ChinaCelebrates30YearsofGlobalInternetAccesswithHigh-LevelDialogue_GuangmingOnlineOnApril19,2024,ahigh-leveldialoguetitled“FromGatewaytoGalaxy:ChartingtheFuture”washeldatthebirthplaceofInternetinChina–theComputerNetworkInformationCenter(CNIC)oftheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS)tomarkthe30thanniversaryofChina’sfullaccesstotheworldwideweb.TheeventcelebratedtheremarkableachievementsandtransformationsofChina’sInternetindustryoverthepast30years,particularlyinthelastdecadeunderthevisionaryleadershipoftheCommunistPartyofChinaGeneralSecretaryXiJinpinginleveragingthepoweroftheInternet.PhototakenonApril19showsahigh-leveldialoguetitled“FromGatewaytoGalaxy:ChartingtheFuture”beingheldattheComputerNetworkInformationCenteroftheChineseAcademyofSciences.(PhotoprovidedbyTheBeijingNews)ChenYunji,DeputyDirectoroftheCASNetworkInformationOffice,highlightedinhisspeechthepivotalmomentonApril20,1994,whena64KprivatelineoftheCASsuccessfullyconnectedtotheinternationalInternet,makingChinathe77thmemberoftheglobalInternetcommunity.AsatrailblazerinInternettechnology,CAShasplayedacrucialroleinadvancingtheInternetandfosteringtechnologicalinnovation.ChenunderscoredthatCASwouldalignitselfwiththecountry’smajorstrategicobjectives,leadintechnology,enhancefoundationalITcapabilities,andgrowdigitally.Thisincludesbuildingasmart,interactive“InformationNetworkforScientificResearch”andanAIplatformencompassingdata,models,andalgorithms.Additionally,effortswillcontinuetopromotetheapplicationofthe“ChinaScienceandTechnologyCloud”toenhancetherobustdigitalinfrastructureforinnovationandbuildacountrythatistechnologicallyself-reliantanddigitallyempowered.FanXiaowei,DirectoroftheNetworkCommunicationBureauundertheOfficeoftheCentralCyberspaceAffairsCommission,underscoredinhisspeechthesymbioticrelationshipbetweenChina’sInternetanditssocio-economicprogressoverthepastthreedecades.Fromamodestbeginningtoitscurrentprominence,theInternethaspropelledthenation’sprogress,affirmingthefactthat“China’sInternetthriveswhenthenationthrives.”Heemphasizedtheimperativeofaligninghigh-qualitygrowthwithrobustcontentcreationtoharnessthecollectiveenergyofnationalconstructionandrejuvenationincyberspace.Respectingnetizens’contributionsandaspirations,asheputit,willenablethehundredsofmillionsconnectedtosharethebenefitsofInternet,empoweringmoreindividualstobecomecontentcreators,andtappingtheconstructivepotentialsoftheirvoices.Fancalledforleveragingnewtechnologiestoenhancecontentcreation,positioningtheInternetasavitalplatformforpromotingfineculturesanddisseminatingpositiveenergy,therebyfosteringavibrantdigitalcommunityforhundredsofmillionsofnetizens.Inhisaddress,LiDegang,DeputyDirectorGeneraloftheBeijingMunicipalCyberspaceCommission,reflectedontheintertwinedjourneyofChina’sInternetandthecityofBeijingoverthepastthreedecades.HighlightingBeijing’sroleinspearheadingthenation’sdigitaltransformation,headvocatedforleveraginghigh-qualitycontents,cutting-edgetechnologies,andeffectivedisseminationchannelstoevokeasenseofconnectivityandresonanceamongnetizens.LiunderscoredtheimportanceofpresentingacomprehensiveandmultifacetednarrativeoftheevolutionandachievementsoftheInternetinthepastdecades,andconsolidatingBeijing’sleadininnovation-driven,digitaldevelopment.SunNinghui,aresearcherattheCASInstituteofComputingTechnologyandacademicianoftheChineseAcademyofEngineering(CAE),highlightedtheongoingtechnologicalrevolutionandindustrialtransformation.Heemphasizedtherapidadvancementsinbigdata,cloudcomputing,industrialInternet,blockchain,andartificialintelligence,whichhavepropelledtheworldintoaneweraofdigitization,networking,andintelligence.Sunappealedforasenseofurgencyandastrongsenseofmission,alongwithself-confidence,self-improvement,andinnovation.HecalledforintensifyingRDeffortsinnetworkinformationtechnology,graspingkeycoretechnologies,andstrivingtoleadtheglobalwaveofInternet,therebytransformingChinaintoastrongInternetpower.Thehigh-leveldialoguealsosawallfourChineseinducteestothe“InternetHallofFame”sharingthesamestageforthefirsttime–CAEacademicianandCASformervicepresidentHuQiheng;researcherQianHualin,formerdeputydirectorofCNIC;CAEacademicianWuJianping;andProfessorLiXingfromTsinghuaUniversity’sDepartmentofElectronicEngineering.Duringtheevent,CASacademicianGuoHuadong,DeputyPartySecretaryofHaidianDistrictYangRenquan,andSohufounderZhangChaoyangdeliveredkeynotespeechesfocusingontheInternet’shistoricalachievementsandprospects.StafffromLenovoGroupandJingdongExpress,aswellaspopularsciencevideobloggers,sharedtheirexperienceswiththeInternet.Withaviewofamplifyingthevoiceoftheevent,anumberofmainstreamwebsitesalsolaunchedacommunicationscampaigntitled“PositiveEnergyOnline”PhototakenonApril19showsresearcherQianHualin,formerdeputydirectorofCNIC;CAEacademicianandformervicepresidentofCASHuQiheng;CAEacademicianWuJianping;andProfessorLiXingfromTsinghuaUniversity’sDepartmentofElectronicEngineering,fromlefttoright.(PhotoprovidedbyTheBeijingNews)ParticipatingexpertsandofficialsinauguratedaplaquefortheexhibitionmarkingChina’sfull-scaleconnectiontotheglobalInternet,leveragingscenerestorations,physicaldisplays,historicalarchives,andotherexhibits,theexhibitionintroducesthenation’searlyexploration,research,andeventualintegrationintotheworldwideweb.Theeventalsosawthelaunchofanonlinepublicitycampaignmarkingthe30thanniversaryofChina’sfullintegrationintotheInternet.JournalistsandonlineinfluencerswillsoonrolloutaseriesofreportsandstoriesaboutChina’sthree-decadesjourneyincyberspace,injectingmorepositiveenergyandinspiringnetizenstocontributetothenation’sdigitalempowermentandprogress.PhototakenonApril19showsthelaunchofanonlinepublicitycampaignmarkingthe30thanniversaryofChina’sfullintegrationintotheInternetattheComputerNetworkInformationCenteroftheChineseAcademyofSciences.(PhotoprovidedbyTheBeijingNews)TheeventisguidedbytheNetworkCommunicationBureauundertheOfficeoftheCentralCyberspaceAffairsCommissionandtheCASNetworkInformationOffice.Itisco-sponsoredbytheCASComputerNetworkInformationCenter,andtheHaidianDistrictBranchoftheBeijingMunicipalCyberspaceAffairsCommission,andco-organizedbyentitiessuchastheCASInstituteofHighEnergyPhysics,theChinaSciencePopularizationExpo,ShellFinance,andBeijing.com.cn.RelevantdepartmentsoftheBeijingmunicipalityandkeyInternetplatformsinBeijingalsoparticipatedintheevent.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.