PRESIDENT Xi Jinping yesterday called for the development of new driving forces through informatization, to promote new development and therefore make new achievements.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a congratulatory letter sent to the first Digital China Summit, which opened yesterday in Fuzhou, provincial capital of East China’s Fujian Province.
Xi noted that the summit will show China’s latest achievements in developing e-governance and the digital economy.
It will also enable people to exchange experience and perspectives about building a digital China, and help further build consensus, he said.
The summit will stimulate the enthusiasm, initiative and creativity of all sectors of society to build a digital China, as well as make informatization bring more benefits to the society and the people, Xi said.
He also urged achieving breakthroughs in core technologies, promoting the upgrade of infrastructure, developing the digital economy and benefiting more from data resources.
The summit, which will run for three days until April 24, is jointly held by the Cyberspace Administration of China, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Fujian provincial government.
On Friday, Xi called for “keenly” grasping the historic opportunity for informatization development in a bid to build the country’s strength in cyberspace at a national conference on the work of cybersecurity and informatization held from Friday to Saturday.
Internet media should spread positive information, uphold the correct political direction, and guide public opinion and values towards the right direction.
Internet service providers should take responsibility to prevent cyberspace from degrading into a platform full of harmful, false, and provocative information.
Efforts should be made to enhance self-discipline of the Internet industry, and mobilize all sectors to take an active part in cyberspace governance.
Xi stressed cyberspace security, noting that China will enhance security of information infrastructure, develop coordination mechanisms, tools, and platforms for cybersecurity, enhance capacity for responding to cybersecurity emergencies, and support relevant industries.
China will fiercely crack down on criminal offenses including hacking, telecom fraud, and violation of citizens’ privacy, he said.
Stressing that the country will endeavor to achieve breakthroughs in core information technologies, Xi said more resources will go into research, industrial development, and policy making.
The people-centered development vision should be upheld throughout cyberspace development, and the people’s wellbeing should be the starting point and footing for IT development, Xi said.
Xi urged for the enhancement of military-civilian integration in the field of cybersecurity and informatization, calling it a key cutting-edge frontier with the greatest vitality and potential in the integration drive.
He called for putting in place a comprehensive and highly-efficient network of integration.
Xi said it is a general trend and common aspiration of the people to promote the reform of the global cyberspace governance system by sticking to a multilateral approach with multi-party participation from the government, international organizations, Internet enterprises, technology communities, non-governmental institutions, and individuals.
Cyberspace governance under the framework of the United Nations should be advanced and non-state entities should play a better role, he said.
He called for strengthening cooperation with countries along the Belt and Road in Internet infrastructure, digital economy, and cybersecurity to build a digital Silk Road of the 21st century.
Xi also stressed the centralized, unified leadership of the Party over cybersecurity and informatization. (Xinhua)