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<\/a>By David Bandurski | Posted on 2015-02-17<\/p>\nOn February 9, 2015, China\u2019s internet czar, Lu Wei (\u9c81\u709c), the director of the Cyberspace Administration of China, hosted a Chinese New Year banquet at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. At the event, attended by foreign dignitaries and representatives from internet companies, Director Lu delivered an address in which he reiterated the need for global internet governance that respects the \u201cinternet sovereignty\u201d of various countries.<\/p>\n
Repeating his frequent theme that freedom and order must work hand-in-hand, Lu imagined an international internet woven together from sovereign national internets \u2014 connected with a mind to respective national security interests.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe live in a common online space,\u201d Lu Wei told his guests. \u201cThis online space is made up of the internets of various countries, and each country has its own independent and autonomous interest in internet sovereignty, internet security and internet development. Only through my own proper management of my own internet, [and] your proper management of your own internet . . . can the online space be truly safe, more orderly and more beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n
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A separate news piece posted to the website of the Cyberspace Administration of China quoted several guests at the banquet as praising Lu\u2019s remarks and the work of his office.<\/p>\n
\u201c2014 was a year in which China\u2019s internet saw an explosion of positive energy,\u201d said Liao Hong (\u5ed6\u7392), the president of People\u2019s Daily Online, referring to Xi Jinping\u2019s emerging propaganda concept. \u201cUnder the guidance of the Cyberspace Administration of China, the internet space grows clearer and brighter every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Cyberspace Administration of China has played an instrumental role in terms of internet governance,\u201d Cuban Ambassador to China Alberto J. Blanco Silva reportedly said.<\/p>\n
A full translation of Lu Wei\u2019s address to the Chinese New Year banquet follows.<\/p>\n
Honored envoys from various nations, respected guests:<\/p>\n
Ladies, gentlemen and friends:<\/p>\n
And so we come to another year. As China\u2019s Lunar New Year approaches, we are honored to invite everyone to gather here at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse (\u9493\u9c7c\u53f0\u56fd\u5bbe\u9986), to meet the season with cheerful friendship. On behalf of the Central Working Group on Cybersecurity, the Cyberspace Administration of China, and in my own capacity, I solemnly offer you all a warm welcome. The new year is the Year of the Goat. I wish you all warmth and radiance in your hearts.<\/p>\n
2014 was a year of accelerated internet development in China, a year of greater openness and deep integration with the world. China created the Central Working Group on Cybersecurity, with Chairman Xi Jinping himself as leader, and [he] raised the international cyber governance concept (\u56fd\u9645\u6cbb\u7f51\u4e3b\u5f20) of \u201cbuilding a multilateral, democratic and transparent system of international internet governance, building in common a peaceful, secure, open and cooperative online space\u201d \u2014 [an idea] that won great favor and widespread agreement in international circles. Through common efforts on various sides, the international online space is now entering a new era of shared benefit and shared governance.<\/p>\n
All of you, foreign envoys, company bosses and friends from the media, are the bridges and bonds developing China\u2019s relationship with the world, and you\u2019ve made important achievements in promoting dialogue and cooperation between China and the world in the online space. We often say mutual interaction brings mutual understanding . . . The web connects us and brings us together. In traditional Chinese culture, the character for \u201cnet\u201d [or \u201cweb\u201d] has multi-layered meanings, but there are at least three angles from which we can consider these meanings:<\/p>\n
1. The \u201cnet\u201d means to harvest gains and results. This is like the frequent saying Chinese have, that \u201cthe net gathers all under heaven\u201d (\u7f51\u7f57\u5929\u4e0b). Over the past year, China\u2019s internet development has been striking, with the number of internet users reaching 649 million, websites surpassing four million, total online transactions topping 13 trillion yuan. Of the world\u2019s top 10 internet businesses, four are Chinese, and the internet economy has become the greatest growth point in China\u2019s overall economy. The world too has profited from the development of China\u2019s internet. Many foreign enterprises have relatively high market shares in the Chinese market, and they have drawn in substantial earnings. These achievements and returns fully demonstrate the openness of China\u2019s market and policies, that the environment is favourable. Moreover, they show to the fullest extent that we are correct in adhering to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. They fully attest to the strong, determined and correct leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n
2. The \u201cnet\u201d means connecting and interacting. This is like what Chinese mean when they say, \u201cAs tightly woven as a net\u201d (\u5bc6\u5982\u7ec7\u7f51). Lately, the internet truly has turned the world into a global village, making it so that international society is more an more a place where I see myself in you, where we share a fate as a common community. For China and the world the internet has also created a friend groups with a global reach. We have actively created platforms for conversation, holding the first World Internet Conference and other major international events, making friends across the world and sharing intelligence and innovation, ultimately working toward a consensus to create a win-win situation for all.<\/p>\n
3. The \u201cnet\u201d means law and order. Chinese often talk about the \u201cdragnet\u201d (\u6cd5\u7f51\u6062\u6062). In the online space, people all enjoy freedom, but freedom and order are inextricably linked and cannot be separated. Order is the guarantee of freedom. If we part with order, freedom does not exist. The more we move in the direction of freedom, the more we need order. Find a place without order, and that place will surely lack freedom. We [in China] actively study from the advanced experiences of various nations, promoting rule of law in the online space. Through legal means we preserve online freedom and order, resolutely protecting our internet sovereignty (\u7f51\u7edc\u4e3b\u6743) and our internet security (\u7f51\u7edc\u5b89\u5168). We reiterate that China\u2019s policy of openness to the world has not changed. So long as China\u2019s laws are respected, so long as the national interests of China are not harmed, so long as the interests of Chinese consumers are not harmed, we welcome companies from other countries to develop in China, to invest here for a win-win future.<\/p>\n
Ladies, gentlemen and friends . . . .<\/p>\n
We live in a common online space. This online space is made up of the internets of various countries, and each country has its own independent and autonomous interest in internet sovereignty (\u72ec\u7acb\u81ea\u4e3b\u7684\u7f51\u7edc\u4e3b\u6743), internet security and internet development. Only through my own proper management of my own internet, your proper management of your own internet, and the proper interlinking of these respective internets, each preserving their own respective internet security \u2014 only then can the online space be truly safe, more orderly and more beautiful.<\/p>\n
What we need its mutual support, not stepping over lines and meddling in the affairs of others. What we need is mutual respect, not attack and censure. The 1.3 billion people of China, open and confident, are now traveling along a correct path of their own choosing. They are realizing the great project of the Chinese dream. They are seeking a path of internet management with Chinese characteristics (\u4e2d\u56fd\u7279\u8272\u7684\u6cbb\u7f51\u4e4b\u9053). We are ready to strengthen our dialogue and cooperation with the nations of the world, unleashing the pioneering creative force of the internet and promoting the \u201cone road, one belt\u201d strategy. [We are ready to] promote the shared governance and mutual benefit of the internet, better serving the countries of the world, particularly developing nations, and creating a better tomorrow for humankind.<\/p>\n
Ladies, gentlemen and friends . . .<\/p>\n
Let us raise our glasses,
\nfor a better world,
\nfor sincere friendship,
\nto the health of all,
\nfor our mutual internet dreams in the Year of the Goat.<\/p>\n
Cheers!<\/p>\n
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