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How to effectively regulate content on the Internet and manage new media have become major issues for China and other Eurasian countries, the director of the State Council Information Office said on Sunday.

"With the emergence of new media, profound changes are taking place in the traditional ways of spreading information. China's 300 million micro-blogging service users can actively express their opinions on the Internet and enjoy a rich online life," said Cai Mingzhao, director of the State Council Information Office during a forum of Eurasian ministers responsible for information. "At the same time, we have come to realize that the Internet has also affected social stability to such an extent that it can't be ignored."

Officials in charge of information and media management departments from seven other Eurasian countries, including Russia, Afghanistan and Kazakhstan, participated in the forum, which is part of the third China-Eurasian Expo, held in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, which will be from Monday to Saturday.

"Information on the Internet must be regulated. Russia has also blocked harmful information. Currently, the challenge for us is to set the boundary between harmful and healthy content. Unlike drugs or violent information, it is difficult to categorize some content, which might also pose threats to the public and must be controlled," said Alexey Volin, vice-minister of communications and mass media of Russia.

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