More Chinese children exposed to online danger

Children in China are far more likely to be exposed to online dangers than their foreign peers, a recent research report says.

According to data released by US security software maker Symantec Corp, about half the children between eight and 17 in China said they received inappropriate material via the Internet, the highest among respondents from eight countries which include the United States, France, Japan and Brazil.

In the survey of over 4,600 online adults and 2,700 online children, 44 percent of children in China said they had been approached online by strangers.