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World Internet Conference

The World Internet Conference (WIC, simplified Chinese: 世界互联网大会; traditional Chinese: 世界互聯網大會; pinyin: Shìjiè Hùliánwǎng Dàhuì), also known as the Wuzhen Summit (乌镇峰会; 烏鎮峰會; Wūzhèn Fēnghuì), is an annual event, first held in 2014, organized by the Chinese government to discuss global Internet issues and policies.[1] It is organized by the Cyberspace Administration of China.[2]

World Internet Conference
世界互联网大会

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November 19, 2014 (2014-11-19)

Cyberspace Administration of China
Provincial government of Zhejiang

wicwuzhen.cn (Chinese)
wuzhenwic.org (English)

世界互联网大会

世界互聯網大會

Shìjiè Hùliánwǎng Dàhuì

Shìjiè Hùliánwǎng Dàhuì

乌镇峰会

烏鎮峰會

Wūzhèn Fēnghuì

Wūzhèn Fēnghuì

Wuzhen Declaration[edit]

At the first World Internet Conference in 2014, an unknown party distributed a draft joint statement affirming the right of individual nations to develop, use, and govern the Internet, a concept Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general secretary and paramount leader Xi Jinping calls cyber sovereignty.[3] Attendees received a draft of the statement overnight, slid under their hotel doors. As some objected to the statement, the organizers made no mention of it in the conference's final day.[4]

Responses[edit]

Lack of open access[edit]

The 2015 World Internet Conference organizers denied entry to reporters for certain U.S. media outlets, such as The New York Times.[1][14] In response, Reporters Without Borders called for a boycott of the 2015 World Internet Conference.[15]

Future of Go Summit

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