Beijing warned its tough internet controls may hurt foreign relations
Censorship and restrictions come under attack from foreign delegates at conference aimed at rallying support for China’s cyber governance model
China has used a high-profile tech conference attended by top executives from the likes of Apple and Facebook to tout its tough model of cyber governance, but foreign delegates at the event warned Beijing’s policies could harm its relations with the rest of the world.
Xu Lin, director of the Cyberspace Administration of China, on Tuesday read out a list of internet specialists and tech company executives who backed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s latest call to respect the country’s cyberspace sovereignty and promote partnerships.
He was speaking at the closing ceremony of China’s annual World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province.
The Chinese government uses the event to rally support for its approach to the internet – censorship and increasingly restrictive controls – that it claims does no harm to technology and business development in the country.
