Provisions Regarding Strengthening the Administration of Publications Describing Major Party and National Leaders (Partial CECC Translation and Chinese Text)
1. . . . . As used in these Regulations "publications describing major party and nation leaders" refers to any monographs, biographies, memoirs, documentary writings and reportage describing or narrating [major party and nation leaders]. 2. The publication and distribution of these types of books and essays must be solemn and discreet. The description of historical facts must be accurate, and the point of view must conform with the spirit of the Party's "Decision Regarding Certain Historical Problems," "Decision Regarding Certain Historical Problems Since the Establishment of the Party" and related Party documents. All responsible agencies and publishing units must strictly guard against violations, and anything that does not conform to the above mentioned requirements may not be published and distributed. 3. These types of books may only be published by the People's Publishing House, the Central Historic Documents Publishing House, the Communist Party Historical Materials Publishing House, the Communist Party School Publishing House, the Communist Youth Publishing House, the Liberation Army Publishing House, and the People's Publishing Houses for the provinces, autonomous regions and independent municipalities. No other publishing houses may arrange for their publication. . . . 4. When relevant publishing houses are arranging for the publication of topics for these types of books, local publishing houses shall provide drafts to their local Press and Publication Office, which shall read and evaluate the manuscript and offer their opinions, and after receiving approval from the Communist Party Propaganda Department shall provide it to the General Administration for Press and Publication for examination and approval. Central level publishing houses shall provide a draft to their responsible department, and after the responsible department has reviewed the manuscript and provided an opinion, provide it to the General Administration for Press and Publication for examination and approval. Publishers of manuscripts written about major Party and national leaders who are currently living must solicit the opinions of that person prior to submission to the General Administration for Press and Publication.
The following is a partial translation prepared by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China of the "Rules Regarding Strengthening the Administration of Publications Describing Major Party and National Leaders," issued by the Central Propaganda Department and the General Administration of Press and Publication, on May 5, 1990. The Chinese text was retrieved from Gansu Province's Intellectual Property Office Web site on February 22, 2006.
1. . . . . As used in these Regulations "publications describing major party and nation leaders" refers to any monographs, biographies, memoirs, documentary writings and reportage describing or narrating [major party and nation leaders].
2. The publication and distribution of these types of books and essays must be solemn and discreet. The description of historical facts must be accurate, and the point of view must conform with the spirit of the Party's "Decision Regarding Certain Historical Problems," "Decision Regarding Certain Historical Problems Since the Establishment of the Party" and related Party documents. All responsible agencies and publishing units must strictly guard against violations, and anything that does not conform to the above mentioned requirements may not be published and distributed.
3. These types of books may only be published by the People's Publishing House, the Central Historic Documents Publishing House, the Communist Party Historical Materials Publishing House, the Communist Party School Publishing House, the Communist Youth Publishing House, the Liberation Army Publishing House, and the People's Publishing Houses for the provinces, autonomous regions and independent municipalities. No other publishing houses may arrange for their publication. . . .
4. When relevant publishing houses are arranging for the publication of topics for these types of books, local publishing houses shall provide drafts to their local Press and Publication Office, which shall read and evaluate the manuscript and offer their opinions, and after receiving approval from the Communist Party Propaganda Department shall provide it to the General Administration for Press and Publication for examination and approval. Central level publishing houses shall provide a draft to their responsible department, and after the responsible department has reviewed the manuscript and provided an opinion, provide it to the General Administration for Press and Publication for examination and approval. Publishers of manuscripts written about major Party and national leaders who are currently living must solicit the opinions of that person prior to submission to the General Administration for Press and Publication.
关于对描写党和国家主要领导人的出版物加强管理的规定
颁布日期：19900505 实施日期：19900505 颁布单位：中宣部新闻出版署
最近一个时期，一些出版社、杂志和报纸出版、发表了一批描写毛泽东、周恩来、刘少奇、朱德、邓小平、陈云等党和国家主要领导人生平的纪实文学、 报告文学或传记作品，还有写江泽民、李鹏等同志的图书和文章，在社会上产生了很大的影响。其中有一些作品是写得比较好的，但是总的来看，这类作品过多，存 在不少值得重视的问题。例如，有的事实内容不准确、不真实，对人物的评价偏颇不公正；有的擅自公开党中央内部情况和领导人的重要言论；有的热衷于“秘 闻”、“内幕”、“隐私”、“野史”，大量使用道听途说的传闻，捏造史实，杜撰领导人的心态、言论和领导人之间的关系，贬低甚至诬蔑革命领袖。这些问题在 政治上损害了党的领导，不利于坚持四项基本原则和稳定大局。
为加强对这类出版物的管理，保证质量，经中央批准，现将有关规定通知如下：
一、本规定所称党和国家的主要领导人指：现任或曾任党中央政治局的常委，国家主席、副主席，国务院总理，全国人大常务委员会委员长，中央顾问委员会主 任，全国政协主席。本规定所称描写党和国家主要领导人的出版物指：专门描写、记述上述人物的专著、传记、回忆录、纪实文学、报告文学等。
二、出版、发表这类图书、文章必须十分严肃、慎重。所述史实一定要准确，观点必须符合党中央《关于若干历史问题的决议》、《关于建国以来党的若干历史问题的决议》以及中央有关文件的精神。各有关主管部门和出版单位必须严格把关，凡不符合上述要求的，不得出版、发表。
三、这类图书限由人民出版社、中央文献出版社、中共党史资料出版社、中共中央党校出版社、中国青年出版社、解放军出版社和各省、自治区、直辖市人民出版社出版，其他出版社一律不得安排出版。杂志、报纸刊载这类作品，要与杂志、报纸的性质、分工相符，不符的不得刊载。
四、有关出版社在安排这类图书选题时，地方出版社要将书稿报当地新闻出版局，由新闻出版局提出审读意见，经党委宣传部同意后报新闻出版署审批；中央级 出版社要将书稿报主管部门，由主管部门提出审读意见后报新闻出版署审批。凡写健在的党和国家主要领导人的书稿，在报送新闻出版署之前，须先由出版单位征求 本人意见。新闻出版署在审批中，如有重要疑难问题，可送中央宣传部审批。必要时，中央宣传部可视情况分别请中央文献研究室、中央党史研究室和军事科学院等 部门协助审核。
五、翻译出版国外作者和翻印台港澳作者撰写的这类图书，同样按上述规定办理。内容不妥但确有某些研究和参考价值的，在上报书稿时须同时说明情况，经批准后，写好出版说明，方可出版，控制印数，内部发行。
六、上述图书不得协作出版，不得代印代发，一律由新华书店发行。
七、人民日报、求是杂志发表上述内容的文章，由他们按本单位的审批程序报批。其他报纸、杂志发表这类文章，或录音、录像带属于这类内容的，则应按本规定办理审批手续。如汇编成书，须重新按本规定专题报批。
八、１９９０年２月１０日，新闻出版署发出《关于对描写中央主要领导同志的出版物复审和报批的通知》，要求近年出版过这类图书的出版社，发表过此类作 品的杂志、报纸，应根据中央有关规定进行一次清理工作，向上级主管部门和新闻出版署报告。至今仍未报的这类图书一律不得出版、发行（包括在制品）。已报新 闻出版署的，仍需按本规定办理。此类图书如需再版重印，亦应按照本规定报批。
九、对违反上述规定的，由新闻出版署和当地新闻出版局予以行政处罚。如内容可以出版，但未按规定报批的，没收全部利润。如未按规定报批，加之内容也有 问题的，除没收利润和加处罚款外，还将对出版单位及有关责任者追究责任，包括纪律处分，取消出版这类图书的资格，以至撤销出版单位。如发生违反法律的问题 要对有关责任者包括作者追究法律责任。报纸、杂志、录音、录像制品违反上述规定的，参照本条规定处理。
十、各有关出版社、杂志、报纸的主管部门和各省、自治区、直辖市新闻出版局，要把对这类出版物的管理当作一项重要工作来抓，重要情况和问题要及时向当地党委宣传部门和新闻出版署、中央宣传部报告。