Why does my country prohibit private installation of satellite signal receivers?

The Beijing Municipal Anti-Pornography and Anti-Illegal Affairs Office and the Beijing Municipal Leading Group Office for the Special Rectification of Overseas Satellite TV Broadcasting Order jointly held a meeting to deploy work related to "Beijing's Special Rectification Action for Overseas Satellite TV Broadcasting Order". The relevant person in charge said that this action aims to strengthen the dissemination and management of overseas satellite TV and severely crack down on illegal production, import, sales, installation, and use of satellite TV reception facilities in accordance with the law. Those who violate the regulations will be subject to administrative penalties by the relevant administrative departments in accordance with the law; if the circumstances are serious enough to constitute a crime, they will be transferred to the judicial authorities for criminal liability. (Beijing News, August 13) · The National Fighting Competition Begins · Exchange bank cards for Q coins safely and quickly · Communication is unlimited in the Q era of mobile phones · Magic expressions show a variety of moods · The National Fighting Competition begins · QQ shows off your personality True Article 3 of my country’s Criminal Law determines the application of the principle of statutory punishment in our country. The classic expression of the principle of statutory punishment is “It will not be a crime if the law does not expressly provide for it, and there will be no punishment if it does not expressly provide for it.” According to the principle of statutory punishment of the criminal law , to be transferred to judicial organs for criminal liability, criminal law must be violated. However, there are no relevant provisions in the entire Criminal Code of our country prohibiting individual citizens from receiving overseas satellite TV programs. So I think criminal liability will probably be targeted at operators who illegally produce, import, sell, install, and use satellite TV reception facilities. , focusing on investigating and punishing the illegal sales and installation of receiving facilities using mobile phone text messages, small advertisements and the Internet. According to the relevant provisions of the "Illegal Business Crime" in Article 225 of the Criminal Law, "Whoever operates franchises, monopoly items or other items restricted by laws and administrative regulations without permission." Then, use strong criminal liability for Backing up, the prohibited "satellite receiving equipment" is an item restricted from sale. Prohibiting the transaction of "satellite receiving equipment" essentially prohibits individual citizens from receiving overseas satellite TV programs. The government's ban on individual Chinese citizens receiving overseas satellite TV programs dates back to 1993 when the State Council promulgated Order No. 129 on the "Regulations on the Management of Ground Reception Facilities for Satellite Television Broadcasting". Immediately, the Ministry of Radio and Television formulated the implementation details of Order No. 11 in order to cooperate with Order 129. . The regulations were indeed reasonable in the political and economic context of the time. However, 13 years later, mainland China's economy has advanced by leaps and bounds, and GDP growth has reached a new high. The political situation is stable, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the society develops harmoniously. However, it is not "advancing with the times" to prohibit citizens from watching overseas satellite TV programs even if they still adhere to the old almanac. China's development is in line with the world, but Chinese citizens cannot enjoy the fruits of science and technology and civilization, and cannot examine, appreciate, criticize, or communicate with the outside world through satellite television. This is regrettable. The ban on overseas TV viewing has been banned for 13 years, and the transactions of satellite TV reception facilities have been repeatedly prohibited. This is like the famous "Prohibition" in American history. It is difficult to prevent citizens from drinking. The final result is more harm than good. The United States The government had to re-examine Prohibition. The rampant activities of underground mobile phone text messages, small advertisements and illegal Internet sales and installation of receiving facilities indicate that Chinese citizens have a huge demand for external information. If there is demand, there will naturally be great market potential, and the lack of legal channels will encourage the prosperity of the underground market. Even if the government takes strict measures to prevent individual citizens from receiving overseas satellite TV programs, in this era of advanced technology and the world is gradually becoming a "global village", individual citizens can still receive information through shortwave radio even if they cannot watch Western satellite TV broadcasts. What's more, the information on the computer Internet is constantly broadcasting overseas news. It is impossible to completely block citizens from receiving overseas information. When we open the windows, we can see the beautiful scenery outside the window and breathe fresh air. Of course, flies and mosquitoes are not immune to flying in. People hate flies and mosquitoes, so can they not open the windows and live in suffocation? Faced with the attitude and behavior of citizens watching satellite TV programs, the government is not wise to throw children away with the sewage because of choking.

Open the windows and flies will inevitably fly in. For individual overseas obscene programs, the state should be held accountable through diplomatic or legal means; for some overseas public opinion propaganda programs that do not constitute interference in other countries’ internal affairs, the Chinese government should learn from the advanced experiences of foreign countries. , using satellite TV broadcasts as a means to strengthen the publicity of China's reform and opening up achievements since the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and at the same time, using facts and reasoning to engage in dialogue with the people of Western countries. The earth is evolving into a global village, but the social systems and ideologies of each country in the global village are different, but the scope of satellite television broadcasts crosses national borders. Therefore, satellite television broadcasting will inevitably involve conflicts between national sovereignty that cannot be interfered with and international human rights that citizens of all countries have the freedom to receive and send information in terms of international law. In 1982, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the "Principles Concerning the Use of Artificial Satellites for Direct Broadcasting by States," which consists of 11 articles. Its main content is: the use of satellites for international direct television broadcasting activities must not infringe on the sovereignty of various countries and the principle of non-interference; and must not infringe everyone's right to seek, receive and transmit information; satellite activities must comply with international law , including relevant provisions of the United Nations Charter, the Outer Space Treaty and other relevant provisions, and have the right to enjoy the benefits brought by direct activities; countries have international responsibilities for this activity; relevant countries have the right and obligation to negotiate. [Comment] Is "Christmas Day" a practice of Confucius? 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I personally think that although it is an overseas TV, Phoenix TV’s position Basically consistent with the position of the Chinese government, Phoenix Satellite TV integrates news reporting, political commentary, and entertainment to report timely and comprehensive news from around the world and from across the Taiwan Strait and the three places. It can not only report live coverage of the Chinese head of state and government every time It can also provide timely special reports on press conferences held by heads of state during overseas state visits, and when major events at home and abroad occur. When the "911" incident occurred in the United States in 2001, Phoenix Satellite TV reported the incident immediately, and then paid attention to the changes and developments of the situation around the clock. At the same time, CCTV's report on the incident lagged much behind. Does banning citizens from watching overseas TV programs violate the constitution? Our country’s Constitution stipulates: “Citizens of the People’s Republic of China are equal before the law.” “The freedom of communication and confidentiality of communications of citizens of the People’s Republic of China are protected by law.” The right to equality and freedom of communication are the basic rights of our citizens. State Council Order No. 129 stipulates that only the following units and places can apply to receive overseas satellite television broadcast programs: (1) Higher-level, larger-scale education, scientific research, news, finance, economic and trade units that have real business needs; ( 2) Three-star or national standard second-level foreign-related hotels or above; (3) Apartments dedicated to offices or residences for foreigners and people from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. Is such a provision "discriminatory" against ordinary citizens? How is the principle of equality before the law reflected? Today's citizen communication is not limited to correspondence. The freedom of communication principle should also include the freedom to receive radio broadcasts, information exchange on the international Internet, and the reception of satellite television broadcasts. If you can take the essence and discard the dross. The author believes that it is not a bad idea to allow citizens to watch overseas satellite TV. Not all external information is dangerous beasts. Objectively speaking, most of the information is very useful to Chinese people. Blind bans will often cause backlash, and the government should also fully trust citizens’ ability to distinguish right from wrong and their ability to control. The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television recently issued regulations that will strictly prohibit the broadcast of overseas cartoons during prime time starting from September 1, which shows a lack of confidence and lack of confidence.

By the same token, banning mainland citizens from watching overseas TV programs also shows that the government has too little confidence in itself and its citizens.