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Sunday, April 23, 2000, updated at 11:22(GMT+8)
Sci-Edu  

China sets up office to regulate Internet news

China has created an office to regulate news on the Internet and to help state media spice up their websites so they may compete in the booming market.

Many executives at privately-owned websites said the Internet Information Management Bureau has demonstrated a progressive understanding of the Internet, and appeared focused on making state-owned news sites more interesting, rather than reining in popular commercial sites.

In a speech carried by official newspapers on Friday, bureau head Wang Qingcun said the office would promote development of the industry by establishing copyright standards and stamping out harmful information.

"The dissemination of news is still not standardised," Wang was quoted as saying. "For example, there is false news, copyright violations, and neglect of the legal rights and interests of information providers.

"There is also unhealthy and even harmful information which has to varying degrees misled web visitors," he said.

An official at the State Council Information Office which manages the new bureau was seeking to limit harmful content related to pornography and gambling.

"I think many people overseas might misunderstand what this is for -- we're trying to promote the development of all websites, state or private owned," he said.

Sensational news stories on portals would not be targeted -- "If it's true, it's okay to report it", he said.

Asked whether government help for state media websites might pose a competitive challenge, Chen Tong, who runs the content division at Sina.com said: "It could mean more competition, yes.

"But the number of state media we have established cooperation with has been increasing, not decreasing."

"I think this will be a good thing. After all, if traditional media news sites fail, it could hurt the whole industry," Chen said.




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