Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhu Bangzao told a regular press conference in Beijing on February 15 that China's stance against all forms of computer crimes and bad behaviors "is clear as ever,".

Recently, a number of U.S. websites and Japanese government websites were severely attacked by hackers, in which "network service providers suffered great losses and the normal operation of subscribers were also seriously affected," he said, adding that the Chinese government has noticed the occurrence of massive hacker assault.

He described "net economy" one of the major factors contributing to the sustained growth of the economy. "Network security, under such circumstances, were of great importance," he noted.

Zhu pointed out that in the amendment to China's Criminal Law, articles were added to stipulate the criminal punishment terms against computer crimes. In a regulation issued by the Ministry of Public Security and approved by the State Council on computer network security, there are also provisions prohibiting any individual or unit for illegally accessing into others' network, according to Zhu.

The facts clearly demonstrate that "the Chinese government and relevant departments have taken firm action to protect the safety of the computer network," he said.

As the Internet is yet to "take-off" in China, he said, a good environment is "more than necessary" for the sound development of the business.

"Any indecent behavior is not welcomed," he added.