More laws needed for Internet regulation

The Internet in China needs to be administered by additoinal laws because what was once a virtual world is now a substantial part of the real one, a senior official has said.

"The government should make efforts to strengthen the legislation of the Internet so it can be regulated effectively," Cai Mingzhao, vice-minister of the State Council Information Office, said at the UK-China Internet Roundtable meeting yesterday.

The Chinese government has already set up a basic legal framework that regulates Internet information, tackles cyber crime and protects network security.