China urges efforts for "secure" cyberspace.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)

United Nations, 20 October: China on Thursday [20 October] called upon the international community to "work together towards a peaceful, secure and equitable information and cyber space," stating that cyber security "represents a major non-traditional security challenge" confronting the world at large.

Wang Qun, the Chinese ambassador for disarmament affairs, made the statement when he was addressing the First Committee of the UN General Assembly on information and cyberspace security. The First Committee is in charge of disarmament and international security.

"At present, the information and cyberspace security represents a major non-traditional security challenge confronting the international community," Wang said. "Effective response to this challenge has become an important element of international security and a major topic for multilateral diplomacy for arms control."

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