Chinese lawmakers and political advisors Thursday urged Google to abide by Chinese laws and regulations, saying the online search giant should be no exception in the current Internet clean-up campaign.

The comments came a day after Google said it was firm in the decision to "stop censoring search results in China" and that it was "prepared" to leave the country if that was the option.

Chen Zhonglin, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, told Xinhua that all countries have the right to scrutinize contents on the Internet to protect the interests of the state and its citizens.

"As a search engine, Google should be responsible for its search results," Chen said.

Source: Xinhua