China said Thursday that foreign Internet companies are welcome to operate in the country in accordance with local laws, after Google defied authorities by saying it will end censorship on its Chinese search engine.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu made the statement at a news briefing when asked about Google's threat to leave the Chinese market. China requires Google and other search companies to filter pornographic and politically sensitive content from their search results.
Google this week said it plans to stop censoring Google.cn, its search engine aimed at Chinese users, and that the move might lead it to shut its China offices altogether. Analysts doubt China will allow Google to run an uncensored Chinese search engine.
Jiang defended China's cyber laws but did not directly respond to the hacking allegation. "Chinese law prohibits any form of hacking attack," Jiang said. When asked if Chinese law also bars the government itself from hacking activity, she deferred the question to the "competent department."
Note EU-Digest: The statement by the Chinese Government on companies respecting their laws is fine, but they will also have to accept the consequences of their censorship practises, spying and human rights violations, when it comes to selling their products, which they have developed with Western Technology, in those countries which respect universal human rights and freedom of expression. The West can not assist China in tying a noose with which they will eventually hang us.
China Emphasizes Laws as Google Defies Censorship - PC World Business Center
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu made the statement at a news briefing when asked about Google's threat to leave the Chinese market. China requires Google and other search companies to filter pornographic and politically sensitive content from their search results.
Google this week said it plans to stop censoring Google.cn, its search engine aimed at Chinese users, and that the move might lead it to shut its China offices altogether. Analysts doubt China will allow Google to run an uncensored Chinese search engine.
Jiang defended China's cyber laws but did not directly respond to the hacking allegation. "Chinese law prohibits any form of hacking attack," Jiang said. When asked if Chinese law also bars the government itself from hacking activity, she deferred the question to the "competent department."
Note EU-Digest: The statement by the Chinese Government on companies respecting their laws is fine, but they will also have to accept the consequences of their censorship practises, spying and human rights violations, when it comes to selling their products, which they have developed with Western Technology, in those countries which respect universal human rights and freedom of expression. The West can not assist China in tying a noose with which they will eventually hang us.
China Emphasizes Laws as Google Defies Censorship - PC World Business Center
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