China to expand their control over the internet in the country

China to expand their control over the internet in the country

The Chinese government has said that they want to further enhance their control over access to the net in the country to take care of the new technologies that have allowed web users to avoid government censorship efforts.

This announcement comes just as President Hu Jintao announced his wish to “purify” the Internet access in the country. Hu had said at that time: “Whether we can cope with the Internet is a matter that affects the development of socialist culture, the security of information and the stability of the state.”

Market analysts believe that the government has appointed close to 30,000-40,000 individuals to implement the country’s extensive Internet censorship system. This network is often talked about as the “Great Firewall of China.”

Press and Publication Administration head Long Xinmin said on this new development: “Advanced network technologies such as blogging and webcasting have been mounting new challenges to the government’s ability to supervise the Internet.”