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China, U.S. shut down Chinese porn websites chain

Chinese and the United States have jointly shut down a chain of pornographic websites, which were all in Chinese and advertised to Chinese-speaking individuals in China, the U.S. and elsewhere.

Wang Yong, key operator of the porn websites, was arrested in the United States on June 23 by U.S. police, China's Ministry of Public Security said in a statement on Thursday.

Chinese police detained more than 10 people suspected of maintaining the websites in China on June 23, according to the statement.