Xi promotes cyber sovereignty
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EVERY nation should have independent authority over its own Internet, President Xi Jinping said yesterday, telling the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen that “freedom and order” are both necessary in cyber space.
“We should respect the rights of individual countries to govern their own cyber space,” Xi said in a keynote speech that opened the forum.
“No country should pursue cyber hegemony or interfere in other country’s internal affairs,” he added.
“Like in the real world, freedom and order are both necessary in cyber space. Freedom is what order is meant for, and order is the guarantee for freedom.
“We should allow users to express their ideas, and we should also build a good order in cyber space in accordance with law, as it will help protect the legitimate rights and interests of all Internet users.”
Xi called on all nations to respect cyber sovereignty.
“No country should pursue cyber hegemony, interfere in other countries’ internal affairs or engage in, connive at or support cyber activities that undermine other countries’ national security,” he said.
Countries have the right to independently choose their own path of cyber development and model of cyber regulations, he said, adding that the right for countries to participate in international cyberspace governance as equals should be respected by all.
Xi said nations should work together to prevent and oppose the misuse of cyber space for crimes such as terrorism, drug trafficking, money laundering and gambling.
All cyber crimes, be they commercial theft or hacker attacks, should be handled in accordance with laws and international conventions, he said.
He lashed out at “double standards” in safeguarding cyber security, urging countries to “jointly build a community of shared future in cyber space.
“No double standards should be allowed in upholding cyber security,” Xi said.
“We cannot just have the security of one or some countries while leaving the rest insecure. Still less should one seek the so-called absolute security for oneself at the expense of the security of others.”
He listed “imbalanced development, inadequate rules and inequitable order” as problems and challenges for the Internet. “The information gap between countries and regions is widening, and the existing rules governing cyber space hardly reflect the desires and interests of the majority of countries,” Xi told the forum.
“Cyber surveillance, cyber attacks and cyber terrorism have become a global scourge,” the president said, noting the periodic occurrence worldwide of infringements of individual privacy and intellectual property rights.
Since gaining access to the Internet 21 years ago, China has followed a policy of “a proactive utilization, rational development, law-based management and assurance of security,” according to Xi.
With around 670 million users and more than 4.13 million websites in China, the Internet and economic and social development are intrinsically linked.
China will vigorously implement a national cyber development strategy, national big data strategy, and an “Internet Plus” action plan in the next five years, said Xi.
“Safeguarding the legal rights of foreign-invested businesses will not change,” said Xi. “As long as China’s laws are respected, we warmly welcome companies and entrepreneurs from all countries to invest in China.”
The three-day conference in east China’s Zhejiang Province is being attended by more than 2,000 people from more than 120 countries and regions.
They include Jack Ma, Pony Ma and Li Yanhong, the heads of Internet giants Alibaba, Tencent and Baidu.
Calling for expanded Internet access, Xi said: “More nations and people should be given the chance to ride the fast train of the information age.” All countries should advance opening up and cooperation in cyber space and create more converging points of interests, Xi said.
He called for efforts to speed up the building of global cyber infrastructure. “China stands ready to work with all parties to come up with more investment and technical support to jointly advance the building of global cyber infrastructure and enable more developing countries and their people to share the development opportunities brought by the Internet,” Xi said.
“The robust growth of China’s Internet has provided a big market for enterprises and business starters of all countries,” Xi said as he promised that China would remain open to foreign investment.
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