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Statement by Counsellor Wu Jianjian, Head of the Chinese Delegation
at the General Exchange of Views of the First Substantive Session
of the Open-ended Working Group on Security of and in the Use of
Information and Communications Technologies
December 14, 2021
Mr. Chairman, colleagues,
I would like to begin by congratulating Ambassador Gafoor for
assuming the chairmanship of this Working Group. We trust that under your
leadership, the OEWG will make positive progress. I would also like to take
this opportunity to thank you, Mr. Chairman and the Secretariat for your
hard work leading up to this meeting.
Colleagues,
The pandemic is propelling digitization and ICT application. Digital
economy has become a new engine of recovery for countries. Data has
become a new driving force for innovation and development. Humankind is
leap-frogging into a new era of digital civilization. Meanwhile, cyber
security risks and challenges are raising and unabated, with cyber attacks,
cyber crime and cyber terrorism posing serious threats to critical information
infrastructure. Some countries and military blocks have been developing
offensive cyber capabilities and sophisticated cyber weapons endangering
international peace and security. Faced with these challenges, the Working
Group should stay committed to the pursuit of cooperation and peace by
formulating international rules governing the cyberspace, shaping a new
digital governance order in line with the will and interest of most countries.
First, we should strengthen unity and cooperation. This year, the
OEWG and the GGE have successfully concluded their reports, and the
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