China News Agency, United Nations, May 23. The United Nations Security Council held an open meeting on technology and security issues on the 23rd. At the meeting, Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, introduced China's propositions and initiatives to promote international scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation, and prevent and control security risks. Urge relevant countries to stop creating divisions and geopolitical confrontations around the world, including in the Asia-Pacific, and stop economic and technological decoupling, undermining the stability of global industrial chains and economic recovery.
Zhang Jun said that at present, the technological divide, especially the digital divide, between developed and developing countries is constantly widening, which is exacerbating new inequalities.
It is necessary to actively use multilateral platforms such as the United Nations to support scientific research capacity building in developing countries, bridge the development gap by narrowing the digital divide, and accelerate the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
It is necessary to support developing countries in using modern technological products and big data methods to improve social governance and effectively prevent and combat crime.
Zhang Jun said that technological development may become a source of risk.
The international community should uphold the concept of "science and technology for good", give full play to the role of the United Nations as the main channel, adhere to multilateral participation and multi-party participation, jointly manage and control the risks of technological development, and formulate and improve generally accepted rules and norms.
It is necessary to curb the abuse of information technology, oppose network monitoring and cyber attacks, and oppose the arms race in cyberspace.
It is necessary to prevent terrorists from using the Internet to recruit members, obtain funds and plan terrorist attacks, and prevent the Internet from becoming a breeding ground for hate speech, racism, and pornographic violence.
Governments of various countries should strengthen supervision in accordance with the law, standardize the application of technology, and better safeguard public interests.
Technology platform enterprises and Internet companies should strengthen self-discipline and fulfill social responsibilities.
Zhang Jun pointed out that the scientific world is not a zero-sum battlefield, and technological innovation should not have only one champion.
But what is of concern is that for some time, individual governments have politicized scientific and technological issues, generalized the concept of national security, abused state power, and intensified their efforts to suppress high-tech enterprises in other countries.
In order to maintain their own technological monopoly, they form an exclusive "small circle", engage in so-called "strategy" or "framework", block other countries' technology, promote technological bullying, and interfere with other countries' economic and technological cooperation.
Such an outdated Cold War mentality goes against the spirit of international cooperation and the trend of the times, harms the common interests of all countries in the world, and is doomed to fail.
We urge the governments of relevant countries to maintain a rational and open mind, view scientific and technological development and international scientific and technological cooperation in a correct way, and stop unreasonable suppression and restrictions on scientific and technological enterprises in other countries.
Zhang Jun emphasized that in the face of global challenges, unity and cooperation is the right way.
China urges relevant countries to stop creating divisions and engaging in geopolitical confrontation around the world, including in the Asia-Pacific, stop using ideological lines to coerce other countries to choose sides, stop creating economic and technological decoupling, and undermine the stability of global industrial chains and economic recovery.
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