Brief Introduction

CIIRC was founded on June 10, 2004. There are four departments, namely the Report Department, the Monitoring Department, the Public Relations Department, and the General Affairs Department, with a total of 41 staff members. 

The key functions of CIIRC:
·Receiving public reports and complaints through the website www.net.china.cn about illegal and harmful information on the Internet within the border of China.
·Assisting the law enforcement and administrative authorities to handle the illegal and harmful information on the Internet.
·Promoting the self-regulatory initiatives in the Internet news and information service industry.
·Developing the public education initiatives of the Internet laws and online ethics.
·Collaborating with international counterparts and contributing to the efforts of solving problems of common concern on the Internet in the international arena.