The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online.
State Council Information Office: Regarding Bo Xilai’s rejection of his conviction and the Shandong high court’s acceptance of Bo’s appeal, websites must downplay coverage and must not feature or recommend reports. (October 10, 2013)
国新办：有关薄熙来不服一审判决提出上诉，山东省高院予以受理的报道，各网站要淡化处理，不要对其做重点推荐。
Chinese journalists and bloggers often refer to these instructions as “Directives from the Ministry of Truth.”
CDT has collected the selections we translate here from a variety of sources and has checked 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.
