[Wikipedia-l] New Internet Rules in China

[Delirium]

Caroline Ford wrote:

>Let's wait until we hear from the Chinese users, rather than filtered via
>foreign media..
>  
>

Well, you can get it confirmed by Xinhua, the official state media:
 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/26/content_3544488.htm

Although they spin it as a way to crack down on "fabricated information, 
pornography, gambling, or violence", the most relevant paragraph 
confirms the widely reported new registration requirements:

"News sites set up by news organizations but publishing not just their 
own stories, and sites by other organizations featuring news stories 
must get approval from the State Council Information Office. Sites by 
news organizations that only carry their own stories should register at 
the main office or provincial information offices."

-Mark