The Provisional Measures for the Administration of the Examination and Approval of the Landing of Foreign Satellite Television Channel (the "Measures") were promulgated by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television ("SARFT") and took effect from 1st February, 2002. The Measures aim at tightening control over foreign satellite television by regulating the approval system of all satellite broadcasting into the PRC.

The State Administration of Press and Publishing ("SAPP") and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation ("MOFTEC") jointly promulgated the Measures for the Administration of Foreign-Invested Enterprises for distributing Books, Newspapers and Periodicals ("Publications Measures") on 17 March 2003, which set out the regulatory framework for the establishment of foreign-invested enterprises ("FIEs") to conduct wholesaling and retailing of books, newspapers, magazines and periodicals.