Government websites at risk

About half of the government websites have security vulnerabilities, according to a survey by China's computer virus watchdog.

The National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center checked 2,714 government websites for security risks last year, and found 1,367, or 50.4 percent, faced security threats, according to the center's report.

The Web pages of many government agencies have been hacked, which might cause information leaks and threaten State security, the report said.