中共命令媒體不報導胡提的普遍人權

China sits on Hu's rights comments

BY KENJI MINEMURA CORRESPONDENT

2011/01/22 朝日新聞

WASHINGTON--Chinese media organizations were instructed to exercise "restraint" in reporting remarks by Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday about respecting "universal human rights," according to sources close to Hu's delegation.

The order was given in an internal document issued by the Chinese Foreign Ministry and distributed to major media organizations, the sources said.

(sit on ［upon］ ...[sit on ［upon］ ...]

(1) 〈事件などを〉調べる.
(2) ((略式))〈提案・ニュースなどを〉ほうっておく.
(3) ((略式))〈人を〉しかり飛ばす；黙らせる；押さえる.
(4) ((略式))〈物を〉守る, 番をする.)

At a joint news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday, Hu responded to a question, saying, "China recognizes and also respects the universality of human rights."

Hu's clear statement, rare for a Chinese leader speaking in public, comes in the context of fierce debate both within China's leadership and among its people over whether human rights and democratic values are universal and shared by all countries.

Officials appear to be concerned that Hu's statement, if widely reported, might encourage pro-democracy activity in China.

The seven-page internal document, titled "Internal reference for media reporting," was distributed to media organizations right after the Hu-Obama talks.

The guidelines asked the media to "actively report only on the achievements (of the talks) and direct the public in the correct direction." It also included a note telling the media to strictly follow the instructions.

As of Thursday, few Chinese media organizations had reported on Hu's comments on human rights. A mention of Hu's remarks was blotted out from broadcasts in China of a news program by Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK), Japan's public broadcaster. The screen turned dark when the segment appeared.