{"id":163265,"date":"2013-09-25T09:27:17","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T16:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=163265"},"modified":"2013-09-25T09:27:17","modified_gmt":"2013-09-25T16:27:17","slug":"ministry-truth-execution-xia-junfeng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/09\/ministry-truth-execution-xia-junfeng\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Truth: Execution of Xia Junfeng"},"content":{"rendered":"
The following\u00a0censorship<\/a>\u00a0instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online.<\/em><\/p>\n Central Propaganda Department:<\/strong> The review of the death sentence for Xia Junfeng<\/a> of Liaoning Province in the case of voluntary manslaughter is complete, and [the execution] will be carried out on September 25. If covering this story, the media must without exception report in accordance with authoritative information issued by the court. Do not comment, link [to other sources], exaggerate, or speculate. (September 24, 2013<\/a>)<\/p>\n \u4e2d\u5ba3\u90e8\uff1a\u8fbd\u5b81\u7701\u590f\u4fca\u5cf0\u6545\u610f\u6740\u4eba\u6848\u6b7b\u5211\u590d\u6838\u5df2\u5ba1\u7ed3\uff0c Chinese journalists and bloggers often refer to these instructions as \u201cDirectives from the Ministry of Truth<\/a>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n 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.<\/em><\/p>\n 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.<\/em><\/p>\n