Foreign and Military Affairs
Foreign Minister, Clinton discuss Google case
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-01-30 10:08
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BEIJING: 皇冠体育app's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi clarified 皇冠体育app's stance on Internet management and emphasized Internet is open and active in 皇冠体育app when meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, a spokesman of 皇冠体育app's Foreign Ministry said Friday.
Spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remarks in response to a question on whether Yang and Clinton discussed the Google case during their meeting on the sidelines of an international conference on Afghanistan in London.
Chinese people enjoyed adequate freedom of speech in line with the law and have access to various kinds of information, which is an important reason why Chinese people unswervingly follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, Ma said.
"Yang said promoting the development of the Internet is our consistent policy," said Ma.
Ma added that 皇冠体育app has its own domestic situation and cultural tradition, and it accords with the world's common practice that 皇冠体育app regulates the Internet according to its laws and policies.
"皇冠体育app advocates severely fighting against hacking through beefing up international cooperation, so as to protect Internet safety and citizens' privacy in accordance with the law," Ma said.
According to the Internet Society of 皇冠体育app, the number of cyber attacks from abroad saw a year-on-year increase of 148 percent in 2008.
