Competition in Chinese WiFi market heats up. (Photo : Reuters)
President Xi Jinping in his congratulatory message delivered during Wednesday's opening of China's first World Internet Conference in Wuzhen in Zhejiang Province called for improved and better governance of the Web.
Xi's message in part says: "China is ready to work with other countries to deepen international cooperation, respect sovereignty on the Internet, uphold cybersecurity, and jointly build a cyberspace of peace, security, openness and cooperation, as well as an international Internet governance system [based on] multilateralism, democracy and transparency."
More than 1,000 participants from over 100 countries and regions attended the three-day conference. Among them were the leaders of China's three largest Internet companies--the country's top search engine Baidu, e-commerce giant Alibaba and instant messaging service provider Tencent--along with representatives from Apple, Cisco, Microsoft, Qualcomm and other top-tier technology enterprises in the world.
Among the topics taken up in the conference's agenda, according to CNTV, were global Internet governance, cross-border e-commerce, mobile Internet and cybersecurity.
China has also called for "the construction of a multilateral, democratic and transparent global Internet governance system." A consensus report is slated to be released later today on or before the conference's formal closing moments.
The summit's theme is "An Interconnected World Shared and Governed by All."
China's first World Internet Conference has been jointly organized by the Cyberspace Administration of China and the People's Government of Zhejiang Province.
Lu Wei, minister of Cyberspace Administration, told CNTV that the idea for holding the conference came after some experts suggested that China take the responsibility for Internet governance and development.
"China now has 630 million Internet users and four out of the top 10 Internet companies," he said.
China's head Internet regulator was however quick to add: "We should keep mutual respect and mutual trust in cyberspace, share governance, and strive for win-win cooperation."
