Q: When taking an interview, US President Obama said that he was concerned about information security mentioned in China’s draft counter-terrorism law, and asked China to adjust relevant contents. What is China’s response?
A: As an important step to govern the country according to law, China formulates the anti-terrorism law in order to prevent and combat terrorism as is required by the Chinese government. Contents in this draft law echo the international situation of combating terrorism and meet the actual demands of domestic counter-terrorism campaign. They are proposed by learning from legislative experiences and practices of other countries. The legislation is China’s domestic affair, and we hope the US side can take a right, sober and objective view towards it.
On the information security issue, there is media revelation that certain country embedded spying software in the computer system of other country’s SIM card maker for surveillance activities. This is only one out of the recently disclosed cases. All countries are paying close attention to this and taking measures to safeguard their own information security, an act that is beyond any reproach.
I’d like to point out that the Chinese side firmly opposes cyber surveillance using information technology advantages or exploiting the convenience of providing information technology products, and consistently supports and promotes the formulation of international rules in the cyber space under the framework of the UN. Given the frequent incidents in the cyber space, it is especially important to set up a uniform code of conduct for all parties. Back to September 2011, China submitted a draft proposal of the International Code of Conduct for Information Security to the UN General Assembly together with relevant countries. In a bid to maintain peace and stability of the cyber space, China submitted an updated version this January with more emphasis on the fair governance of the Internet and the building of confidence measures in the cyber space based on the principles of respecting the sovereignty of other countries, not interfering in other’s domestic affairs and peacefully resolving the disputes. We hope that the US side can contribute constructively to relevant discussions, forge an international consensus as soon as possible and set up a cyber space that is peaceful, secure, open and cooperative.
Q: China yesterday said that leaders from major participating countries in the Second World War, Asian countries and other regions would be invited to attend the 70th anniversary commemorations marking the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Has China sent out invitations to leaders of countries such as Japan, Italy, Germany, France and the US?
A: China will send out invitations to leaders of all countries and international organizations related to the commemorations. The invitation work is still underway, and relevant information will be released in due course.
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