World Internet Conference and China’s Promotion of Cyber Sovereignty
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54148/ELTELJ.2024.2.109Keywords:
World Internet Conference, cyber sovereignty, China, Non-alignment Movement, Natural Language ProcessingAbstract
Despite ongoing criticism, the Chinese government has continuously hosted the World Internet Conference for the last decade. This research explores the motives behind China’s persistent efforts, particularly focusing on its strategies for advocating cyber sovereignty. It uses natural language processing and discourse analysis to analyse official documents and Chinese media reports about the World Internet Conference. It finds that China uses discourses aligned with the ideologies of Non-aligned Movement members to facilitate the promotion of cyber sovereignty and leverage the World Internet Conference to build partnerships to influence the development of global cyber governance.