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China Adopts New Internet RestrictionsThe government of China adopted new rules December 30 restricting Internet use and making it a crime to defame government agencies, divulge state secrets, or promote separatist movements. The rules have been added to already-stringent regulations concerning pornography and hacking. Clearly aimed at squelching the growing use of electronic mail and the Web by dissidents, the rules were announced by Zhu Entao, an assistant minister of public security, at a news conference to which foreign journalists were not invited. The New York Times reported that Internet accounts--largely held by researchers and business executives--have soared to 620,000 since China first allowed global connections in 1994; many accounts are shared by 10 to 20 people each. All Internet subscriptions are tracked by the Internet Information Center of China, an arm of the state-run company that oversees the country's Internet services. Posted on January 5, 1998. |
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