Extensive Reading Lesson 84

腾讯奇虎遭批公开致歉

 

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology demanded Sunday that quarreling Internet companies Tencent and Qihoo 360 stop their aggressive competitive practices and apologize to millions of users affected by their spat. Both companies accepted the ruling and posted apologies on their websites.

据《广州日报》消息，工业和信息化部周日晚间要求纷争中的腾讯和奇虎两家互联网公司停止敌对竞争行为，并就此前的争端向数以百万计的用户道歉。两家公司均接受了裁决，并在各自的官网上发布了道歉信。

腾讯表示政府通过介入和调停，帮助避免了这场网络安全事件继续升级，并表示有必要修复 公司形象所受的损害。中国政府这一举动表明，这场高调的争端已促使中国高层在这样一个全球网民最多的互联网市场更积极地执行公平竞争法规。在互联网用户提 出批评、工业和信息化部发出警告后，两家公司上周均已开始缓和公开指控的语调。

Tencent and Qihoo apologize

Ministry of Industry and Information Technology demanded Sunday that quarreling Internet companies Tencent and Qihoo 360 stop their aggressive competitive practices and apologize to millions of users affected by their spat, the Guangzhou Daily reports. Both companies accepted the ruling and posted apologies on their websites.

Tencent said government mediation had prevented the incident from escalating, adding that it recognized the need to repair its damaged corporate image. The high-profile dispute seems to have prompted the government to step in to enforce fairer competition for users in the world's largest Internet market. Both companies had already begun toning down their public recriminations last week following criticism from Internet users and a warning from the MIIT.