It is a copy of the abstract of an official Propaganda department circular that was distributed to Chinese media editorial groups in April 2004. This document has been declared to be a State Secret’ by the Chinese Government and is the document that journalist 师涛 (Shi Tao) received 10 years imprisonment for transmitting to a foreign website.

20 April, Chinese Propaganda Ministry urgently dispatches document 11 to assorted news agencies, contents “Concerning present work to continue stability�, abstract as follows:

一�关于当�形势的分�：

1. About the present situation, an analysis:

（一）今年是“6．4�15周年，境外一些民�分�比较活跃，他们准
　　　备在“6．4�纪念日期间采�闯关行动，准备强行闯关；
（二）关于自由化的问题，主�是�定共产党领导，�定社会主义制
　　　度，�所谓的“民间学习�，还有一些敌对势力把刑事案件政治化；
（三）“法轮功â€?邪教分å­?æ?žç ´å??活动；
（四）互�网上��有害信�的传播；
（五）群体事件比较�出，主�表现在拆��上访等方�；
（六）境外敌对势力利用宗教等渠�（�刷��互�网），拉拢�少年
或在学校里开展学术活动�助学等等，��法活动；
（七）香港问题。

(一) This year is the 15th anniversary of "6/4", cross border/external democracy groups are increasingly active in preparing to commemoration "6/4", and are preparing to cross the border;
(二) Currently the focus of liberalization is, whether or not the Communist party is in a position to lead, whether or not to continue the system of socialism and the so-called “popular study�, additionally hostile elements have been observing judicial cases and politicizing them;
(三) Acts of terrorism committed by FLG members;
(å››) Harmful information has been disseminated on the Internet;
(五) There have been prominent demonstrations by the masses, principally over forced relocations, and seeking petitions for help;
(å…­) Hostile foreign powers are taking advantage of religious channels (print media, Internet) to win over young people, and using school activities, tutoring etc, to help (students/youths) in carry out illegal activities.
(七) The Hong Kong Problem;

�点是关于“6．4��关于“法轮功��关于群体事件�。

Key Point are about “6/4�, about FLG, about mass events (mass protests)

二��级�部门��好防范措施：

2. Every level, every department, must take these preventative measures.

（一）�决制止民�分�闯关入境；
（二）严密防范��活动；
（三）严密防范敌对分�利用互�网�活动；
（四）严密防范群体事件的�生；
（五）严密防范“法轮功â€?邪教组织æ?žç ´å??ï¼›
（六）严密防范�点部门和人员的安全；
（七）严密防范一些影�安定团结的因素。

(一) Determined system to stop pro-democracy group from crossing the border;
(二) Tight protection to guard (against) any type of (demonstration) activity;
(三) Tight protection to guard (against) any type of activity on the Internet;
(å››) Tight protection to guard (against) mass protests;
(五) Tight protection to guard (against) acts of destruction by the nefarious FLG cult;
(å…­) Tight protection to guard the security of members of key departmentsï¼›
(七) Tight protection to guard (against) element impacting on stability and unity;

三�当��狠抓的五项工作：

3. Immediate fierce promotion of 5 key works

（一）��正确的�论和责任�识；
（二）切实加强情报工作，掌���活动情况；
（三）å?šæŒ?正确的舆论导å?‘，有效地防范境外敌对分å­?çš„ç ´å??，å?šå†³
　　　��任何和中央政策�一致的任何言论；
（四）�出�点，有针对性地�好防范控制工作；
（五）�少群体性上访。

(一) Uphold proper thinking and responsible ideas;
(二) Practically reinforce information-gathering work; gain a better understanding of all activities and situation;
(三) Continue to manipulate public opinion to the correct form, have an effective defense against destructive external forces, resolutely never express any opinions that are not consistent with the central (Government’s) opinion;
(å››) Give prominence to key points, direct protective measure towards them;
(五) Reduces mass petitions by the people;

(�时�注�境外民�分�与境内媒体个别编辑�记者的�系，一旦�现，立�报告)

At the same time (you) must focus (your) attention on relationships between external democracy groups and individual editors and journalists inside (China), one discovered, inform on them immediately.

http://angrychineseblogger.blog-city.com/chinese_state_secret_available_for_download_on_acb.htm

What kind of crazy society allows only one perspective on things?

The fear of the power imagery (like tank man?)
The rules also ban the use of non-approved video footage, even when accompanied by voice-over scripts provided by the official Chinese news agency, Xinhua.

Political Intentions
"Recently, some foreign news agencies and media have used a variety of methods to sell international news material to domestic local TV stations, which have clear political intentions," SARFT said in the notice, quoted by Xinhua.

So Reuters, CNN, Al Jazeera, BBC, and others in aggregate have a stronger political intention than CCTV?