Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang, according to Reuters, stated that: “Many people have a false impression that the Chinese government fears the Internet. In fact it is just the opposite.”  Moreover, “China’s Internet is open enough, but also needs to be regulated by law in order to prevent the spread of harmful information and for national security.”

Then China shut down YouTube access.

I understand that aside from videos of a Humping Storm Trooper and a sleepwalking golden retriever there is a lot of other harmful information which may affect Chinese national security.