Strong Guidance for the Construction of Network Power in the New Era -- Interpretation of General Secretary Xi Jinping's Important Speech at the National Network Security and Informatization Work Conference

The National Network Security and Informatization Work Conference was held in Beijing from 20 to 21. General Secretary Xi Jinping attended the meeting and delivered an important speech. Starting from the overall situation of the party and the country, he scientifically analyzed the trend of informatization reform and the historical mission shouldered, systematically expounded the strategic thinking of network power, and profoundly answered the development of the network information industry. A series of major theoretical and practical issues have pointed out the way forward and provided fundamental follow-up for accelerating the construction of a network power.

What important signals did the meeting release about the development of the network information industry and the promotion of the construction of a network power? The reporter interviewed authoritative experts to interpret it.

Signal one: the formation of the strategic thought of network power.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that we continue to promote theoretical and practical innovation, not only to find a way to govern the Internet with Chinese characteristics, but also to put forward a series of new ideas, new viewpoints and new judgments, forming the strategic thinking of a network power.

"Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has attached great importance to the development of the Internet and information industry and has carried out a series of important top-level designs and strategic layouts." Li Yan, deputy director of the Information Institute of the China Institute of Modern International Relations, believes that launching development goals such as the national cyberspace security strategy and the cyberspace international cooperation strategy, formulating network-related policies and regulations to provide institutional guarantees for development, and participating in international cyberspace governance to actively respond to international concerns, etc., is an important part of the comprehensive implementation of the strategic thinking of building a cyber power internally and building a community with a shared future in cyberspace externally.

Li Yan said that in the current global informatization background, network strength is an important part of comprehensive national strength, and building a network power has also become the only way to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. The formation of the strategic thinking of network power has pointed out the path to achieve this goal, boosted the confidence of the whole society, and provided a guide for action.

Signal 2: Establish a correct view of network security

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that without network security, there would be no national security, there would be no stable economic and social operation, and it would be difficult to protect the interests of the broad masses of the people. It is necessary to establish a correct concept of network security, strengthen the network security protection of information infrastructure, strengthen the construction of overall planning mechanisms, means and platforms for network security information, strengthen the construction of emergency command capacity for network security incidents, and actively develop the network security industry. to move the gateway forward and take precautions.

"General Secretary Xi Jinping put forward the 'correct concept of network security', which is the basic methodology we need to follow in carrying out all kinds of network security work." Zuo Xiaodong, vice president of the China Academy of Information Security, believes that with the development of informatization, key information infrastructure has become the nerve center of key industries related to the national economy and people's livelihood, such as finance and transportation. The problem of network security means the stagnation of these industries, which will affect economic security and social public security, and endanger national security. Therefore, the protection of critical information infrastructure is the top priority of network security.

Zuo Xiaodong said that network security is for the people, network security depends on the people, and maintaining network security is the common responsibility of the whole society. Only by improving the national network security awareness, improving the network security protection skills of the whole society, and cultivating the ability of netizens to identify and resist illegal and harmful information, can we build a national network security defense line.

Signal three: the core technology is the country's most important

"Core technology is the country's most important weapon." General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that we must make up our minds, maintain perseverance, find the right center of gravity, and accelerate breakthroughs in core technologies in the information field.

"Without core technology, you can only be controlled by others." Wu Jianping, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a professor at Tsinghua University, said that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech once again sounded the alarm for scientific and technological workers, and also pointed out the direction for my country to accelerate breakthroughs in core technologies in the information field.

Wu Jianping said that in recent years, my country has made great progress in the Internet application market, but the gap must be seen. We should make use of our advantages in the application field, speed up the investment and research and development of basic core technologies, and grasp the right to speak and take the initiative in basic and key core technologies as soon as possible.

Experts believe that General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech put forward clear ideas for solving the bottleneck problems faced by core technological breakthroughs in the information field: "Select the best from the best and make breakthroughs in key points", which will be more conducive to a systematic technological layout and "improve finance, The institutional environment of finance, taxation, international trade, talent, intellectual property protection and other institutional environments, and optimizing the market environment" will be more conducive to releasing the innovative vitality of various innovative entities, "Strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights" will be more conducive to cultivating a fair market environment, and "opening up the green channel between basic research and technological innovation" will be more conducive to promoting basic research to drive breakthroughs in applied technology groups.

Signal 4: Accelerate the development of informatization, and drive and enhance the development of new industrialization, urbanization, and agricultural modernization as a whole

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that it is necessary to develop the digital economy, accelerate the promotion of digital industrialization, rely on information technology innovation to drive, continue to give birth to new industries, new formats and new models, and use new momentum to promote new development. It is necessary to promote the digitization of industries, use new Internet technologies and new applications to transform traditional industries in an all-round, all-angle, and all-chain manner, improve total factor productivity, and release the amplification, superposition, and multiplication of digital economic development. We should promote the deep integration of the Internet, big data, artificial intelligence and the real economy, and accelerate the digitization, networking and intelligence of manufacturing, agriculture and service industries.

The digital economy is becoming an important force driving China's economic development. Statistics show that the development of my country's digital economy has entered a golden period. In 2017, my country's total digital economy reached 27.2 trillion billion yuan, accounting for 32.9 percent of GDP.

Wu Jianping believes that information technology represented by the Internet is deeply affecting various fields and has brought about subversive changes, which have been accelerating in recent years. On the one hand, it is necessary to find and strengthen breakthroughs in new technologies to empower the economy. On the other hand, it is necessary to increase investment in basic and key core technologies in the field of information technology as soon as possible to contribute to the "Internet" action plan, "Made in China 2025" and Major strategic layouts such as the development plan of a new generation of artificial intelligence have laid a solid foundation for development.

Signal 5: Strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee on network letter work

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that leading cadres at all levels, especially senior cadres, must actively adapt to the requirements of informatization, strengthen Internet thinking, and continuously improve their ability to grasp the laws of the Internet, the ability to guide online public opinion, the ability to control the development of informatization, and the ability to network Security guarantee ability. Party and government organs and leading cadres at all levels should improve their ability to organize, publicize, guide and serve the masses through the Internet.

Song Jianwu, a professor at the School of Journalism at Renmin University of China, said that the number of netizens in China has reached 0.772 billion, and the Internet has become an important platform for social communication and information exchange, forming a new space for social consensus. Only when party members and cadres constantly adapt to the laws of the change and development of the Internet, learn, understand, and use the Internet, and understand what the masses think, can they not be divorced from the masses and manage the network well in accordance with the law.

"Only by strengthening the centralized and unified leadership of the Party Central Committee over the Internet and information work can we ensure that the Internet and information industry always advances in the right direction and make the cyberspace clearer." Song Jianwu said.

Signal 6: Promoting the reform of the global Internet governance system is the general trend and the people's will.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that international cyberspace governance should adhere to multilateral participation and multi-party participation, and play the role of various subjects such as governments, international organizations, Internet companies, technical communities, non-governmental organizations, and individual citizens. We should not only promote network governance within the framework of the United Nations, but also give better play to the active role of various non-state actors. It is necessary to take the "Belt and Road" construction as an opportunity to strengthen cooperation with countries along the route, especially developing countries, in network infrastructure construction, digital economy, and network security, and build the 21st Century Digital Silk Road.

"Like the global multi-polar development trend, the current multi-polar balanced cyberspace governance system is beginning to emerge." Hui Zhibin, executive director of the Internet Research Center of the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, believes that with the improvement of China's overall national strength, especially the international development of Internet information enterprises, in the future, China needs to serve the overall situation of reform and opening up and the construction of a network power as the fundamental goal, adhere to the "four principles" and "five propositions" of building a community with a shared future in cyberspace, Steady and balanced planning and implementation of cyberspace international governance strategy, increase the effective supply of public goods for international governance in cyberspace, and promote the reform of the global cyberspace governance system in an orderly manner.

Hui Zhibin said that to provide cyberspace public products to countries along the "Belt and Road", in particular, it is necessary to actively play the role of Internet information companies, design international cooperation strategies in the field of Internet information in countries along the "Belt and Road", and deepen cooperation through substantive investment. Provide more cyberspace public products in terms of capital, technology, talents, and capacity building.

Source: Xinhua