<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I thought this would be of interest to this group.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Greg</div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ocl@gih.com">ocl@gih.com</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 6:56 AM<br>Subject: [ccwg-internet-governance] An important development in cyberspace<br>To: "<a href="mailto:ccwg-internet-governance@icann.org">ccwg-internet-governance@icann.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:ccwg-internet-governance@icann.org">ccwg-internet-governance@icann.org</a>><br><br><br>
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Hello all,<br>
<br>
the attached Press Release was not widely publicised - and appears
to not have been picked up by western media... yet<br>
The event took place last Saturday, as related here by the official
news agency:
<a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-06/26/c_135466187.htm" target="_blank">http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-06/26/c_135466187.htm</a><br>
<br>
The text of the declaration is attached. For those of you who do not
read Chinese, I am including a Google translation of the text below.
Please pay particular attention to the <font color="#ff0000">red </font>text.
I gather that since it is undersigned by the presidents of two
countries, it needs to be taken rather seriously.<br>
Best,<br>
<br>
Olivier<br>
<br>
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President of the People's Republic of China and President of the
Russian Federation Joint Declaration on cooperation to promote the
development of information in cyberspace (full text)<br>
June 26, 2016 00:27:43 Source: Xinhua News Agency<br>
<br>
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 25 -<br>
<br>
President of the People's Republic of China and President of the
Russian Federation Joint Declaration on cooperation to promote the
development of information in cyberspace<br>
<br>
People's Republic of China and the Russian Federation Head of State
pointed out that with the rapid advances in information
infrastructure and information and communication technology,
information in cyberspace profoundly changed the production of human
life, a strong impetus to social development. A secure stability and
prosperity of information in cyberspace, the two countries as well
as world peace and development are of great significance. The two
countries will work together to promote the development of
information in cyberspace, to better benefit the two peoples and the
people of the world.<br>
<br>
We believe that the information in cyberspace is facing increasingly
serious security challenges, IT severe abuse, including China and
Russia, including the countries have important common interests and
cooperation in space, should mutual respect and mutual trust on the
basis of it security information cyberspace security, promote the
development of the subject information in cyberspace, fully carry
out substantive dialogue and cooperation.<br>
<br>
We always abide by the information in cyberspace respect for the
principles of national sovereignty, to support countries to maintain
the reasonable demands of their own security and development,
advocacy to build peace, security, openness and information in
cyberspace a new order of cooperation, explore the development of
universally accepted responsibility within the UN framework acts of
international norms.<br>
<br>
<font color="#ff0000">We maintain that all countries have the right
to equal participation in Internet governance, in accordance with
national law and entitled to the actual system, safeguard national
security network. We propose the establishment of a multilateral,
democratic and transparent system of Internet governance, support
for the United Nations to play an important role in establishing
the international aspects of Internet governance mechanisms.</font><br>
<br>
We believe that, under the framework of China-Russia comprehensive
strategic partnership of cooperation between the two countries to
further develop information collaboration in cyberspace, for the
maintenance of international as well as a wider range of interests
of the two is necessary. We recall that in May 2015 the two
countries signed the "People's Republic of China and the Russian
Federation joint statement on deepening the comprehensive strategic
partnership of cooperation, promote cooperation and win-win" and is
willing to further enhance mutual trust between the two countries
information in cyberspace, promote the establishment of fair and
equitable information system development and security in cyberspace,
reached the following consensus:<br>
<br>
First, the network jointly initiated to promote respect for the
sovereignty of his country against violations of the sovereignty of
network behavior.<br>
<br>
Second, jointly initiated to promote respect for cultural traditions
and social habits; oppose interference in the internal affairs of
information through cyberspace, disturbing public order, inciting
inter-ethnic, inter-ethnic, inter-religious hostility, acts of
sabotage national governance.<br>
<br>
Third, to strengthen scientific and technological cooperation in the
field of information in cyberspace, jointly research and development
of information and communication technologies, to increase both
information exchange and personnel training.<br>
<br>
Fourth, to strengthen economic cooperation in the field of
information in cyberspace and promote exchanges between the two
countries and to promote multilateral cooperation in industry, to
provide technical assistance to developing, bridging the digital
divide.<br>
<br>
Fifth, earnestly safeguard the legitimate rights of their citizens
on the Internet, work together to build peace, security, openness
and information in cyberspace a new order of cooperation.<br>
<br>
Sixth, to intensify its efforts to prevent and combat terrorist and
criminal use of network activities, initiatives under the United
Nations Framework for the establishment of coping mechanisms for
cooperation, including research to develop a global legal
instrument.<br>
<br>
Seven, to develop Internet security emergency in cooperation with
network security threat information sharing, strengthen the
management of cross-border network security threats.<br>
<br>
Federation Russian presidential aide for the implementation of the
above tasks, we specify the People's Republic of China National
Internet Information Office Director and responsible application of
information technology as both the High Representative, responsible
for holding regular meetings to consult on issues of common concern,
to determine the spatial information network of mutually beneficial
cooperation new directions and initiatives to coordinate cooperation
between the relevant departments. The competent authorities
diplomacy, law enforcement, and communications will continue to
strengthen the existing cooperation Counterpart consultations,
develop implementation roadmaps in their respective fields.<br>
<br>
President of the People's Republic of China <br>
President of the Russian Federation<br>
<br>
Xi Jinping <br>
Vladimir Vladimir Putin<br>
<br>
Er ○ June 25, 2016 in Beijing<br>
<br>
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