refer to these as “Directives from the Ministry of Truth.”
CDT collects these directives from a variety of sources and checks them against official Chinese media reports to confirm their implementation.
Since directives are sometimes communicated orally to journalists and editors, who then leak them online, the wording published here may not be exact. The original publication date on CDT Chinese is noted after the directives; the date given may indicate when the directive was leaked, rather than when it was issued. CDT does its utmost to verify dates and wording, but also takes precautions to protect the source.
