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Original title: China’s “Data Security Initiative” attracted the attention of foreign media, British media: China’s initiative is a pragmatic proposal to protect consumers and stop data abuse
[Reportero de Global Times Li Xue]According to the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 8th, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a speech at the Global Digital Governance Seminar that morning and proposed that in order to face new problems and challenges, we must jointly build peace, security, openness and cooperation. In an orderly cyberspace, China is willing to launch the “Global Data Security Initiative” to provide a blueprint for the formulation of international rules for digital security, to initiate a global process, and to call on governments, international organizations and other parties to participate.
This initiative includes eight main contents, including maintaining open security and stability of the global supply chain, opposing the use of information technology to damage the critical infrastructure of other countries and steal important data, prevent and stop the use of information technology to violate personal information and oppose the abuse of information technology to attack other countries. For large-scale monitoring, domestic companies should not be forced to store foreign data in the country, should not directly retrieve foreign data from companies, and companies should not install back doors on products and services.
China’s “Global Data Security Initiative” has sparked heated discussions in foreign media. Bloomberg News reported on the 8th that when Wang Yi attended the G20 foreign ministers’ video conference last week, he said that China is actively considering an initiative to keep data safe. The initiative was finally made public on the 8th. This is China’s hope to develop global standards in the digital field. Part of the plan. According to the report, China’s initiative to oppose foreign governments’ access to Chinese company data is an attempt to refute Washington’s allegations that Chinese service providers such as TikTok and WeChat “share confidential data with Beijing.” .
“Deutsche Welle” noted that the time China proposed this moment is a month after the United States proposed the “clean grid” plan. On August 5, US Secretary of State Pompeo proposed the so-called “clean network” plan, which aims to exclude Chinese operators, app stores, applications, network clouds, and network cables from infrastructure. Internet used in the United States and other countries. Outside. According to the report, compared to the United States that explicitly excluded China from its plan, China’s proposal is based on the general direction principle, and does not refer specifically to the United States.
However, the “Wall Street Journal” of the United States reported on the 8th that this is a new initiative launched by China to counter the “clean net” plan at a time when relations between China and the United States are turning increasingly tense. Although the initiative did not mention the United States and the “Clean Network” plan, Wang Yi has stated in his statement that this measure is a response to the aforementioned measures of the White House. In his speech, Wang Yi said, “Individual countries are aggressively pursuing unilateralism, dumping dirty water on other countries under the pretext of ‘cleansing’ and conducting global hunts against leading companies in other countries under the pretext of security. This it is a naked act of intimidation. It should be opposed and rejected. “
The report also noted that the commitments made by the aforementioned initiatives corresponded to China’s response to so-called “technical security threats” and other accusations from the United States. For example, the initiative urges countries to oppose “large-scale surveillance against other countries” and calls on technology companies not to install back doors on products and services.
At the regular Foreign Ministry press conference on the 8th, a journalist asked if the “Global Data Security Initiative” was targeting the US “clean net” plan. Spokesman Zhao Lijian said that global digital governance requires countries to establish mutual trust and deepen cooperation. State Councilor Wang Yi made it clear in his speech this morning that the right way to solve the problem of global digital governance is through consultation, joint contribution and sharing. China introduces the “Initiative”, which aims to contribute China’s wisdom to maintain data security, promote digital development and cooperation, and promote global digital governance. We are ready to work with all parties to defend multilateralism, take into account the principles of security and development, and defend equity and justice to jointly respond to new problems and challenges and build a community of digital destiny. He emphasized that on the issue of data security, China has always been frank, open and cooperative. If all countries, especially those that deliberately spread rumors and slander and make baseless accusations against China, can make commitments as China does, this will help strengthen mutual trust and cooperation between countries on data security issues.
“At present, the world lacks a unified standard for managing cross-border data flows. China hopes to fill this gap and expresses its willingness to contribute its own wisdom.” The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on the 8th that legal experts appreciated China’s initiative to develop global standards for data security. Caroline Bige, a technology and communications lawyer at Ouhua Law Firm, told the BBC that China’s proposal appears to be a pragmatic proposal to protect consumers and stop data abuse. She also said: “China currently has a very strong data security network, but the United States is far from reaching this level because the United States has not enacted any national laws on it.”
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