Jingjing

BEIJING, Jan. 17 -- A couple of cartoon police respectively named "Jingjing" and "Chacha" would start patroling all the main portals in South China's boomtown Shenzhen, which benefits a lot from flexible and quasi-free economic policies.

    Starting from January 2, the image of Shenzhen Internet Police, presented by Internet Surveillance Division of Shenzhen Public Security Bureau, officially went online for the first time in China.

    From then on whenever netizens visit websites and web forums of Shenzhen, they will see these two cartoon police figures floating on their screen.

    "In fact, the Internet police have been posted for a long time before." said Mr Chen, director of the Information Center, Internet Security and Surveillance division, of Shenzhen Public Security Bureau, "to better acknowledge the online population that it's not beyond the law on the net, we embody the ever-existed online cop in two cartoon figures."

    Routine duties of the Information Center include handling all kind of cases relating to computer viruses, network invasions, network security accidents, harmful information and other events endangering Internet information security, said Chen, adding, "The online community is public arena which is not allowed improper postings at will as one single freewheeling post may stir big trouble."

    Apart from a managing function, the online police couple, which are soundly equipped with a blog, a photo album and an interactive section, also feature a great helping hand to mass netizens.

    

Chacha

Through the outlet, netizens are entitled to systematic laws and legal regulations related to Internet. They can be updated with the latest net policies and typical online crimes. At the same time, the images of Shenzhen Internet Police can also answer questions from netizens.

    In case of puzzles and questions, net users would reach "Jingjing" and "Chacha" via QQ (a domestic instant messaging service) and get their problems addressed and settled as soon as possible.

    The cyber cartoon couple serves as a pointer of kinda a "red line on line," added Chen, saying, "The Internet has been always monitored by police, the significance of "Jingjing" and "Chacha" is to remind the online population to be conscious of safe and healthy use of the Internet, self-regulate their online behavior, and maintain harmonious Internet order together."

    Right now, there are six policemen in charge of "Jingjing" and "Chacha." As the workload increases, more will be assigned to the job. Through the Internet, netizens can get in touch with them and get help from them.

    (Source: chinadaily.com.cn)