{"id":211153,"date":"2018-12-27T15:23:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T23:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=211153"},"modified":"2018-12-27T15:23:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T23:23:14","slug":"minitrue-no-reporting-on-mao-commemorative-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2018\/12\/minitrue-no-reporting-on-mao-commemorative-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Minitrue: No Reporting on Mao Commemorative Events"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following censorship<\/a> 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

All websites: 12\/26 is the 125th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s birth. There will be spontaneous mass commemorative events in Xiangtan, Shaoshan [Hunan]. News websites from all regions are not to assign journalists to cover [these events] unless arranged in a unified manner. Any unexpected circumstances at these events must uniformly not be reported on or disseminated. (December 27, 2018) [Chinese<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As China wrestles with the controversial legacy of Mao Zedong<\/a>, a leading Marxist student activist at Peking University was detained by police<\/a> just off campus while en route to an event commemorating the 125th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s birthday.\u00a0 On Twitter, Reuter’s Christian Shepherd shared a link to a WeChat post displaying many pictures from an unofficial commemorative event in Shaoshan, noting the apparent demographics of attendees:<\/p>\n

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Here are some pictures of celebrations at Mao's birthplace Shaoshan https:\/\/t.co\/bfLq3a3aYD<\/a> A lot of the attendees look young and moderately well-off.<\/p>\n

— Christian \u9a6c\u601d\u6f6d (@cdcshepherd) December 26, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n