Propaganda, Legitimacy and Information. Taiwan in Public and Internal Media of the People’s Republic of China (1981/82)Jörg-Meinhard Rudolph

ASIEN – Nr. 13 (1984) pp. 58–75

Printed media in the People’s Republic of China can be classified either as „public“ (gongkai faxing), as „domestic“ (guonei faxing), or as internal (neibu faxing). The lowest of these categories is „public“ as nobody is excluded from buying, reading, or subscribing to related materials. „Domestic“ periodicals are not for export, thus foreigners as well as foreign research institutions etc. are generally excluded from access. Inside the PRC, however, both categories range as „public“ and are available for interested PRC citizens without special’ authorization. „Internal“ (neibu) means that related material is only accessable for entitled individuals. Foreigners as well as PRC citizens are generally excluded from buying and even reading thus classified books and periodicals.