Social network websites 'pose a challenge'

BEIJING - A senior official highlighted, and condemned, the abuse of social network websites, admitting that managing them posed a challenge for the government.

Networks such as Facebook and Twitter pose new problems for social management, Wang Chen, minister of the State Internet Information Office, said in a keynote speech at the 4th UK-China Internet Roundtable.

"Many people are considering how to prevent the abuse of these networks following violent crimes that took place in some parts of the world this year," he said.