How to Govern Cyberspace.docVIP

How to Govern Cyberspace 　　Against the backdrop of growing Internet penetration， great importance has been bestowed on the topic of Internet governance in recent years. Following the Second World Internet Conference in Wuzhen， east China’s Zhejiang Province， in December 2015， experts shared their views on Internet sovereignty and cyberspace governance in Chinese media. Excerpts of their views are as follows： 　　Liu Shaohua （a professor with Hunan University Law School writing in People’s Daily）： President Xi Jinping urged the fostering of “a peaceful， secure， open and cooperative cyberspace” and the building of “a multilateral， democratic and transparent global Internet governance system” during the Second World Internet Conference. 　　As a country with the largest number of Internet users in the world， China should increase its participation in the formulation of global regulations governing the Internet， and have a bigger say in global cyberspace governance. 　　At present， there are no widely recognized international Internet regulations. Although some rules have been formed under the leadership of Western countries， they can hardly reflect the aspirations and interests of developing countries. China should push forward the formation of legally binding Internet governance rules through the concerted efforts of the international community on the basis of mutual respect， mutual trust， equal negotiation and fairness. 　　China should advocate the principle of Internet sovereignty and encourage other countries to collaborate with each other in order to write the rules for global online activities. It should also actively participate in various forms of international Internet cooperation. The World Internet Conference hosted by China represents the country?s willingness to shoulder the responsibilities of a major player in drawing up governance rules for the Internet. 　　Meanwhile， qualified personnel and sophisticated technologies are crucial for China to increase