Netizens in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality will be required to give their real names when surfing the internet, the local newspaper "Chongqing Evening News" reports.
Related web management regulations will be made to clarify the responsibilities of website operators and the city's 6 million web users to guarantee web security.
Chinese instant messenger QQ groups, microblogs and short message service of the citizens will also be under surveillance.
A real-name web registration system was introduced in China last May 1 when eastern Hangzhou city started requiring local web users to register with a valid identification before participating in local chat rooms and forums. |
