Democracy - China pulls the plug on new cyber cafes
"China will not allow any new internet cafes to open this year, according to state mediareports. Xinhua News Agency said 14 government departments, including the Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Information Industry, had issued a notice saying that "in 2007, local governments must not sanction the opening of new internet bars".
The Chinese government promotes internet use for education and business but tries to block its public from seeing material online that is deemed subversive or pornographic.
In January, President Hu Jintao ordered Chinese internet regulators to promote a "healthy online culture" to protect the government's stability."
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