Beijing (Reuters) – Un responsable chino a cargo de regular Internet ha dicho que Pekín debe reforzar la seguridad en Internet porque "las fuerzas hostiles exteriores" están utilizando la red para "atacar, difamar y extender rumores", state media said on Sunday.
Wang Xiujun, the vice director of the Chinese National Internet Information Bureau, He said that security policy is fundamental, reported El Diario Popular, the official newspaper of the Chinese Communist Party.
Wang's remarks coincide with a broad crackdown on free speech online that has intensified since President Xi Jinping came to power last year.. This repression has been widely criticized by human rights defenders in the country and abroad..
"Ahora, fuerzas hostiles extranjeras están usando Internet como el canal principal para penetrar y destruirnos", Wang was quoted as saying.. "Utilizan la expresión 'libertad en Internet' to attack repeatedly, difamar y extender rumores en un esfuerzo para debilitar la estabilidad de nuestro país y seguridad nacional".
China maintains strong control of the media. La censura es una práctica habitual y los usuarios de Internet no pueden acceder a información sobre muchos temas sin un 'sofware' special to avoid restrictions.
Wang said China wants to strengthen the security of its networks and information systems, partly due to intrusions into cyberspace by foreign governments, according to the Popular Newspaper.
(Sui-Lee Wee Information; Translated by María Vega Paúl in the Madrid editorial office)
