Chinese authorities have suspended a web site, China Finance
Information Network, based in the city of Wuhan, for spreading
rumours that allegedly damaged the government’s image.
The site has been suspended from service and fined 15,000 yuan
(US$1,800), according to the official Wenhui Daily newspaper,
although no further details were given.
An announcement was posted on the home page of the web site
which quoted police as saying that the 15 day suspension was due to
a Hong Kong newspaper article about corruption by a provincial
official that had posted by the China Finance Information Network
in March. The announcement said, “An investigation by government
authorities showed the news article was untrue and the web site had
trespassed on the underlying person’s reputation and affected
foreign investment.”
