] BEIJING (AP) -- China has shut down more than 8,600
] Internet cafes since February, many of them for illegally
] admitting juveniles, the official Xinhua News Agency
] reported Thursday.
]
] "Any such place allowing juveniles to enter or allowing
] unhealthy information to spread through the Internet will
] face rigid, severe penalty," Xinhua said.
]
] China also bans Internet cafes within 220 yards of
] schools because of its fears that children could become
] exposed to pornography or hooked on online video games.