Wang Chen

Meeting Signals Pressure on Microblogs

A meeting of the State Internet Information Office saw its chief, also a deputy minister for propaganda, add weight to talk of an imminent reining-in of China’s microblog platforms. From China Media Project: At...

China Seeks to Reduce Internet Users’ Anonymity

AP reports on a speech by Wang Chen, director of the State Council Information Office (SCIO), in which he calls for expanding real name registration online and for mobile phones: In an address to the national legislature in...

China Affirms Control Over Internet

In the first official government reaction to Google’s announcement, the State Council Information Office issued a statement reiterating the need for state control over the Internet. It did not mention Google by name. From...

Users Have Key Role in Net Safe, Clean

The minister of the State Council Information Office, Wang Chen, emphasized netizens’ roles in maintaining the safety of the Internet at the Forum on Internet Media of China in Chongqing on Friday. From China Daily:...

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