Chinese President Vows to Uphold ‘Cyber Sovereignty’

China’s President Xi Jinping called for “more fair and equitable” governance of the global web, as the country opened a state-run internet conference aimed at pushing its alternative vision of the web. Mr. Xi said in video remarks played at the conference opening that China would work to uphold “cyber sovereignty,” the idea that countries have absolute control over their corners of the internet.

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