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.
12 May 2006, 23:40, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Chen Hua
Everyone, this has been notified in the afternoon, and is now stressed. When reprinting articles criticizing the “No Worries” theater group’s destruction of the environment, do not reprint articles linking this matter with Chen Kaige’s participation in the 2008 Olympic opening ceremony, websites may not report or track netizens’ name-signing activities concerning this matter. All articles and pages that are inconsistent with the above requirements must be speedily removed.
14 May 2006, 10:40, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
All websites are requested to speedily delete the article “Many Hugely Corrupt High Officials Convicted to Suspended Death Sentence, Evoking Challenges,” where special subjects have already been made, please delete them speedily.
15 May 2006, 13:24, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
All websites are requested to use the Qianlong article Beijing Network Media Association Openly Recruits 200 Network Supervision Staff to replace the present header of “Initiating the Wind of Network Civilization,” and place a summary on the main page of websites. Please reprint another Qianlong article Silicon Valley Drives the Start of ‘IT Websites Run the Web in a Civilized Manner’ Activities in the second line of the header at the same time, and put an abstract in the important news section of the news centre. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.
15 May 2006 (Monday), 16:01
A communication from Chen Hua on revising the above notice:
Everyone, please delete the sentence “with the authorization of the State Council Information Office” from the present article “IT Specialist Websites Establish ‘Civilized Network Association,’” other matters are not changed.
14 May 2006, 18:00, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Huo
The case of the “China Caijing News Magazine” journalist Yang Xiaoqing, who is suspected of extortion is in the process of being tried. In view of the fact that this case is relatively sensitive and complex, concerning information related to this case, websites are requested to only transmit Xinhua copy and information from Hunan Red Net, do not reprint articles from other sources, forums are also not to post this sort of articles.
14 May 2006, 18:00, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Huo
Concerning information on civil servants’ salary adjustment, websites are only to reprint Xinhua copy, it is strictly prohibited to reprint information from any other source, forums are also not to reprint this sort of article, where the Dagong Daily article “Civil Servant Salary Structures Will Be Changed” and others have been reprinted, they must be immediately deleted. Management must be strengthened, all sorts of information, posts and commentary that does not conform to the above requirements must be timely deleted.
16 May 2006, 12:45, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
“Netizens Issue Information Agreement” (Discussion draft – see attachment for content):
I. In the near future, the Municipal Information Office will roll out a model for the agreement, and provide for strict management measures;
II. All websites bear the first responsibility to notify netizens to jointly abide by this agreement;
III. The text of this agreement will have comprehensive requirements in the regulatory, netizen self-discipline and propaganda areas;
IV. This agreement will at the same time protect to the largest extent the rights and interests of netizens to participate regularly in discussions;
V. Before and after the text of this agreement is made public, all relevant departments and work personnel of companies are requested to strictly grasp the scale of discussions.
19 May 2006, 8:50, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
All websites, pay attention, all those having opened trackers on the article “Persisting in Uniting as One and Looking Ahead – Reviewing the Historical Discussion on Deng Xiaoping and Other Older Generation Revolutionaries Concerning Correctly Dealing with the ‘Cultural Revolution,’” please close trackers. Please acknowledge receipt, thank you.
19 May 2006, 14:54, Beijing Municipal Information Office, Fan Tao
Immediately delete that Beijing taxi prices will rise to 2 yuan per kilometer tomorrow.
19 May 2006, Fan Tao
All websites are requested to put the information published by Qianlong Net on the taxi price adjustment (http://beijing.qianlong.com/3825/2006/05/19/134@3182655.htm) in the middle of the important news section, do not make it into a header, close trackers.
19 May 2006, 17:02, Fan Tao
No online reports are to be made of the film Summer Palace that participated in the Cannes Film Festival without permission, do not reprint this sort of information or comments, websites are also not to interview or report on the main creators of Summer Palace. If the content of articles on the Cannes Film Festival involves the film Summer Palace, websites are also requested to reprint or report this, this sort of article is not to be posted on forums, blogs or trackers.
20 May 2006, 18:37, Fan Tao, Municipal Information Office
Please immediately close news trackers on reports concerning the repatriation of Lai Changxing.
Please delete information that the original version of the Mao Zedong portrait will be sold at auction.
2006年5月12日23 时40分北京市新闻办公室 陈华
各位，下午通知这，再强调一下。转发批评“无极”剧组破坏环境稿件时，不转发把这一事件与陈凯歌参与2008年奥运会开幕式挂钩的稿件，网站不报道、贴发网民有关此事的签名活动。凡与上述要求不一致的稿件、页面要迅速撤除。
2006年5月14日10时40分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
请各网迅速删除”多名巨贪高官被判死缓引发质疑”一稿,已经做专题请迅速删除.
2006年5月15日13 时24分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
请各网用千龙网的稿件《北京网络媒体协会公开征集200名网络监督员》（http://beijing.qianlong.com/3825 /2006/05/15/178@3171683.htm）替换目前“大兴网络文明之风”的头条，并在网站首页做提要。请同时在专题二条位置放千龙网另一 稿件《硅谷动力发起“IT网站文明办网”活动 》（http://beijing.qianlong.com/3825/2006/05/15/178@3171702.htm）并在新闻中心要闻区做 提要。收到请回复，谢谢。
2006-5-15 (星期一) 16:01
转达陈华对上一个通知的修改：
各位，请将目前“IT专业网站成立“文明办网联盟”一稿中，“经国家新闻办公室授权”这句话去掉，其他不变
2006年5月14日18时 北京市新闻办公室 霍
《中国产经新闻报》记者阳小青涉嫌敲诈勒索一案，目前正在审理中。鉴于此案比较敏感、复杂，有关此案的消息，请网站只转发新华社通稿和湖南红网的消息，不转发其他来源的稿件，论坛也不贴发此类文章。
2006年5月14日18时 分 北京市新闻办公室 霍
有关公务员工资调整的消息，网站只转发新华社通稿，严禁转发其他任何来源消息，论坛也不转发此类文章，已转的大公报“公务员工资结构将有改变”等文要立即撤除。要加强管理，凡与上述要求不符的各类消息、帖文、评论要及时删除。
2006年5月16日12时45分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
《网民发布信息协议》（讨论稿—–内容见附件）
一，近期市新闻办将出台协议范本，规定严厉管理措施；
二，各网站承担通知网民共同遵守该协议的第一责任人；
三，该协议文本具有法规、网民自律与宣传方面的综合要求；
四，该协议同时包含最大限度保护网民正常参与讨论的权益；
五，该协议文本出台前后请公司各相关部门及工作人员严格掌握言论尺度；
2006年5月19日8时50分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
各网注意：凡对《坚持团结一致向前看——重温邓小平等老一辈革命家关于正确对待“文化大革命”历史的论述》一文开有跟帖的，请关闭跟帖。收到请回复，谢谢。
2006年5月19日14时54分 北京市新闻办公室 范涛
北京出租车租价明起上调为2元/公里，马上删除。
2006年5月19日16 时 分 范涛
千龙网已经发布出租车调价消息（http://beijing.qianlong.com/3825/2006/05/19/134@3182655.htm）请各网放要闻中部，不做大头条，关闭跟帖。
2006年5月19日17时02分 范涛
对未经批准到戛纳电影节参评的电影《颐和园》网上不作报道，不转载此类消息、评论，网站也不采访报道《颐和园》主创人员。如戛纳电影节稿件涉及电影《颐和园》的内容，也请网站不要转载、报道，论坛、博客、跟帖不贴发此类稿件。
2006年5月20日18时 37 分 范涛 市网宣办
关于遣返赖昌星的报道，请立即关闭新闻跟贴。
请删除毛泽东画像母本将被拍卖的消息。
These translated directives were first posted by Rogier Creemers on China Copyright and Media on November 24, 2012 (here).
