CHINA is ready to work with other countries to deepen international cooperation, respect sovereignty on the Internet and uphold cybersecurity, said President Xi Jinping in a congratulatory letter to the three-day First World Internet Conference, which opened yesterday in Wuzhen, a tourist spot in Zhejiang Province.

    Xi said in the letter, read out by Vice Premier Ma Kai at the opening ceremony, that China is actively advancing the development of the Internet and extending its benefit to the 1.3 billion Chinese people.

    Internet has reflected the major issues of cyberspace that the international community is focused on, he said.

    Xi also extended warm welcome to all participants, including government officials from countries, heads of international institutions, experts, scholars and businesspeople.

    With “An Interconnected World Shared and Governed by All” as its theme, the conference, jointly held by the Cyberspace Administration of China and the Zhejiang Provincial Government, will cover topics including global Internet governance, mobile Internet, cross-border e-commerce, cybersecurity and terrorism.

    Attendees include Alibaba chairman Jack Ma, Tencent founder and chairman Pony Ma, Chinese search engine Baidu CEO Li Yanhong, Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) CEO Fadi Chehade and representatives from Qualcomm, Microsoft and Samsung, among more than 1,000 delegates from nearly 100 countries and regions.(Xinhua)