The Ministry of Information Industry (MII) has decided to
temporarily close down all domestic web sites that fail to register
with local telecommunications authorities before June 30.
The decision was announced in Beijing?on Friday according
to China's two official methods on the management of Internet
Information Services and Registration of Non-Profitable Internet
Information Services.
All web sites temporarily closed down would get a 10-day grace
period to fulfill their registration procedures with local
telecommunication authorities, sources of the Ministry of
Information Industry said.
Web site operators can register themselves through a special
management system: www.miibeian.gov.cn.
The registration, which started in February, aims to control
domestic Internet information services.
(Xinhua News Agency June 25, 2005)