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China has defended its right to censor the Internet, saying it needed to do so to ensure state security, and cautioned foreign governments to respect and obey its online policies. The government’s white paper on the Internet in China comes after a very public row with Google over web freedoms, which prompted the US firm to shut down its Chinese search engine.

China on Tuesday defended its right to censor the Internet, saying it needed to do so to ensure state security, and cautioned other nations to respect how it polices the world’s largest online population.

(c) 2010 AFP

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