{"id":181947,"date":"2015-03-10T12:32:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T19:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=181947"},"modified":"2015-03-10T12:55:15","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T19:55:15","slug":"minitrue-delete-nyts-daddy-xi-ignites-leader-worship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2015\/03\/minitrue-delete-nyts-daddy-xi-ignites-leader-worship\/","title":{"rendered":"Minitrue: Delete “‘Daddy Xi’ Ignites Leader Worship”"},"content":{"rendered":"
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source.<\/em><\/p>\n Resolutely block and delete the foreign media article “‘Daddy Xi’ Again Ignites Leader Worship Among the Chinese People”\u00a0and related news. Strictly control related commentary on interactive comment sections. (March 9, 2015)<\/p>\n \u575a\u51b3\u5c01\u5835\u548c\u5220\u9664\u5883\u5916\u7f51\u7ad9\u300a\u201c\u4e60\u5927\u5927\u201d\u518d\u6b21\u71c3\u8d77\u4e2d\u56fd\u4eba\u7684\u9886\u8896\u5d07\u62dc\u4e4b\u60c5<\/a>\u300b\u4e00\u6587\u548c\u76f8\u5173\u4fe1\u606f\uff0c\u4e92\u52a8\u73af\u8282\u4e25\u683c\u63a7\u5236\u6709\u5173\u8bc4\u8bba\u3002[Chinese<\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n First published in English as “Move Over Mao: Beloved \u2018Papa Xi\u2019 Awes China<\/a>,” the New York Times’ Andrew Jacobs and Chris Buckley compare Xi’s “blend of populism, fervor and fear” to that of Mao Zedong<\/a>.\u00a0As part of Xi Jinping’s\u00a0image crafting campaign<\/a>, state media have taken to using the term of endearment “Daddy Xi<\/a>.”<\/p>\n The\u00a0New York Times<\/a>\u2019\u00a0English-<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Chinese-language web portals have been blocked<\/a>\u00a0in China since 2012, after the paper published an\u00a0expos\u00e9 on wealth accumulated by\u00a0the family of former premier Wen Jiabao<\/a>. Last month, the Times’ official Weibo account was deleted<\/a>, as were accounts belonging to several staff journalists.<\/p>\n