World Internet Conference
The World Internet Conference (WIC) is an event initiated by China and held annually in Wuzhen, a water town in Zhejiang Province. It is a grand gathering of the internet world, with the goal of building a community with a shared future in cyberspace, and creating a platform to link China and the rest of the world - an interconnected world shared and governed by all so that different countries may reach consensus despite disputes and seek cooperation for win-win results. Government officials, heads of international organizations, IT titans, experts and scholars from around the globe are invited to the conference.
The first of the five WICs was held in November 2014. Every year, Chinese President Xi Jinping sends a letter or attends the conference. China holds that the development of the internet knows no national or sectoral boundaries. The sound use, development and governance of the internet thus call for respect of cyber sovereignty, closer international cooperation, and joint efforts to build a community with a shared future in cyberspace.
世界互聯網大會
世界互聯網大會是由中國倡導并每年在浙江省烏鎮舉辦的世界性互聯網盛會, 旨在推動全球構建網絡空間命運共同體, 搭建中國與世界互聯互通的國際平臺和國際互聯網共享共治的平臺,讓各國在爭議中求共識、在共識中謀合作、在合作中創共贏。世界互聯網大會邀請各國和地區政要、國際組織負責人、互聯網企業領軍人物、專家學者等多方參與。第一屆大會于2014年11月舉辦。截至2018年年底,世界互聯網大會已經成功舉辦五屆。每年習近平主席都以親自出席或致賀辭賀信的形式,對大會的召開表示祝賀。中國一貫強調,互聯網發展是無國界、無邊界的,利用好、發展好、治理好互聯網,必須在尊重網絡主權的前提下,深化網絡空間國際合作,攜手構建網絡空間命運共同體。