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State Internet Information Office Crack Down on Cyber Rumors

The State Internet Information Office (SIIO), the government agency overseeing China’s Internet activities, is investigating a number of websites for spreading rumors. Thirty-one websites have been shut down.
According to SIIO, "Recently some unruly individuals have used the Internet to maliciously fabricate and spread rumors of an evil nature. The stories were serious misrepresentations of the facts. Such behavior constitutes a serious breach of public morality and a disruption of cyberspace and the social order. Some mismanaged websites allowed such rumors to spread, resulting in adverse effects."
It is reported that SIIO is launching a nationwide crackdown on Internet rumors and rumormongering behavior. It will rely on reports from Internet users and its own leads to investigate websites and Internet user accounts, in conjunction with the pursuit by the public security authorities.
Source: Xinhua, July 17, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2014-07/17/c_1111673632.htm
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Tianhe One Supercomputer Has Been Collecting Dust for a Year

The well-known Chinese news site Sina recently reported that the award-winning Chinese supercomputer Tianhe One has been sitting in the building of its home site for a year without even being powered on. In 2010, with its speed of 2,750 trillion basic calculations per second, the Tianhe One won the title of the fastest supercomputer in the world. However, in its permanent new home in Changsha City, Hunan Province, different parties have been engaging in major disputes on land ownership, operating costs,  and political fights. After one year of delay, the government of Hunan Province finally pushed through the completion of the construction of the hosting site and powered on the machine for a test run. The current top-speed supercomputer in the world, the Tianhe Two (located elsewhere) is seeing a 34 percent utilization of its computing power.
Source: Sina, July 11, 2014
http://finance.sina.com/bg/tech/sinacn/20140711/01501075483.html
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Income from Shanghai Internet Game Industry Reached 25.5 Billion Yuan

Recently, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Press and Publications published statistics on the revenue from Shanghai’s game industry. According to those statistics, the total 2013 Internet game revenue, including client server games, online games, and mobile games reached 25.5 billion yuan (US$4.11 billion), up 34.2 percent from 2012. This amount accounted for 30.7 percent of the Internet game revenue in China. Of these three types of games, client server games accounted for 66.5 percent of the total revenue, online games accounted for 24.9 percent, and mobile games accounted for 8.6 percent, which was double the amount in 2012.

Source: People’s Daily, July 11, 2014
http://game.people.com.cn/n/2014/0711/c40130-25266887.html

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Report Shows Internet Speeds Below Standard and Compensation Policies Lacking

According to a 2014 investigative report on Internet speed in the Beijing region, over 97 percent of the customers signed a contract for an Internet speed of over 10 megabits per second (Mbps). Among those, three percent chose a 100 Mbps contract and 11 percent chose 50 Mbps. The report showed that the download speed that most of the Internet companies claimed to provide was below the standard, especially for the ones who claimed to carry the 100 Mbps broadband width. The report said that most of the Internet carriers, especially the second or third tier carriers, are frauduent. In the meantime, most of the Internet users are unaware of the slower speed. The report stated that only one Internet company in Beijing has a compensation policy (to reimburse subscribers) if the internet speed goes below the standard.

Source: Xinhua, July 13, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/fortune/2014-07/13/c_1111588264.htm

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China News: Microsoft Responded to the Rumor of an Office Ban

China News recently reported that there was a widespread rumor in the Chinese market that some Chinese government branches had stopped using Microsoft Office and switched to a domestic alternative. This was in light of the fact that recently, the Microsoft Windows 8 product had been officially banned in the government procurement system. Microsoft China responded to this rumor on July 1 by telling reporters seeking clarification that, “as of now,” the Microsoft Office product remains on the normal Chinese government procurement list. Microsoft did not receive any notification from the Chinese government regarding the removal of the Office product. However it won’t be a surprise if the government is beginning to phase out foreign information products in favor of domestic options, especially when information security is becoming more and more of a concern. According to the largest domestic office software competitor, Kingsoft, their company enjoyed a 47 percent increase in office software revenue last year, mainly due to government support as well as sales to large domestic companies and financial organizations.   
Source: China News, July 1, 2014
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2014/07-01/6335627.shtml
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China Has Developed Invisibility Film Superior to Any Current Radar Stealth Coating in the World

On June 17, 2014, China Review News reported that China has successfully developed an invisibility cloak called the SH6 infrared radar stealth composite film, which can cover up objects and shield them from radar detection. It is superior to any other current radar stealth coating in the world. The invisibility film will enhance China’s military combat effectiveness. A national defense patent has been submitted for the invisibility film.

Source: China Review News, June 17, 2014
http://hk.crntt.com/doc/1032/4/1/1/103241120.html?coluid=4&kindid=18&docid=103241120&mdate=0617080947

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Large Foreign IT Vendors Face Serious Challenges

Well-known Chinese news site Sina recently reported that the new term “Removing IOE” is becoming a hot topic. “IOE” stands for IBM, Oracle and EMC. All are major IT vendors headquartered in the United States. Ever since the Snowden incident, U.S. high-tech companies have been suffering sharp declines in sales. The meaning of IOE quickly expanded to include more U.S. companies such as Microsoft and Cisco. According to reports released by the research institute Gartner, the IBM computer server market share in the Asia-Pacific region declined from last year’s 37 percent to 28 percent this first quarter. Its first quarter sales in China fell 20 percent compared to the first quarter last year. Cisco’s Chinese sales also suffered double-digit declines. Within the last month, the Chinese government also announced a policy to ban IBM products in Chinese banks and ban Microsoft Windows 8 from government procurement. The Chinese government intends to replace U.S. high-tech products with domestic alternatives. 
Source: Sina, May 30, 2014
http://tech.sina.com.cn/it/2014-05-30/01009408474.shtml
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China to Modify Radio Regulations; Maximum Penalty up to 500,000 Yuan

On May 6, China’s State Council Legislative Affairs Office started to solicit public opinion on the "People’s Republic of China Radio Regulations (Revised Draft)." The draft made it clear that unapproved use of radio frequencies and satellite orbit resources that cause serious consequences will be subject to a fine up to 500,000 yuan (US$80,300).
The draft stated that the use of radio frequencies shall not exceed 10 years. The operator should promptly deregister the frequencies if it plans to terminate the use of the radio frequencies before the expiration date. The allocation of radio frequencies should fully consider the needs of national security, economic, social and scientific and technological development, and the efficient use of resources.
The draft also demanded that radio regulatory agencies conduct regular inspections and testing on radio (stations), and investigate unlawful interferences in a timely manner in order to ensure the public safety of persons and property.
Source: Xinhua, May 6, 2014
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2014-05/06/c_1110560161.htm
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