China says Google no exception to law

China told Google Inc that it will not make an 'exception' for it and asked the US internet giant to observe Chinese laws.

China today told Google Inc that it will not make an exception for it and asked the US internet giant to observe Chinese laws and shoulder its social responsibilities if the company had to do business in the worlds most populous nation.

Foreign companies in China should respect the laws and regulations,respect the public interest of Chinese people and Chinas culture and customs and shoulder due social responsibilities, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said.

There is no exception for Google, Ma was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua news agency.

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He did not mention censorship as being among those social responsibilities.

Mas remarks came just a week after Google said it might quit China,citing disagreements with government policies and unidentified attacks targeting its services in China.

Ma claimed that Chinas internet sector was open and managed in accordance with the law. China had the maximum internet users in the world,and it encourages the use and development of the internet, he said.

Chinas population of internet users jumped by nearly a third to 384 million at the end of last year,bigger than the entire population of the United States,which is 304 million.

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