More Internet Regulation In China

January 25th, 2007

The President of China voiced his desire to create a “healthy online culture” through better regulation of the Internet and media. In his address to an Internet study group of China’s Communist Party, President Hu said they should spread more information that is in good taste, and promote online products that can represent the grand Chinese culture.

This is worrying news when one thinks about the likelihood that China could overtake the U.S. as the country with the most Internet users within two years, according to its government, which released figures showing that the nation’s online population had increased to 137 million people in the last 12 months.

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