World internet conference

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The so-called World Internet Conference (simplified Chinese: 世界 互联网 大会, traditional Chinese: 世界 互聯網 大會; pinyin: Shìjiè Hùliánwǎng Dàhuì), also known as the Wuzhen Summit (simplified Chinese: 乌镇 峰会; traditional Chinese: 烏鎮 峰會; pinyin: Wūzhèn Fēnghuì), is an annual event, first held in 2014, organized by government agencies in China to discuss internet issues and politics, and according to China's leader Xi Jinping, to allow countries to set their own rules for cyberspace and rule the internet as they see fit.

Wuzhen declaration

At the first World Internet Conference in 2014, unknown participants distributed a draft joint declaration affirming the right of individual nations to develop, use and rule the Internet, a concept proposed by Chinese leader Xi Jinping which calls cyber sovereignty. Participants received a draft of the declaration overnight. The paper was pushed under the door of their room in the hotel. Some opposed the statement, but the organizers did not mention it on the final day of the conference.

China's point of view

At the first World Internet Conference in Wuzhen in November 2014, Xi Jinping announced that he wanted to establish an Internet regime with "Chinese characteristics". The rest of the world can "cooperate", but not question Beijing's "sovereignty" on the Internet. China is working on a new version of the Internet, of which, as it is up to now, can be accessed worldwide. The Xinhua news agency said: Now that China is an internet superpower and corporations like Alibaba have global influence, China wants to rule the internet more.

Access to the press

The organizers of the World Internet Conference have denied entry to certain Western media outlets such as the New York Times . Lu Wei, China's Internet Minister, said "China only welcomes friends" during a press conference prior to the 2015 World Internet Conference. And he denied that there was censorship in China.

Reporters Without Borders and GreatFire.org called for a boycott of the 2015 World Internet Conference.

Conference 2015

The Second World Internet Conference, which was also held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, was also attended by Internet entrepreneur Jack Ma , Chinese President Xi Jinping and the Prime Ministers of Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Chinese Internet users called it the Second Third World Internet Conference , as only eight of the participating countries were above the average of the information technology index. It looked like China was trying to bring together the third world countries seeking economic aid or having serious doubts about Western democracy. Xi extolled his concept of "internet sovereignty" and urged the world to "respect the internet sovereignty of every country; respect the right of every country to choose its own model of internet development and management". The Chinese official media commented that Chinese President Xi Jinping's speech showed that China's Internet growth is "bullish" and that China is building a "digital silk road for win-win cooperation information infrastructure partnership" . The Second World Internet Conference (2015) issued the Wuzhen Initiative , which calls on all countries to promote Internet development, promote cultural diversity in cyber space, share the fruits of Internet development, peace and Ensure security in cyberspace and improve global internet governance . China's rules for Internet encapsulation are to become the standard worldwide. An international network would result in the coexistence of many national intranets. This is the only way to fight "cyber anarchy", the "law of the jungle," wrote the Xinhua news agency. "The Internet brings Chinese companies a unique opportunity to change the world over the next decade," said Fu Shen, chief executive of Cheetah Mobile, during the conference. However, Amnesty International criticized the event and asked technology companies to boycott the conference. Amnesty International urged the tech companies to reject China's position of trying to promote censorship and surveillance.

In December 2015, Fadi Chehadé announced that after leaving his position as ICANN CEO in March 2016, he would become vice-chairman of a newly formed advisory committee for the World Internet Conference . The first meeting of the committee will take place in mid-2016.

criticism

Reporters Without Borders and human rights groups expressed concern about the conference; one of the aims of the conference is to promote China's internet policy.

See also

Web links

Official website

Individual evidence

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