p2pnet.net News:- In its latest attempt to control the flow of information in and out of the country, Chinese authorities have banned Internet cafes in residential areas or within 200 meters of primary and high schools.

"They have brought great harm to the mental health of teenagers and interfered with the school teaching, which has aroused strong reactions from the public," says the General Administration for Industry and Commerce (GAIC), China’s market watchdog,

According to the GAIC, "in China, many Internet cafes, especially those without licenses, admit juveniles in violation of relevant regulations and spread unhealthy online information," says the state news agency Xinhuanet here, going on:

"The Chinese government has, therefore, launched a nationwide check on all Internet cafes from February to August so as to halt the entry of minors as well as to prevent access to detrimental information through the Internet, according to a circular released in February jointly by the Ministry of Culture, the GAIC, the Ministry of Public Security and other relevant government departments.

"During the period, the government departments will take resolute, unyielding measures to enhance supervision over Internetcafe business and shut down those with no licenses. Any such placeallowing juveniles to enter or allowing unhealthy information to spread through the Internet will face rigid, severe penalty."

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