China News Service, Beijing, August 27th, Question:

Xiyan Dao | Use "law" to create a safe and clear "fifth space"

  Reporter Kan Feng

  The Internet is called the "fifth space" of human activities beyond the land, sea, sky and sky.

As one of the greatest inventions of the 20th century, the Internet has turned the world into a "global village" and profoundly changed people's production and lifestyle.

  However, in recent years, the concentration of network security issues, ranging from information leakage, network fraud, and network addiction to data theft, network monitoring, and hacker attacks, has highlighted the focus of warning people: how to make the "fifth space" safe, clear, standardized and orderly, not only It is a new challenge for the development of all countries and a new topic for global governance.

  "Cyberspace is not an 'extra-legal place'. Cyberspace is virtual, but the main body using cyberspace is real. Everyone should abide by the law and clarify the rights and obligations of all parties." Chinese President Xi Jinping, December 16, 2015 Stressed at the opening ceremony of the Second World Internet Conference.

  In a country with the world's largest digital society, the legalization of China's cyberspace is not only related to the vital interests of more than 1 billion netizens, but also of global significance to promote the construction of human digital civilization.

  On the one hand, the rule of law in cyberspace is the cornerstone of cybersecurity.

  Security is the foundation of Internet development, and it is also the most basic appeal of hundreds of millions of netizens living and working in the online world.

  "Network security and informatization are major strategic issues related to national security and national development, as well as the work and life of the broad masses of the people." As early as 2014, Xi Jinping discussed the significance of network security in this way.

  In recent years, from the introduction of important laws such as the Cybersecurity Law, the Data Security Law, and the Personal Information Protection Law, to the formulation of strategic plans and laws and regulations such as the National Cyberspace Security Strategy and the Regulations on the Security Protection of Critical Information Infrastructures, Until the issuance and implementation of departmental regulations and normative documents such as the "Measures for Cybersecurity Review", "Measures for Cloud Computing Service Security Assessment", and "Several Provisions on Vehicle Data Security Management (for Trial Implementation)", the "four beams and eight pillars" of "law" to ensure network security will be gradually implemented. Perfectly constructed.

  On the other hand, the rule of law in cyberspace is the guarantee of cyber civilization.

  Cyberspace is the common spiritual home of hundreds of millions of people. However, for some time, chaos such as cyber army, abnormal traffic, and cyber rumors have been criticized by the society.

To create a safe and clear cyberspace, there must be laws to abide by, laws to be followed, strict enforcement of laws, and prosecution of violations.

  "Cyberspace is the common spiritual home of hundreds of millions of people. Cyberspace is in the interest of the people with a clear sky and a sound ecology. The desolation of cyberspace and the deterioration of the ecology are not in the interest of the people. No one wants to live in a world full of falsehoods and frauds. , a space for attack, name-calling, terror, pornography, violence.”

  At the symposium on cyber security and informatization held on April 19, 2016, Xi Jinping emphasized that cyberspace governance must be strengthened in accordance with the law in an attitude of being responsible to the society and the people.

  In recent years, from rectifying online chaos to consolidating platform responsibilities, from strengthening personal information protection to accelerating the promotion of online protection of minors, the governance effect of governing the Internet, running the Internet according to the law, and surfing the Internet according to the law has become more and more obvious.

  This year's National Two Sessions, the two groups of data in the two high-level reports reflecting the strength of cyberspace governance are particularly interesting.

  In 2021, courts across the country will conclude 4,098 crimes against citizens' personal information, a year-on-year increase of 60.2%.

Procuratorial organs across the country prosecuted 282,000 people using the Internet to commit fraud, gambling, and dissemination of pornographic materials, a year-on-year increase of 98.5%.

  These figures are a strong proof that "the Internet is not a place outside the law", and also a vivid portrayal of China's use of "law" to create a safe and clear cyberspace.

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