China News Agency, United Nations, June 29. The UN Security Council held a public meeting on cybersecurity issues on the 29th. Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, explained China’s position at the meeting.
The UN Deputy Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Zhong Manquan briefed the Security Council on cyber security issues.
She said that the advancement of digital technology continues to change human lives, putting increasing pressure on existing laws, humanitarian and ethical norms, non-proliferation, international stability, and peace and security.
Zhang Jun said that all countries in the online world not only enjoy common opportunities and common interests, but also face common challenges and assume common responsibilities, and they are increasingly becoming a community with a shared future.
The international community should work together to ensure cyber security and maintain international peace.
Zhang Jun said that we should maintain peace to promote security and prevent cyberspace from becoming a new battlefield.
The international community should abide by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, especially the principles of sovereign equality, prohibition of the use of force, non-interference in internal affairs, and peaceful settlement of disputes.
The right of all countries to independently choose the path of network development, network management mode, and equal participation in cyberspace governance should be respected.
The law of armed conflict and other issues applicable to cyberspace should be treated with caution, and an arms race in cyberspace should be prevented.
Zhang Jun said that exchanges and cooperation should be used to promote security and create a good environment for cyberspace.
Cyberspace hegemonism, unilateralism, and protectionism will only intensify confrontation and poison the atmosphere of cooperation, which should be resisted and opposed by the international community.
It is necessary to provide enterprises with an open, fair and non-discriminatory business environment, ensure the open, stable, and safe supply chain of the global information and communication industry chain, promote the healthy development of the global economy, and oppose the use of various reasons to artificially interfere with the normal operation of enterprises.
Zhang Jun said that we should strengthen governance to promote security and promote fairness and justice in cyberspace.
Countries should practice true multilateralism, establish an open, inclusive, and sustainable cyber security governance process under the framework of the United Nations, formulate international rules for cyberspace generally accepted by all countries, and oppose small circle and group politics.
China looks forward to the new UN Open Working Group on Cybersecurity to make new contributions to maintaining cybersecurity, and is willing to work with all parties to promote the formulation of an international convention against cybercrime under the framework of the United Nations.
Zhang Jun said that inclusive development should be used to promote security and achieve common prosperity in cyberspace.
Countries should adopt more active, inclusive, coordinated, and inclusive policies to promote the balanced development of information and communication technologies on a global scale, vigorously develop new models and new formats such as the digital economy, and oppose technological hegemony.
Digital infrastructure construction and interconnection should be strengthened, information barriers should be broken, digital divides should be bridged, and developing countries should be helped to improve the level of digitalization, networking and intelligence, and implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Zhang Jun pointed out that China put forward the "Global Data Security Initiative" last year, focusing on key infrastructure and personal information protection, corporate data storage and retrieval outside the country, supply chain security and other major issues, and put forward constructive solutions for maintaining global data and network security. .
China is also actively advancing the construction of the "Digital Silk Road" and working with other countries to build a new pattern of future-oriented intelligent interconnection.
Zhang Jun emphasized that cyberspace carries human dreams and is related to people's well-being, peace and security.
China is willing to work with other countries in the world to seize the opportunity of the information revolution, foster new drivers of innovation and development, create a new situation in digital cooperation, create a new pattern of cyber security, build a community of shared future in cyberspace, and work together to create a better future for mankind.
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