Lu Wei, head of the Cyberspace Administration of China, introduces the 2nd World Internet Conference at the press briefing in Beijing, Dec 9, 2015. (Photo/China Daily)
China's top Internet watchdog said on Wednesday it maintains not only the freedom but also the order of cyber space and China's door is always open to global Internet firms unless they do harm to the country's national interest and consumers' rights.
Lu Wei, minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China, made the remarks at a press briefing ahead of the Second World Internet Conference scheduled from Dec 16 to 18 in the riverside town of Wuzhen, East China's Zhejiang province.
President Xi Jinping is expected to attend the conference and deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony.
"China manages its cyber space under of the rule of law, or in other words, we manage the relationship between freedom and order in an appropriate way," said Lu.
He refuted some Western media reports that "China controls its Internet," while confirming the fact that the Chinese government has strengthened governance of problems over the Internet since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
