NPC Deputy Focuses on Creating Healthy Internet Environment for Youths

Tan Jing, a famous Chinese singer and a deputy to the second session of China's 12th National People's Congress, the national legislature body, calls on society to focus more on the construction of a healthy Internet environment, and to keep minors away from harmful Internet content. [Baidu Image]

More attention should be paid to cleaning up the Internet and keeping young people away from harmful Internet content, said a deputy to the second session of China's 12th National People's Congress (NPC).

 

Famous singer Tan Jing, also a deputy to China's 12th NPC, voiced her concerns over the growing problem of improper or overlong Internet use by Chinese minors. 

 

Tan said that she has decided to jointly submit a proposal with other representatives calling on the entire society to make a concerted effort to build a healthy Internet environment for Chinese youths. 

 

A survey conducted last year revealed that around 100 million Chinese minors used smartphones to surf the Internet in 2013, and, compared with adults, juveniles have a strong inclination to accept new things and possess a weak sense of resistance against harmful content.

 

According to Tan, for many Chinese juveniles, the Internet has become the main source of entertainment and knowledge, as well as a channel for social interaction and unfettered access to inappropriate online content, such as pornography, violence, superstition and fraud, and that these things will harm their psychological health.

 

Last week, China established a central Internet security and information group, led by President Xi Jinping, indicating Chinese top leaders' resolution to protect Internet security and push forward the development of information technology. 

 

Tan Jing, born on September 11, 1977, is a solo singer in the Song and Dance Ensemble of the People's Liberation Army and a national first class actress. Her music blends bel canto, national, and popular singing styles. She has been dubbed "The Voice of Harmony" for her efforts to spread Chinese music, culture, and goodwill through her professional and philanthropic contributions. She has earned a Master's of Popular Music Studies and has been voted one of China's Top Ten Outstanding Youths.

 

(Source: Xinhua/Translated by womenofchina.cn)