I really like this because it captures with unscriptable deliciousness the irony of Xinhua's new re-emphasized regulations:

Xinhua's measures won't lead to monopoly
2006-09-14 23:38:56

BEIJING, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The government will pay attention to a fair environment of competition between Chinese and foreign news agencies and prevent a monopoly, a senior Chinese official said Thursday at a news conference held by the Information Office of the State Council.

Xinhua on last Sunday promulgated the Measures for Administering the Release of News and Information in China by Foreign News Agencies.

"Relevant departments of the government will carry out supervision and Xinhua will not become a monopoly," said Liu Binjie, deputy director of the State Press and Publication Administration.

In the course of opening-up and building the market economic mechanism, China needs time to improve its overall legal system. Some administrative regulations are necessary to strengthen management in certain areas. Under such circumstances, the management in accordance with administrative regulations coexists with the management in accordance with laws, Liu said.

"To this end, some government departments and institutions authorized by government departments don't sometimes work out relevant administrative regulations," Liu said.

Over the past years, Xinhua has been administering the release of news and information of foreign news agencies in China, and there are no changes whatsoever in this regard, he said.

"The Chinese government will guarantee the rights and freedom of journalistic activities of foreign media in China. Such a policy has not been changed," Liu said, adding that such activities will not be affected by the measures promulgated by Xinhua.

So, in essence, Xinhua (news dept.) reports that Xinhua's (regulatory dept.) actions will not give Xinhua (news dept.) a monopoly. Works for me.

I also like Mr. Liu Binjie's monumental feat of analytical clarity:

Under such circumstances, the management in accordance with administrative regulations coexists with the management in accordance with laws, Liu said.

"To this end, some government departments and institutions authorized by government departments don't sometimes work out relevant administrative regulations," Liu said.

Anybody who gets that is free to contact me care of this website and explain it. Perhaps the original Chinese is better.


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