FIRE CLOSES CHINESE INTERNET
“A fire in a Beijing Internet Cafe has prompted officials to order the closure of 2,400 cafes around the city, ostensibly for safety inspections. The closures, however, coincide with a nationwide crackdown on Internet cafes meant to tighten government control of Web use. While the government encourages the use of Internet to promote commerce, it contends that the minds of children and teen-agers are being polluted with pornography and subversive material. The Chinese government requires Internet cafes to track customers’ Internet usage – a law not enforced by thousands of cafes. It is expected that only 200 of the Internet cafes closed will be allowed to reopen.”

Wow… what will this result in?