China defends right to police internet
16/02/2006 - 09:10:32China today defended its right to police the internet, one day after four American technology giants appeared before Congress on charges they collaborated with Beijing to crush dissent in return for access to a booming internet market.
“It is normal for countries to manage the internet in accordance with law and to guide its development in a healthy and orderly fashion,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang.
“China has also borrowed and learned from the United States and other countries in the world.”
Representatives from Microsoft, Yahoo, Cisco Systems and Google yesterday faced harsh questioning from US politicians at a hearing of a House of Representatives International Relations subcommittee in Washington.
