China vows to strengthen cybersecurity

Supervision and regulation in focus to better protect internet enterprises

China will continue strengthening the capacity building of its cybersecurity system, with a focus on the stronger protection of internet enterprises and more efforts to promote the sector's development, a senior official said on Friday.

"While ensuring the growth of the internet industry, we'll also focus more on supervision and regulation to guarantee economic and social interests at the same time,"Niu Yibing, spokesman of the Cyberspace Administration of China, said at a news conference.

He said that authorities will intensify the cybersecurity of internet enterprises, protecting the legitimate rights of those companies and entrepreneurs, and added that "our aim is to create a healthy, 'get-to-the-top', 'can-do' entrepreneurial atmosphere".