Japanese investment in website causes some to pull info

Some Chinese college students are asking their peers to delete their personal information from social networking site Renren.com, as the company has had an infusion of Japanese money.

Some netizens say the Japanese shareholder Softbank, which now owns 20 percent of the company, which means it could use the online information to gain an advantage over China.

"Renren has the personal information of more than 15 million Chinese university students, who represent the future elite of China's society. The Japanese can easily analyze China's future with these materials," a widespread online post said.