The State Council Information Office held a press conference on the 2nd World Internet Conference, on Wednesday. Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend and deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the conference, which is scheduled to be held from Dec 16 to 18, said Lu Wei, minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China.
What do Internet tycoons say about this meeting?
Lu Wei, minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China:
"China will assume the responsibility of a great network power. By holding the World Internet Conference, we hope to build a multilateral, democratic, transparent international Internet governance system that will better benefit the whole world."
Ren Xianliang, deputy minister of Cyberspace Administration of China:
"More than 260 companies from Europe, the United States, the Asia Pacific and Latin America will take part in the Light of the Internet Expo, where Baidu will debut its world-class self-driving car and Volvo will unveil the latest smart-connected car. Visitors will also see Nokia's latest Virtual Reality platform, China's 5G-network technology as well as the high-speed wireless Internet platform developed by the biggest mobile Internet company in the Latin America for the upcoming 2016 Rio Olympics."
Ge Huijun, director of the publicity department of the CPC Zhejiang Provincial Committee:
"Wuzhen has fully merged with the "Internet Plus" concept, with online medical services, smart tourism, and intelligent traffic successively put into operation. Its charm will further release with the all-coveraged free Wi-Fi. Wuzhen is not only a historical town and a tourist town now, but also a smart town and a pioneering town for start-ups."
Jack Ma, Alibaba founder and Executive Chairman:
"Wuzhen Summit makes me think of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos. I hope that the 2nd World Internet Conference will make Internet economy a positive power and core engine for promoting economic restructuring of China even the whole world."
Lei Jun, founder and chief executive officer of Xiaomi Inc:
"In the PC Internet era, China lagged the United States. In the mobile Internet era, China and the US are at the same starting line. In the Internet of Things era, China will lead the world with advantage of supply chain and manufacturing. I hope that the 2nd World Internet Conference will be held successfully, become a grand global Internet meeting and show advantage of China's Internet to the whole world."
Cao Guowei, chairman and CEO of Sina.com:
"When it comes to the 2nd World Internet Conference, I hope that, first, we can reach consensus, establish rules and orders; second, enterprises can communicate and share effectively, learn from each other and develop together; third, the 2nd World Internet Conference can benefit Internet citizen even mankind, and turn China into a Internet power."
