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China Voice: China allows no compromise on cyberspace sovereignty

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WUZHEN, Zhejiang, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) — At the opening of the second World Internet Conference on Wednesday, China made sure its voice was heard: Every country has the right to create its own Internet governance model, and the cyber sovereignty of all nations should be respected.

China firmly opposes Internet hegemony, foreign interference in internal affairs, and incitement that could threaten national security, President Xi Jinping said during his opening remarks at the conference.

The Internet is not beyond law and it should be ruled in accordance with a country’s laws and regulations.

There are certain common principles in cyberspace that all countries should follow to assure win-win outcomes, however, each country is unique and its Internet governance models will reflect this.

Some countries have been preaching “absolute” freedom in cyberspace for years. Ironically, they exercise the strictest surveillance when national interests may be harmed.

China has about four million websites and 668 million Internet users. According to the Cyberspace Administration of China, 30 billion pieces of information are created every day.

The Chinese government and IT companies trawl the Internet looking for online rumors, pornography, gambling and other cyber crimes to protect the lawful interests of its citizens.

Although China has amassed the world’s largest Internet population since the Internet arrived in 1994, it remains a latecomer, and there is still much to fully tap the potential of the Internet.

Particularly, China is a major victim of cyber hacking as many deem it a rising threat.

There is no “absolute” freedom in either the physical world or cyberspace. Freedom and order must be upheld side by side. Freedom is the purpose and order is the means.

China applies rule of law to the Internet with the enacting of new laws and regulations regarding cyber security and other Internet areas.

These laws not only provide the legal basis for counter-cyber crime work, but also guarantee the lawful interests of Internet users and companies at home and abroad.

Economic opening up and effective governance of the Internet by law have played key roles in the growth of China’s Internet sector over the past two decades.

And China’s Internet regulators have repeatedly promised to give freedom to those who abide by the country’s laws and regulations and help them achieve bigger success. Enditem

Editor   Xuefei Chen Axelsson

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China Focus: China ramps up public cyber security awareness

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China Focus: China ramps up public cyber security awareness

BEIJING, June 1 (Greenpost) — China on Monday officially kicked off its second Cyber Security Week, part of the country’s effort to raise awareness amid growing Internet users and rising cyber attacks.

Jointly held by top state level departments, including the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the ministries of education and public security, the event intends to help the public better understand Internet security risks and enhance their ability to protect themselves.

This year’s event aims to cultivate cyber security awareness among teenagers in particular, said head of the CAC Lu Wei.

“Cyber security isn’t just about national security and national development, but also concerns the immediate interests of every Internet user,” he said.

Lu’s words are in line with a recently released white paper on China’s military strategy, which said “cyberspace has become a new pillar of economic and social development, and a new domain of national security.”

He also urged the public to raise their cyber security awareness, voluntarily resist online pornography and groundless rumors and abide by the law on the Internet.

The week-long event came after a series of cybersecurity incidents and Internet service outages that stoked concern among the public about online data safety.

Alipay, China’s largest online payment platform, reported anomalies on Wednesday, which were found to be linked to optical fiber glitch. The next day, Ctrip.com, China’s largest online travel agent, scrambled to fix a service outage problem after its website and mobile platform went down Thursday morning.

Though both companies claimed that no user data was compromised, the incidents still put Chinese Internet companies’ security measures to the test. Many Internet users have urged Chinese Internet companies to improve their data security since the incidents.

Lyu Lisheng, director of domestic Internet security firm Keen, said Chinese Internet companies would prefer to expand their user scale and market share first, while ignoring cyber security measures.

The opening event also released a report on Chinese netizens’ cybersecurity awareness. According to Hong Jingyi, who surveyed 254,000 people, Chinese Internet users may fall victim easily to cyber attacks, online malwares and online security breaches.

The survey found that some 81 percent of netizens seldomly change their passwords, 76 percent use the same password for multiple online accounts while 44 percent use birthday and phone numbers as their passwords. In addition, some 16 percent use the most common passwords such as “123456” or “abcabc.”

In terms of making transactions via public Wi-Fi, the report said 83 percent are vulnerable to be taken advantage of by hackers.

With China’s new “Internet plus” strategy and encouragement for people to start their own business, cyber security is of ever more importance, said some experts.

“Without cyber security, there is no way the ‘Internet Plus’ strategy can be successful,” said Li Yuxiao, a professor on Internet governance from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. Enditem

Source   Xinhua

Editor  Xuefei Chen Axelsson