{"id":188239,"date":"2015-11-05T18:10:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T02:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=188239"},"modified":"2015-12-02T22:44:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T06:44:58","slug":"infraction-of-the-week-improper-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2015\/11\/infraction-of-the-week-improper-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Infraction of the Week: Improper Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"

The\u00a0Word of the Week<\/a>\u00a0comes from the\u00a0Grass-Mud Horse Lexicon<\/a>, a glossary of terms created by Chinese netizens\u00a0and encountered in online political discussions. These are the words of China\u2019s online \u201cresistance discourse,\u201d used to mock and subvert the official language around censorship and political correctness.<\/em><\/p>\n

w\u00e0ngy\u00ec Zh\u014dngy\u0101ng \u5984\u8bae\u4e2d\u592e<\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n
\"201511391955\"<\/a>

Party Standards on Integrity and Self Restraint. (Source: China News Service<\/a>)<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

To question the reasoning of the central government; to provoke the online censors.<\/p>\n

The Chinese Communist Party Standards on Integrity and Self Restraint<\/a>, released on October 12, 2015, stipulate that Party members must not “improperly discuss the fundamental policies of the central government and violate the unity of the Party” (\u5984\u8bae\u4e2d\u592e\u5927\u653f\u65b9\u9488\uff0c\u7834\u574f\u515a\u7684\u96c6\u4e2d\u7edf\u4e00<\/a>). The infraction gained currency<\/a> when Xinjiang Daily editor Zhao Xinwei was fired<\/a> on the grounds that he “improperly discussed” government policy in the region on November 3.<\/p>\n

Netizens may now invoke the phrase when a post is blocked. For instance, on November 4, 2015, Weibo user Luoyameng<\/em> (@\u7f57\u4e9a\u8499) attempted to repost the headline “No Performers with Moral Flaws in Next Year’s Spring Festival”:<\/p>\n

Luoyameng<\/em> (@\u7f57\u4e9a\u8499): Funny, this Weibo post doesn’t “improperly discuss” the central government<\/strong>. It’s just about entertainment. But they won’t let me repost it.<\/p>\n

\u5947\u602a\uff0c\u8fd9\u6761\u5fae\u535a\u4e5f\u6ca1\u201c\u5984\u8bae\u201d\u4e2d\u592e<\/strong>\uff0c\u5c31\u662f\u8bf4\u70b9\u5a31\u4e50\u5708\u7684\u4e8b\u513f\uff0c\u5c45\u7136\u4e0d\u8ba9\u8f6c\u4e86 (November 4, 2015) [Chinese<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See also Crotch Central Committee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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