Countdown to ＂Wuzhen time＂ ing! Are you ready？

　　From November 16th to 18th, the highly anticipated 3rd World Internet Conference will be held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang. At that time, the world Internet will once again enter "Wuzhen time".

　　In 2014, the World Internet Conference "landed" in Wuzhen. This beautiful town in the south of the Yangtze River is famous for its connection with the Internet. Now, the annual World Internet Conference has entered its third year. After two years of accumulation, Wuzhen, a thousand-year-old town, has also taken on new life because of the integration of the Internet. Tomorrow, it will open its arms again to welcome guests and friends from all over the world.

　　At this moment, Wuzhen was ready…

　　At present, the conference volunteers are in place, some media have started work, and all preparations are being carried out in an orderly manner. If you don’t believe me, look~

In order to ensure the smooth progress of media reports, the WI-FI signal in Wuzhen will be fully covered.

　　It is understood that,This conference will feature six forums and 20 topics, covering cutting-edge hot issues such as Internet economy, Internet innovation, Internet culture, Internet governance, and Internet international cooperation.

　　The third Internet Conference is approaching. Do you remember the highlights of the previous two sessions?

　　On December 16, 2015, the 2nd World Internet Conference opened in Wuzhen, Zhejiang Province. The top leader of the President attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech. Photo by Li Tao, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

　　The Supreme Leader’s Four Principles and Five Propositions

　　At the Second World Internet Conference, President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech.It is proposed that to promote the reform of the global Internet governance system, four principles should be adhered to, namely, respect for network sovereignty, and safeguardingPeace and security, promoting open cooperation, and building good order.

　　In response to how countries should expand consensus, deepen cooperation, and jointly build a community with a shared future in cyberspace, the Supreme Leader put forward five propositions, namely, to accelerate global network infrastructure building and promote interconnection; to create an online cultural exchange and sharing platform to promote exchanges and mutual learning; to promote the innovative development of the network economy and promote common prosperity; to ensure cyber security and promote orderly development; to build an Internet governance system and promote fairness and justice.

　　The speech of the supreme leader caused heated discussions among the guests, and everyone said that President Xi’s speech was down-to-earth and heart-warming, reflecting the attitude and direction of our country’s Internet openness and cooperation, and planning a blueprint for the development of our country’s Internet industry in the next 5 to 10 years.

　　This year, what will the Supreme Leader Chairperson say? Stay tuned~

　　The First Internet Conference New Products and New Concepts

　　The "Light of the Internet" theme exhibition of the first Internet Conference mainly showcased the development achievements of China’s Internet in the past 20 years. More than 50 well-known Internet companies at home and abroad, including BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent), the three major domestic communication operators, Huawei, JD.com, etc., showcased the cutting-edge technologies and application achievements of the Internet industry at that time. For example, Ant Financial Services, Tencent Smart Wear, Baidu Interactive Mirror… In addition, Internet bosses also delivered keynote speeches.

　　Ma Yun: Solving the problem of counterfeiting can only rely on the Internet

　　At the first World Internet Conference, Alibaba Group Executive Chairperson Jack Ma delivered a keynote speech, saying that the problem of counterfeiting can only be solved by the Internet. He believes that merchants are most afraid of selling counterfeits on Taobao, because it is easy to find out who is selling, and the public security can find it immediately.

　　Zhou Hongyi: The Internet must have the concept of "great security"

　　With the increasing popularity of the Internet, cyber security has also attracted more and more attention. During the first World Internet Conference, Zhou Hongyi, chairperson and CEO of Qihoo 360, said that the establishment of a cyber security environment should not be limited to just killing viruses, but should further strengthen the concept of "big security".

　　Rebs talks about Xiaomi’s "dream" and is ridiculed by Apple

　　At the first World Internet Conference, Lei Jun, founder of Xiaomi Technology, said of his dream: "According to our current mastery and investment in the Internet, Xiaomi may become the world’s number one smartphone company in five to 10 years." In this regard, Bruce Sewell, senior vice-president of Apple, quipped: "It is always easy to say, but it is not so easy to do."

As the permanent site of the World Internet Conference, Internet elements can be seen everywhere on the ancient streets of Wuzhen.

　　The Second Internet Conference achieved full intelligence, and new economic forces emerged

　　The second Internet Conference has a new "Light of the Internet" Expo. Nearly 260 companies from the Asia-Pacific region, the United States, Europe, Latin America and other parts of the world participated in the exhibition, and more than 80 special conferences were held, which fully showcased the cutting-edge technologies and latest achievements of Internet development at home and abroad. Baidu driverless cars, Volvo "smart connected cars", and China Telecom’s 5G technology have all appeared. So, what is the difference between this summit and the previous one?

　　Summit to achieve full intelligence, dedicated APP is awesome

　　As the permanent venue of the World Internet Conference, Wuzhen has achieved a comprehensive improvement in networking and intelligence under the driving force of Internet development. In 2015, the summit developed a dedicated APP and established a conference cloud system to realize 4G network and Internet experience in all time and space.

　　Emergence of new economic power of Internet celebrities

　　In 2015, a new ethnic group was born, the Internet celebrities, which is a significant feature on Alibaba’s e-commerce platform. Its production is another manifestation of the power of the whole new economy. Zhang Yong, Alibaba’s chief executive, believes that they rely entirely on the power of individuals to gather a group of like-minded fans to follow her, and ultimately generate economic opportunities and business opportunities. This is very amazing.

　　Blue calico salesperson Zhao Bingsen introduced to reporters that through the Internet, sales channels have been fully opened, and monthly online sales can reach more than 100,000 yuan.

　　Looking back at the achievements and highlights of the previous two summits, what are the people and things worth paying attention to at this Internet Conference? More exciting, let’s wait and see.

　　Reporter: Wang Rui, Wang Wenwei

　　Photo by Han Jing