China’s first Cybersecurity Law took effect on June 1, 2017, heralding an era of improved cyberspace governance. President Xi Jinping has underlined the importance of upholding the rule of law in the virtual world. Xi is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Edited excerpts of Xi’s speeches on this topic since 2015 follow:  

Excerpts from Xi’s speech at the Seminar on Cybersecurity and IT Application on April 19, 2016  

Excerpts from Xi’s speech at the opening ceremony of the Second World Internet Conference on December 16, 2015 

Excerpts from Xi’s speech at the opening ceremony of the Second World Internet Conference on December 16, 2015  

Excerpts from Xi’s speech at the opening ceremony of the Second World Internet Conference on December 16, 2015 

Excerpts from Xi’s speech at the opening ceremony of the Second World Internet Conference on December 16, 2015 

Excerpts from Xi’s speech at the opening ceremony of the Second World Internet Conference on December 16, 2015  

Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (II), Beijing Review and Guangming Daily