Xing Huina:

Okay, now you can ask questions. Please identify the media outlet you represent before raising a question. 

CCTV:

As mentioned in the white paper just now, China has been deepening international exchanges and cooperation in cyberspace in recent years, contributing to the building of a community with a shared future in cyberspace. What are the features of international exchanges and cooperation in cyberspace in the new era?

Cao Shumin:

Thanks for your question. I will take this question. When introducing the main contents of the white paper just now, I mentioned that in recent years, China has followed the guidance of the concept of building a community with a shared future in cyberspace and carried out international exchanges and cooperation concerning cyberspace, continuously achieving positive outcomes. To sum up, the international exchanges and cooperation have several features as follows.

First, we have been committed to a people-centered approach. China is the world's largest developing country and the country with the largest number of internet users at 1.05 billion. We have upheld the people-centered development philosophy and worked to promote the development of the internet. We have tried to align its development with the laws of development in the information age and ensure its development more live up to the needs and expectations of the people to make the internet more beneficial to people throughout the world.

Second, we have been committed to openness and cooperation. General Secretary Xi Jinping has stressed that openness is a major driving force for the progress of human civilization and is essential for the development and prosperity of the world. In recent years, we have been committed to openness and cooperation, upheld multilateralism, and actively built bilateral, regional, and international platforms for collaboration. We have promoted pragmatic cooperation with many countries in cybersecurity and IT to the shared expectation of the international community for deepening dialogue and cooperation in this field.

Third, we have been committed to mutual benefit and win-win outcomes. We have been practicing the idea of mutual benefit and win-win outcomes, opposing a zero-sum game and striving to make sure the achievements of internet development and governance are shared by all countries. The outcomes of exchanges and cooperation in cyberspace between China and other countries have been achieved in a host of pragmatic cooperation projects such as bridging the digital divide, facilitating the growth of the digital economy, and promoting poverty reduction, which has enhanced people-to-people connectivity and common development. 

Fourth, we have been committed to equality. It has been China's consistent view that all countries, big or small, strong or weak, rich or poor, are entitled to equal participation in developing a global order and international rules. The future development of cyberspace should be decided by people of all countries, who should work together to create an international environment conducive to development and foster new drivers for global growth. We firmly oppose acts of bullying, the erection of walls and barriers, and any attempts to decouple and disrupt industrial and supply chains. We reject unilateralism and maximum-pressure tactics. We uphold mutual respect, seek common ground while setting aside differences, and advocate the idea that international affairs should be discussed by all involved.

Fifth, we have been committed to maintaining peace and security. We oppose the so-called absolute security for some at the expense of the interests of others and any form of arms race in cyberspace. We support jointly fighting cybercrime and cyberterrorism, oppose network eavesdropping and cyberattacks, and strengthen international cooperation on personal information protection. We have actively carried out dialogue and cooperation in cybersecurity in order to reject the Cold War mentality, uphold peace through collaboration and seek our own security through common security.

Six, we have been committed to promoting fairness and justice. Cyberspace is globally interconnected, so no country can effectively govern it alone. We have been committed to promoting governments, international organizations, enterprises, and think tanks to work together to improve dialogue and consultation mechanisms in cyberspace so that the global internet governance system can become fairer and more rational and reflect the aspirations and interests of the majority of countries in a more balanced way. Thank you.