With their big blue blinking eyes and their quirky personal websites, there is no denying the cuteness of the cartoon cops at the front line of Chinas battle for control of the internet.
But the role played by Jingjing and Chacha, the animated online icons recently introduced by police in the southern Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen, is entirely serious.
The cartoon couple patrol the citys news and discussion websites to scare off anyone who might be tempted to use online anonymity to break Chinas laws, says Chen Minli, director of the Shenzhen City Public Security Bureaus Internet Surveillance Centre.
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But the role played by Jingjing and Chacha, the animated online icons recently introduced by police in the southern Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen, is entirely serious.
The cartoon couple patrol the citys news and discussion websites to scare off anyone who might be tempted to use online anonymity to break Chinas laws, says Chen Minli, director of the Shenzhen City Public Security Bureaus Internet Surveillance Centre.
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/63d181a0-9fe6-11da-a703-0000779e2340.html
Jingjing
Chacha
