China's Contribution to Global Cyberspace Governance (International Arguments) Website | Internet | Global
From August 9th to 12th, the 2023 Commercial Password Conference kicked off at the Zhengzhou International Convention and Exhibition Center, including themed exhibitions, science popularization exhibitions, achievement exhibitions, commercial password product expos, online exhibition halls, and other activities. The conference organized a high-end password summit and more than 10 hot topic forums, inviting experts, scholars, and industry leaders to jointly discuss the latest achievements and trends in the field of password applications, accelerate the construction of a security protection system centered on commercial password technology, highlight cutting-edge password applications in artificial intelligence, blockchain, Internet of Things, big data, and cloud computing, and safeguard the security development of the digital economy. The picture shows an audience visiting the Cryptography Science Exhibition Area.
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With the rapid development and wide application of the Internet, cyberspace governance has increasingly become an important area of global governance. China has always been committed to promoting the development and governance of the Internet and safeguarding the prosperity and security of global cyberspace. Currently, in the field of cyberspace governance, China's practices and responsibilities have gained increasing recognition and support. Many foreign media outlets have expressed that China has made positive contributions to promoting fairness, justice, and open sharing in the global cyberspace.
Building a Good Order in Cyberspace
The security and stability of cyberspace are related to the common well-being of humanity. In recent years, China has always actively explored governance paths in terms of rectifying the network ecological chaos and strengthening the management of Internet services, laying an important foundation for promoting global cyberspace governance.
"As one of the countries with the highest degree of computerization in the world, China's measures to strengthen the governance of cyber violence information, strengthen the protection of personal information, and combat online unfair competition will benefit more than 1 billion Internet users." Latin American News Agency reported that since June, Chinese relevant departments have issued a number of important new regulations on cyberspace governance, making new exploration in the field of Internet rule of law. Among them, the Guiding Opinions on Punishing Cyber Violence Crimes According to Law drafted by the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security aims to urge Internet service providers to establish early warning, monitoring and reporting mechanisms to combat cyber violence information; The Regulations on Cyber Violence Information Governance drafted by the National Internet Information Office of China also solicited public opinions recently to improve the information governance mechanism of cyber violence and create a good network ecology.
"China is strengthening the regulation of the use of Internet services to promote the healthy development of cyberspace." AFP reported that China has recently released the Guidelines for the Construction of Mobile Internet Juvenile Models, urging mobile intelligent terminals, applications, application distribution platforms, etc. to actively cooperate with relevant departments to carry out supervision and inspection, and regularly carry out the impact assessment of minors' network protection. This new regulation is one of the strictest online protection regulations for minors in the world.
According to the website of Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao, China emphasizes building a good order in cyberspace and is committed to creating a safe, fair, healthy, civilized and clear cyberspace. In recent years, China has attached great importance to the construction of the rule of law in the internet, cracked down on monopolies and unfair competition in the cyberspace, continuously improved digital rules, and maintained a fair market environment for competition. Since 2019, China has completed 3.22 million mobile Internet applications testing, and nearly 3000 illegal mobile Internet applications have been notified and removed from the shelves.
"China is leading the world by creating a comprehensive data, network security and innovative regulatory system." Graham Webster, the head of the "Digital China Project" of Stanford University's Network Policy Center, said that China has gradually strengthened governance in recent years, standardized the collection and use of personal data by Internet content providers, and set an example in the field of Internet privacy protection.
China has also taken the lead in taking action against new technologies, new phenomena and new topics in the Internet field. The Wall Street Journal website reported that China's Internet regulator recently proposed regulatory rules for ChatGPT and other AI tools, making China at the forefront of Internet regulation and global governance.
Expanding international cooperation in cyberspace
From holding the World Internet Conference to establishing the International Organization of the World Internet Conference, from holding the China Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum to the China ASEAN Information Harbor Forum, China has always been committed to building a peaceful, secure, open, cooperative and orderly cyberspace and promoting the building of a community of shared future in cyberspace.
"China is playing a more and more important role in promoting global Internet cooperation and development." The website of the Egyptian News reported that China has promoted the world to focus on Internet development issues by building cooperation mechanisms such as the Wuzhen Summit of the World Internet Conference, which is conducive to strengthening consensus on Internet governance and deepening international cooperation in cyberspace.
"China attaches great importance to cybersecurity issues and has repeatedly expressed its willingness to strengthen exchanges and deepen cooperation with emerging market countries and developing countries, making China's efforts to promote the transformation of the global network governance system and build a community with a shared future in cyberspace." TASS reported.
Latin American News Agency reported that in recent years, China has actively participated in BRICS digital cooperation, closely cooperated with BRICS countries, jointly carried out cyberspace governance exploration, and shared cyber security governance experience.
The Thai newspaper "Minzu Daily" reported that in the era of informatization, China and ASEAN are facing common challenges. Through platforms such as the China ASEAN Information Port Forum, China and ASEAN have been discussing various topics in recent years, such as strengthening exchanges and cooperation to promote the prosperity of online culture and combating cybercrime, in order to jointly seek new models of online reciprocal cooperation.
The website of the Nigerian Guardian reported that China took the lead in introducing 5G technology, developing big data, cloud computing, hardware manufacturing, cable laying, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, and through the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" initiative, it launched connectivity and cooperation with all parts of the world, including Africa, to help Africa and other regions build a digital economy and develop Internet services.
Promoting inclusive and inclusive development of the internet
At present, problems such as unbalanced development, unsound rules, and unreasonable order still exist in the Internet field. Cyberhegemonism poses a new threat to world peace and development, and cyberspace security is facing increasingly complex situations. Many foreign media believe that China has played a positive role in addressing global online challenges and promoting inclusive development of the internet.
"In recent years, some countries have taken the Internet as a new battlefield to seek military advantages, and China has always actively fought against such negative forces to promote fairness, justice, openness and sharing of global cyberspace." A review article by Italian economist and international relations expert Giancarlo Elia Vallory published on the website of Modern Diplomacy in Europe recently said that in the face of problems such as unfair distribution and management system of global Internet resources, unbalanced network development between countries and regions, and widening digital divide, China has continued to increase investment, strengthen the management of cyberspace in accordance with domestic policies, regulations and international laws, promote the construction of a community of shared future in cyberspace, and effectively promote the development and cooperation of the international Internet.
"The Chinese side stated that cyberspace should be a diverse 'stage' rather than a 'new battlefield' for creating a digital iron curtain." TASS reported that China is committed to strengthening strategic cooperation and communication on the internet, opposing the creation of a 'digital iron curtain' and turning the internet into a battlefield, and opposing any form of technological and cyber hegemony.
Facing the future, China attaches importance to sharing Internet cooperation opportunities with the world, so that the development achievements of the Internet can better benefit mankind.
"China has repeatedly stressed that it is willing to work with the international community to practice the global governance concept of joint consultation, joint construction and sharing, jointly promote the legalization process of global Internet governance, and jointly address the opportunities and challenges brought by digitalization." Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao reported.
As one of the global leaders in the field of digital technology and network, China's contribution to the development of cyberspace will provide more opportunities for promoting global Internet sharing and co governance, digital economy exchange and cooperation, according to the website of Thailand's Shayan Ratchas Daily.
Reporter Lin Zihan from this newspaper
