The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online.
State Council Information Office: (1) At 0:49 in the music video for Deserts Chang’s song “Rose-Colored You,” the person in the ambulance is holding a “Free Tibet” kerchief and has the snow lion flag printed on his clothing. Please delete this video.
(2) Do not report or republish coverage of “insider trading” at CCTV in which the head of the company gained close to 400 billion [RMB]. If already republished, delete immediately.
(3) Do not report on dropping housing prices or discussion of a weak real housing market. (April 10, 2014)
国信办：1，张悬，歌曲名称《玫瑰色的你》，MV的49秒出现的救护车上的人带着Free Tibet的头巾，胸前的衣服是雪山狮子旗。请删除该MV.
2，《CCAV再曝内幕交易丑闻 台长获利近四千万》相关不实报道，不要转载，已转载的立即删除。
3，对楼盘降价活动、房产市场唱衰言论不得报道。
Deserts Chang is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. Chinese netizens recently criticized her for supporting the student protest in Taipei. Watch “Rose-Colored You” via YouTube:
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMH-VJ9cvG8[/youtube]
Chinese journalists and bloggers often refer to these instructions as “Directives from the Ministry of Truth.”
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