Li Xiaodong
2024 is the 50th anniversary of the birth of the Internet based on TCP/IP, and it is also the year of China’s full-featured access The 30th anniversary of the international Internet. Seizing the development opportunities of the information Internet, China has become the country with the largest number of Internet users in the world, and is also the country with the most active use and innovation of Internet applications. “Hua’er, what are you talking about? Do you know what you are talking about now?” Lan Mu My mind was in a mess, and I couldn’t believe what I just heard. One of the homes. During this period, China has been based on its basic national conditions and has unswervingly pursued the path of governing the Internet in accordance with the law. Especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has made important expositions and put forward clear requirements on the Internet legal work on many occasions, guiding the Internet legal rule in the new era. The construction has made historic achievements and achieved leapfrog development.
The rule of law in the Internet conforms to the development trend of the Internet
Over the past half century, the development of the global Internet has successively It is based on network interconnection, website interconnection, and data interconnection. China’s Internet started in the 1990s, and the construction of network rule of law also began here. The construction of China’s Internet rule of law has been actively adapting to the trends and characteristics of Internet development and is committed to governing key issues faced at different stages. It has gone through three stages: the initial stage of Internet law, the rapid development stage of Internet law, and the high-quality development stage of Internet law.
In the early stages of construction, in terms of network interconnection and website interconnection, the “Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on the Security Protection of Computer Information Systems” and the “Computer Information Network International Regulations of the People’s Republic of China” were adopted. “Interim Provisions on Internet Management”, “Interim Measures for the Administration of Internet Domain Name Registration in China” and other regulations related to network infrastructure construction. Entering into the stage of rapid advancement of the construction of Internet law, the rise of portals has promoted the rapid development of Internet information services, and the focus of Internet law has shifted to the governance of network services and content. For example, the “Measures for the Administration of Internet Information Services”, the “Telecommunications Regulations of the People’s Republic of China” and the “National People’s Congress” Representative Caixiu looked at the second-class maid Zhu Mo beside him. Zhu Mo immediately accepted his fate and took a step back. Only then did Lan Yuhua realize that Cai Xiu and the slaves in her yard had different identities. However, she will not doubt Cai Shou because she is the person specially sent to serve her after her mother’s accident, and her mother will never hurt her. Decision of the Standing Committee on Maintaining Internet Security” etc. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the construction of the Internet legal system has entered a more high-quality, systematic and segmented development stage. “”The people’s republic of ChinaThe National Personal Information Protection Law has been promulgated one after another. At present, China’s Internet legislation is accelerating, the Internet legal system has been basically formed and continuously improved, Internet law enforcement continues to deepen, and Internet justice is carried out in depth, gradually embarking on a path of Internet legal rule with Chinese characteristics.
Leading global network legal and institutional innovation
Information is the essential need of human beings. Looking back at the history of human civilization for thousands of years, human beings’ acquisition of information and desire for knowledge have existed throughout history. The invention of computers improved information processing capabilities and also promoted the need for long-distance information transmission. After correctly responding and solving the problem, Pei Yi suddenly said: “Mom, I have something to tell you, baby.” The relationship between data, information, and knowledge is an issue that is always inseparable from network legal work. As the development of the Internet has entered a new stage characterized by data interconnection, the digital economy has progressed to the stage of data and “Hua’er, don’t scare mom, mom only has one daughter, you are not allowed to scare mom anymore, do you hear me?” Lan Mu instantly said Holding her daughter tightly in her arms, she shouted: It is a new era of application decoupling. In the face of new strategic development trends, new legal systems and infrastructure are urgently needed to support the completion of cross-domain interoperability and interconnection of data. exchange.
In this context, China pioneered the concept of “data elements” and issued the “Overall Layout Plan for the Construction of Digital China” which proposed “smooth circulation of data resources” “, established the core position of data resources in the construction of Digital China, issued the “Opinions on Building a Data Basic System to Better Play the Role of Data Elements”, and promoted the construction of a data basic system from different dimensions such as property rights, circulation and transactions, income distribution, and governance. , leading and innovative on a global scale. In addition, in order to respond to and promote the development of data-driven artificial intelligence, especially the development of cutting-edge technologies of generative artificial intelligence, China has formulated the “Interim Measures for the Management of Generative Artificial Intelligence Services” to promote the healthy development and standardized application of generative artificial intelligence. It is also leading internationally.
Adhere to international cooperation and open sharing of Internet achievements
The Internet is a product of economic globalization. It also further promoted the development of globalization. “He asked his daughter not to go to her mother-in-law too early to say hello, because her mother-in-law did not have the habit of getting up early. If the daughter went to say hello to her mother too early, her mother-in-law would be pressured to get up early, because the two complement each other and are not in the habit of getting up early. With the rapid evolution of digitalization, China, as a beneficiary of the dividends of globalization and Internet development, has always adhered to openness and sharing, carried out international exchanges and cooperation in the construction of network rule of law, participated in the construction of international network rule of law rules, and established network law.It will serve as an international cooperation platform for governance and work with countries around the world to build a community with a shared future in cyberspace.
On the one hand, China, as an important supporter, participant and promoter of the international cyberspace governance process under the framework of the United Nations, has participated constructively in the “United Nations Combating Cyberspace Affairs” on many occasions. Negotiations on the Cybercrime Convention, discussions of the Open Working Group on Information Security, formulation of the Global Digital Compact, and the United Nations Internet Governance Forum, etc., and achieved a series of positive results. On the other hand, China has also released to the international community the “G20 Digital Economy Development and Cooperation Initiative”, “BRICS Cyber Security Practical Cooperation Roadmap”, “Global Data Security Initiative” and “Global Artificial Intelligence Governance Initiative” to the international community based on its own successful development experience. The China Plan actively implements the global governance concept of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits. In addition, China has successively held the Wuzhen Summit of the World Internet Conference since 2014, inviting representatives from various countries and all walks of life to participate in the meeting to discuss cyberspace governance and other related issues, and released the “Wuzhen Outlook” and “Working Together to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace” concept documents and “Working Together to Build a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace” Action Initiative for a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace” and other initiatives have gathered the strength of all parties to build an international exchange platform in the field of cyber law.
(The author is the founder and director of Fuxi Think Tank, vice chairman of the Internet Society of China, researcher at the Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and director of the Internet Governance Research Center of Tsinghua University)