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.
21 April 2006, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
Everyone, concerning the matter of Beijing taxi price adjustment, only use copy from the Beijing Daily and Evening News, other content is to be deleted without exception, forums may not have too much extreme discussions (such as a taxi ride strike, etc.).
21 April 2006, (Friday), 18:27
All websites are requested to rapidly delete all articles sourced from the Jinghua Daily, the Beijing News and the Huaxia Times concerning the Beijing taxi price adjustment, please acknowledge receipt, thank you.
19 April 2006, (Wednesday), 11:41
It is stressed again that the following must be implemented: the matter of the Beijing taxi price increase, is not to be published in the important news sections, do not open news tracker, do not send short messages, do not make it into a special subject!
18 April 2006, (Tuesday), 10:55
Please lead the special subject about the trend of civilization today with “Youth Who Lost Their Way Accuse Network Poison – 300 Website Editors Are Deeply Shocked,” the speech of Liu Qi may be lowered.
22 April 2006, 23:30, Chen Hua
Everyone, please immediately issue this article in the second or third position on the main page of websites and at the back of the second line on news centers: http://news.qianlong.com/28874/2006/04/22/1160@3134631.htm.
23 April 2006, 12:20, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
(1) Please note: for articles on the important process of Hu Jintao visiting Saudi Arabia, the original titles of Xinhua copy must be used, please immediately restore the original titles of those that have not been done according to requirements.
(2) Please immediately delete the article on there now being 72,000 black cars in Beijing, exceeding legitimate taxis (CCTV “Economic Information Broadcast”).
(3) All websites are requested to speedily reprint the Xinhua Net Article “More than 100 Website Jointly Sweep Away ‘Network Garbage’” and put it in the header position of the special subject section on greatly initiating the trend of network civilization (http://news.xinhuanet.com/it/2006-04/22/content_4460131.htm).
24 April 2006 (Monday), 14:38
Everyone, keep in mid to link with the People Net interview of 3:00, in a high position in the news section on the front page of websites and the second position in the news center, http://www.people.com.cn/GB/32306/33093/62957/index.html.
24 April 2006, 19:00, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
Please delete “Jinan Baoquan Water Project’s Imported Anti-Permeation Film Triggers Intense Dispute.” Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.
26 April 2006, 10:00, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
To report the Beijing taxi price adjustment hearing, please use the wire copy from Qianlong Net of this afternoon; at the same time, the content of trackers and forum discussions must be managed well – netizens are permitted to fully express all kinds of views, but are not permitted to have tracker or forum posts attacking and abusing the government. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.
26 April 2006, 14:16
Qianlong Net will publish the text “Beijing Organizes Hearing on Taxi Price Adjustment” in a little while, Qianlong Net will put it in the header position, but all other websites are requested to put it in the middle of the important news section when reprinting it, and the title may not be changed without exception. Trackers must be managed well, netizens are permitted to express all sorts of opinions and viewpoints, posts attacking or abusing the government must be firmly deleted.
27 April 2006, 7:00, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
All websites are requested to immediately close trackers on the articles concerning the Beijing taxi price adjustments, forums are no longer to discuss this, please acknowledge receipt, thank you.
27 April 2006, 8:00, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
For articles on the Beijing taxi price adjustment, only copy from the Beijing Daily and Qianlong Net can be used, articles from Beijing News, Jinghua Times and other sources may not be used without exception, remember this well.
27 April 2006 (Thursday), 10:53, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
Please close trackers on the Fengtai forestry bureau vice-director and his wife being killed.
27 April 2006 (Thursday), 18:02, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
The article on the Chinese ambassador in Japan being enthusiastically welcomed on his first visit to Okinawa, contains mistakes. Please speedily delete it. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.
28 April 2006, 9:00, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
Many netizens responded to the article to unite nationally and not buy houses (Southern News Net), please immediately delete it. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.
28 April 2006 (Friday), 13:50, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
Notice from Fan Tao: please link to the Xinhua Net online symposium on “Using the Web in a Civilized Manner: Start a New Wind of Network Civilization” on the main page of websites and the header of the special subject section for starting the new wind of network civilization. The URL is as follows: http://forum.xinhuanet.com/detail.jsp?id=29885982. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.
28 April 2006, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
All websites are requested to pay attention to: please delete information on forums, blogs and military frequencies concerning images of new-generation (or next-generation) military uniforms as soon as possible. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.
28 April 2006, 23:21:27, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
(1) Please issue this article in the news section on the main page of websites and on the second or third line in the important news section: http://news.qianlong.com/28874/2006/04/28/1160@3148109.htm.
(2) Please notify search engines to screen the names of the six websites that were closed today according to the law: Happy Sex Forum, Moon Goddess Net, Shenzhen Discussion Area, Free Film Forum, Adult Story Net and Entertainment Information Port.
29 April 2006, 10:57, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
Please add “Blog Net” to the scope of comparing and assessing the text “The Beijing Municipality Launches Comparing and Assessment Activities on Model Civilization Websites,” and at the same time change the original “42 websites” into “43 websites” in the announcement (Paragraph 1).
2006年4月21日 时 分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
各位，关于北京出租车调价一事，只用北京日报、晚报稿，其他一律删除，论坛不要有太多过激言论I（如罢乘等）
2006-4-21 (星期五) 18:27
请各网迅速删除稿源为《京华时报》、《新京报》、《华夏时报》有关北京出租车调价的所有稿件，收到请回复，谢谢。
2006-4-19 (星期三) 11:41
再次强调务必执行：北京出租车涨价的事，不发要闻区，不开跟帖，不发短信，不做专题！
2006-4-18 (星期二) 10:55
今天的文明之风专题请以《失足少年控诉网络毒害 三百网站编辑深受震撼》做头条，刘淇讲话可以往下放了。
2006年4月22日23时30 分 陈华
各位，请即在网站首页新闻区二，三条位置和新闻中心首页二条小腿的位置发此稿http://news.qianlong.com/28874/2006/04/22/1160@3134631.htm
2006年4月23日12时20 分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
1、请注意：胡锦涛访沙特重要程序的稿件，必须用新华社稿原标题，现在未按要求做的，请立即改回原题；
2、北京黑车共达7.2万辆超过正规出租车（央视《经济信息联播》）一稿请立即删除；
3、请各网在大兴网络文明之风专题的头条位置，迅速转载新华网文章《100余家网站联合清扫“网络垃圾”》（http://news.xinhuanet.com/it/2006-04/22/content_4460131.htm）
2006-4-24 (星期一) 14:38
各位，想着做好3：00人民网访谈的链接 网站首页新闻区高处 新闻中心二条
http://www.people.com.cn/GB/32306/33093/62957/index.html
2006年4月24日19时分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
济南保泉水工程引进防渗膜引发激烈争议(组图)——请予删除。收到请回复，谢谢。
2006年4月26日10 时 分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
关于北京出租车调价听证会的报道，请务必使用下午千龙网的通稿；同时要管好跟贴、论坛讨论的内容——允许网民充分表达各种观点，但不允许有攻击、谩骂政府的跟贴和论坛贴文。收到请回复，谢谢。
2006-4-26 (星期三) 14:16
千龙网过一会儿将刊登《北京市就出租车租价调整举行听证会》一文，千龙网是放在头条位置，但其它各网在转载时，请放在要闻区中部，一律不要改动标题。要管好跟贴，允许网民充分表达各种意见和观点，要坚决删除攻击、谩骂政府的贴文。
2006年4月27日7 时 分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
请各网站立即关闭北京出租车调价一稿的跟贴,论坛不再讨论,收到请回复，谢谢。
2006年4月27日8 时 分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
有关北京出租车调价的稿件,只能用北京日报和千龙网的稿件,新京报、京华时报等其它来源的稿件一律不要用，切记。
2006-4-27 (星期四) 10:53 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
请关闭丰台林业局副局长夫妇被杀害的跟贴。
2006-4-27 (星期四) 18:02 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
中国驻日大使首次正式访问冲绳获热情欢迎一稿，有误。请迅速删除。收到请回复，谢谢。
2006年4月28日9 时 分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
众多网民响应全国结盟不买房呼吁(南方新闻网)一稿,请予删除.收到请回复，谢谢。2006-4-28 (星期五) 13:50 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
范涛通知：请在网站首页、大兴网络文明之风专题头条位置全文链接新华网“文明上网：大兴网络文明新风”网上座谈会。网址如下：http://forum.xinhuanet.com/detail.jsp?id=29885982
收到请回复，谢谢。
2006年4月28日时 分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
请各网站注意：请尽快删除在论坛、博客、军事频道中关于新一代（或称下一代）军服图片的信息。收到请回复，谢谢。
2006-04-28 23:21:27 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
1． 请在网站首页新闻区和新闻中心首页要闻区第二条或第三第发此稿http://news.qianlong.com/28874/2006/04/28/1160@3148109.htm
2． 请通知搜索将今天依法关闭的6家网站名字屏蔽：性福论坛、月神网、深圳讨论区、免费电影论坛、成人小说网、娱乐信息港
2006年4月29日10时 57 分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
请在《北京市开展文明示范网站评比活动》一文的评比范围中加入“博客网”，同时在启事（第一段）中把原来的“42家”改为“43家”。
These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on November 22, 2012 (here).
