Entries Tagged 'policy' ↓

It seems that Chinese state media now have a new principle of reporting. That is “report the facts quickly, but be cautious on the causes behind the facts”（快讲事实，慎说原因）. I would like to regard it as one of the new strategies and skills of public relation which Chinese government learned from both the lessons of 2008 [...]

According Xinhua,
BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) — The Chinese government is to crack down on illegal online map and geographical information websites, claiming they threaten state security, said an official of the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping (SBSM) on Tuesday.
Eight departments, including the SBSM, the Ministry of [...]

From Danwei:
Update: Tudou is back up, 00:05 Beijing Time, 15 March.
The story about online video site Tudou, recently censured by SARFT takes another twist.
Since early this morning, the site has been offline, offering only the following message in explanation:
Potatoes:
To provide you all with better service, we are migrating and expanding Tudou’s central servers.
Our service will [...]

Source: Danwei
Last night Chinese language portal Netease published an article saying that SARFT had made use of the new online video regulations and ordered popular Chinese video sharing website Tudou to cease operations. The story has been picked up by several bloggers and made its way into English on Fons Tuinstra’s blog and on Pacific [...]

According to Xinhua News Agency (see website of China Daily), China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television bans all foreign cartoons from 5 to 9 p.m. in order to promote domestic product.
China will extend its ban on foreign cartoons during prime time by an hour, its latest initiative to “spur the domestic cartoon industry”, [...]