China warns 48 websites to clean up porn contents, or face shutdown

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- China's General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) on Thursday unveiled a new list of 48 domestic Internet websites where porn cyber and cellphone games were found, warning it would shut down those sites if they do not clean up porn contents.

Those websites include www.pconline.com.cn,www.dospy.com,www.fengniao.com and other major portals from which many Chinese netizens download their online computer games and cellphone games.

A statement from the GAPP said the authority has asked administrators of those websites to self-sensor illegal porn contents and it would eventually shut down the connection to the Internet of those websites which refuse to stop spreading lewd and porn contents through those games.

As part of a nationwide campaign to sweep out pornography from Chinese media and publication, the GAPP aperiodically publicizes lists of websites which are found containing porn contents.