Tag Archives: GAPP

GAPP: books criticized, but not banned

GAPP says it didn’t ban any books; Pu Zhiqiang (浦志强), lawyer for Zhang Yihe (章诒和), responds.

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Top language errors for 2006

‘Yaowen Jiaozi’ magazine (咬文嚼字) picks the top errors in Chinese language usage for the year 2006. Also, the complete works of Wang Xiaobo (王小波) published by Yunnan People’s Publishing House is rife with typographical errors.

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History books get the axe; another Zhang Yihe title falls

18 January 2007: China’s press authorities ban eight titles, most having to do with history, ‘Past Stories of Actors’ (伶人往事) by Zhang Yihe (章诒和) is among them.

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It’s not a real-name system; we just want your real name.

GAPP plays word games with “real-name system” (实名制) for online gaming.

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Dealing with cultural garbage

GAPP vice-director Liu Binjie (柳斌杰) calls for a fight against cultural trash. Netizens ask what that is – should we resist ‘Outlaws of the Marsh’ (水浒传)?

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No new slogans for the new year

GAPP chief apologizes for not issuing new slogans this year. Commentator Sun Yuemu reacts.

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New regulators minding the GAPP

New GAPP deputy directors The General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP or 国新闻出版总署) is the Chinese government body that regulates print publications and the distribution of news to both print and Internet publications as well as video games, CDs … Continue reading →

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GAPP official: no public listings for newspapers

Mure Dickie of the Financial Times interviewed Long Xinmin, a “minister at the press and publishing administration” who confirms that GAPP is against newspaper groups raising capital from the market. Nothing to do with the news you understand, it’s all … Continue reading →

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Don’t call it self-publishing: print on demand hits the net in China

POD books are illegal in China, say regulators.

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China’s stock exchanges: world’s biggest source of capital

The Financial Times reports: China beats the world for IPOs The record-breaking initial public offering of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has powered China’s stock exchanges ahead of those in the UK and the US as the world’s biggest … Continue reading →

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