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.
27 July 2005
Matters concerning petitions and demonstrations concerning the treatment of military cadres transferred to civilian work, are to be deleted without exception. [CDT translated a similar directive from March 2012.]
25 July 2005
It is not permitted to report on the incident of the death of Hebei International Investment board chairman Liang Yuncai.
19 July 2005
Everyone: Online, it is not permitted to report and copy the speech of General Zhu Chenghu of the National Defense University concerning nuclear weapons, it may not be reported in forums, the original articles must be deleted.
15 July 2005
“Retired Central Security Officers Make Iron Coffin to Rob and Kill Vice-Deputy” as well as corresponding articles reprinted under similar titles. They are to be deleted without exception!!!
6 July 2005
On the text “(Re.) Japanese Kawasaki Wins the Bid to Speed Up China’s Railways, German Siemens Out of Office,” everyone is requested to delete this text where they discover it is posted again.
24 June 2005
(1) Activities and tendencies of online anti-Japanese organizations and persons.
(2) Online information related to demobilized military personnel.
(3) Domestic online hotspots and discussions that shareholders pay attention to, as well as corresponding information that is reactionary and incites netizens to hold rallies and demonstrate.
(4) Online information related to rights defense and petitioning by workers and peasants.
(5) Online information related to reporting public security team problems.
When seeing content listed in the above clauses, immediately delete it
15 June 2005
Matters concerning the case of the Henan Vice-Governor’s hired killing of his wife, are to be deleted without exception, and articles must be renewed.
The internal speech of Zeng Peiyang on housing must be deleted.
Articles concerning the treatment of military cadres transferring to civil posts must be deleted.
All articles concerning clashes between the people and the police must be deleted.
1 June 2005
The Information Office notifies that when seeing any article or discussion on “underground network commentators” when supervising content, immediate deletion is requested!
2005-7-27
关于军转干部待遇等上访，游行的，一律删除！
2005-7-25
有关河北国投董事长梁云才之死的事件不准报道。
2005-7-19
各位：网上不得报道和炒国防大学朱成虎少将有关核武器的言论，论坛中不得讨论，原的要删除
2005-7-15
退役中央警卫为劫财订做铁棺材劫杀女副总”以及以类似标题转发的相关稿件。一律删除！！！
2005-7-6
《【转】日本川崎中标中国铁路提速，德国西门子出局》一文，请大家发现再有此文贴出要删除
2005-6-24
1、网上反日组织、人员的活动动向。
2、网上有关复转军人的相关信息。
3、境内网上股民关注热点、评论以及煽动、鼓动网民进行集会、游行的相关信息。
4、网上有关工人、农民维权、上访的相关信息。
5、网上反映公安队伍问题的相关信息。
看到以上几条内容的立即删掉
2005-6-15
关于河南省副省长雇凶杀妻一事，一律删除，且必须更新文章。
曾培炎关于房产的内部讲话要删除
关于军转干部待遇的文章要删除
关于一切有警民冲突的文章要删除
2005-6-1
新闻办通知所有监管内容里要是看到有谈到”地下网络评论员”的一切文章评论请立即删除!
These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on November 9, 2012 (here).
