The Beijing city government said on Friday it would tighten control over popular microblogs that have vexed authorities with their rapid dissemination of news, giving users three months to register … [Read more...]
China tells US to stop whining about internet censorship
Friday, 21 October 2011 By
China's long history of Internet censorship is what's best for the public, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters yesterday. According to Reuters, which spoke with Yu in an … [Read more...]
US asks China why their national firewall blocks so many US companies
Thursday, 20 October 2011 By
The United States is pressing China to explain why its "national firewall" blocks so many U.S. companies from providing their services via the Internet, according to a letter obtained on Wednesday … [Read more...]
Chinese police to use blogs to give “correct” information to the public
Tuesday, 27 September 2011 By
More Chinese police should use microblogs to give the public "correct" facts and release authorized information to dispel misunderstandings, the Ministry of Public Security said on Monday, in a new … [Read more...]
Chinese internet activist gets nine month jail sentence
Friday, 9 September 2011 By
Chinese rights activist Wang Lihong was sentenced to nine months in jail on Friday in a case that has drawn condemnation from critics who see her as a victim of the Communist Party's crackdown on … [Read more...]
Chinese party paper warns that opinion is increasingly shaped by internet influences
Friday, 2 September 2011 By
China's Communist Party control is at risk unless the government takes firmer steps to stop Internet opinion being shaped by increasingly organized political foes, a team of party writers warned in a … [Read more...]
China getting tougher on cybercrime
Tuesday, 30 August 2011 By
China's Supreme Court and prosecutors office will step up the fight against computer hacking by toughening penalties for those caught doing it, state media said on Monday. Under rules coming into … [Read more...]
Is China prime suspect in Lockheed Martin hack ?
Tuesday, 31 May 2011 By
Past patterns may point to China, but top investigators say they will never know for sure who mounted a "significant" cyberattack against Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon's No. 1 arms … [Read more...]
China admits to have established a cyberwarfare unit
Friday, 27 May 2011 By
The Chinese military has established a cyberwarfare unit to protect Chinese networks from external attacks, a military spokesperson admitted in a news conference Wednesday. The elite cyberwarfare … [Read more...]
China announces new State Internet Information Office to regulate the internet
Thursday, 5 May 2011 By
China announced a new State Internet Information Office on Wednesday to unify the squabbling agencies that oversee the Chinese Internet, which Beijing views as both a potential gold mine and a … [Read more...]
70% of Chinese computers infected by malware, says Panda
Friday, 8 April 2011 By
Almost 70% of all Chinese computers is infected with malware. Countries like Thailand and Japan, don' do much better. This can be concluded based upon data offered by security vendor Panda Security … [Read more...]
Prominent Chinese blogger faces government wrath
Monday, 28 March 2011 By
Chinese police have arrested prominent writer Ran Yunfei for challenging the ruling Communist Party, people close to the blogger said on Monday, the latest in a string of arrests in a deepening … [Read more...]
Gmail service disturbed in China due to actions of the Chinese government
Monday, 21 March 2011 By
Google is accusing the Chinese government that it blocks it mail service Gmail. According to Google, there's no technical problem at the Google side of things. This is going now for several weeks … [Read more...]
LinkedIn disrupted in China
Friday, 25 February 2011 By
(Reuters) - Access to the networking site LinkedIn was disrupted in China on Thursday, following online calls on other sites for gatherings inspired by protests against authoritarian regimes across … [Read more...]
Chinese president calls for more internet oversight
Monday, 21 February 2011 By
Chinese President Hu Jintao called on Saturday for stricter government management of the Internet. He said this during a meeting of the top of the communist party. He expressed that the government … [Read more...]
