The Fourth UK-China Internet Roundtable
Updated:2011-09-29 14:19
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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 UK-China Internet Roundtable opens in Beijing |
Promote Internet development and safeguard security Wang Chen, minister of the State Internet Information Office, makes a keynote speech. Social network websites 'pose a challenge' Active online exchange 'major feature' of China's Internet |
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| The Fourth UK-China Internet Roundtable, co-sponsored by China's State Council Information Office and the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, is held in Beijing from Sept 29 to 30. | |||
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| Liu Yunshan | Wang Chen | Qian Xiaoqian | Liu Zhengrong | Ed Vaizey |
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| Llias Chantzos | Stephen Crisp | Pierre Cheung | Ma Huateng | Representatives |
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Internet in China |
| 500mInternet users | A growing market | ||
| China's Internet users has exceeded 500 million - an Internet popularization rate close to 40 percent. [More] | The number of China's micro-bloggers more than tripled during the first half of this year, and the number of group-purchasing users more than doubled. [More] | The four areas are promoting Internet infrastructure construction, encouraging technology progress and application, accelerating Internet application... [More] |
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| 493,000cyber attacks | Officials and Weibo | Police and Weibo | |
| China suffered about 493,000 cyber attacks last year, about half of which originated abroad, particularly the United States and India. [More] | By August 1, more than 10,000 government departments and officials across China had opened micro-blog accounts. [More] | The number of official police weibo already exceeds 4,000, and almost 5,000 officers use the services to help in their work.[More] |
An online game company from Ningbo recently found a novel way to improve the intellectual property (IP) rights situation in the Internet business.[More] |
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Previous Roundtable Coverage |
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China prepared to defend administration of Net China will promote the opening up of cyberspace and welcome foreign firms as long as they abide by Chinese laws and respect traditional Chinese culture. Internet offers netizens a new voice The Internet has become an increasingly important platform for the Chinese to express opinions on government policies and social issues, a senior Internet regulator has said. China, UK reach consensus on web economy The discussions in the forum examined the future development of the Internet economy, the opportunities for business in this evolution, especially with the development of new mobile Internet technologies and applications.
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White paper on the Internet in China |
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The Information Office of the State Council, or China's cabinet, published a white paper on the Internet in China in June 2010.Following is the full text: I. Endeavors to Spur the Development and Application of the Internet II. Promoting the Extensive Use of the Internet III. Guaranteeing Citizens' Freedom of Speech on the Internet IV. Basic Principles and Practices of Internet Administration V. Protecting Internet Security VI. Active International Exchanges and Cooperation
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