Propaganda Ministry Commands “Strictly Censor News on the Upcoming Military Parade.”

China’s Propaganda Ministry Commands to “Strictly Censor News on the Upcoming MilitaryParade.”

All websites: Starting Sunday August 23, 2015, all websites and client servers are required to strictly manage news and comments regarding the upcoming military parade. Specific requirements are:
1. From this date until Saturday September 5, 2015, all news, comments, and opinions regarding the military parade must be reviewed before they can be posted. They must ensure that posts and opinions are positive, proactive, and don’t distort, disrespect, or attack the People’s Liberation Army and military parade. They cannot attack the Communist Party, nation or social system. They cannot attack the national leadership.
2. All websites’ news and portal commentaries, videos, photos etc. relating to the military parade, military affairs, and history must be positive, proactive, and not distort the Communist Party’s or nation’s history, not inculcate wrong opinions, and not create harmful news.
3. All websites must place positive posts in prominent positions.
4. All websites must impose strict inspection management, and can’t have no one on duty. At 10 a.m. on Sunday August 23, 2015, Beijing please notify Baidu, Sina, Sohu, Netease, Phoenix, Caijing Network, Caixin Network. Guangdong notify Tencent and ZAKER, Shanghai notify Pengbai, there must be a registration list for who is inspecting news and comments every day, who is the responsible person and include article inspection codes.
5. If the above requirements are violated or enforcement inadequate, there will be severe consequences and punishments.
Please all commercial websites pay careful attention and proactively cooperate to ensure nothing untoward happens.

（BOXUN translation)