金融时报：中国网警聚焦公众舆论

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[链接]：http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bbfee450-da83-11dd-8c28-000077b07658.html
[标题]：中国网警聚焦公众舆论
[发布日期]09.01.04
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China’s net cops focus on public opinion

By Kathrin Hille in Beijing

Published: January 4 2009 18:12 | Last updated: January 4 2009 18:12

China’s government is equipping its internet censors with more advanced software that allows them to spot risks of subversion much earlier and root it out more efficiently, according to the country’s internet security market leader.

根据中国网络安全市场领导者的说法，中国正用更先进的软件装备其网络审查系统，这种软件有助于更早更有效地发现颠覆性风险

The revelation from Beijing TRS Information Technology, China’s leading provider of search technology and text mining solutions, that it is thriving on the government’s desire to better “manage” public opinion, comes as the political leadership is facing growing challenges, mostly voiced through the internet.

由于政府希望“管理”公共舆论，中国的搜索技术和原文挖掘方案在中国蓬勃发展，正当政治领导阶层面临越来越大的、大部分通过互联网发出的挑战之音时，中国搜索和发掘技术主要供应商北京TRS信息技术透露这个消息。

Currently, the security forces are cracking down on intellectuals associated with Charter 08, an appeal for democracy and human rights that many see as the most significant such document since 1989 and which has, defying Beijing’s net censorship, been collecting signatories over the web.

目前，安全部队正打击知识分子联合签署的08宪章。08宪章被视为1989年以来呼吁民主和人权最重要的文件，该文件同时在网络上收集签名公然反北京网络审查制度，

Traditionally, so-called internet cops look for subversive content via keyword searches on Google or Baidu, He Zhaohui, marketing manager at TRS, told the FT in an interview.

TRS市场部经理何兆珲（音）告诉FT记者说，所谓的网络警察传统上通过google 或百度用关键词搜索颠覆性内容。

However, he claimed that TRS is now increasingly selling advanced text mining solutions enabling censors to monitor and forecast public opinion rather than take down dangerous talk after it happened. Mr He argued, for example, that state-of-the-art internet spying could have prevented the Shanxi brick kiln slavery scandal and the damage it did to the country’s image.

然而，他争辩说TRS高级原文挖掘方案的销售正逐步增加，该方案能够使检察员监控和预报公共舆论，而非仅仅在危险性言论发生后才将其删除。何先生争辩说，例如，艺术级别的间谍可以阻止山西砖窑黑奴丑闻，防止其损害国家形象。

In June 2007 China shocked the world when a posting on the internet forum Tianya by desperate parents searching for their kidnapped children led to the discovery that hundreds had been sold into slavery to illegal brick kilns in the Northern Chinese province.

2007年6月，中国天涯网上一条绝望父母寻找被拐卖的孩子，发现数百名孩子被当奴隶买到中国北部省份的非法黑砖窑厂的帖子震惊世界。

The government has clearly moved on since then. “On high-end applications, Chinese police now basically use TRS technology,” said Mr He. “We did such systems for eight police stations in Shanghai. The work formerly done by 10 internet police officers can now be done by one.”

中国政府之后显然开始做别的事情，何先生说：“至于高端应用软件，中国警察如今基本上都是用TRS技术，我们为上海八个警察局制作了这个体系，以前需要是个人作的工作如今一个人就可以完成了。”

Police focus on certain groups of people. “For example, some internet propaganda departments supervise forums of university students – students tend to have more extreme opinions,” said Mr He.

何先生说：”警察集中精力关注这样一群人，如一些网络宣传部门监控大学学生论坛——学生更倾向于有比较极端的观点。”

Events like the Sichuan earthquake, the Olympics, and the economic crisis, combined with the transparency enforced by the web, are putting officials under huge pressure. “Among those working in the news and propaganda in China the heart attack rate is highest,” said Mr He.

诸如四川地震，奥运会，经济危机等事件与网络强迫透明结合，给官员带来巨大压力，何先生说：“这些在中国新闻和宣传部工作的人的心脏病发病率是最高的。”

This as an opportunity. With pride, he sees his company’s algorithms helping drive internet surveillance to perfection. “There are many different demands – early warning, policy support, competitive spying between government departments. In the end, this will create a whole industry.”

这是个机会，看到他的公司的程序有助于使网络监督体系更完美
他感到很骄傲。“这里有许多不同的需求，——预警系统，政策支持，政府部门间间谍的竞争，最后这将形成一个完整的产业。”