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China · Politics & Government · Hard
Which legal concept, articulated by the Chinese government to justify internet regulation, argues that states have the right to govern online spaces within their borders just as they govern physical territory?
Answer: Cyber sovereignty — Cyber sovereignty (wangluo zhuquan) was formally advanced by China at the UN and the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, arguing that the internet must respect national laws and that a 'multistakeholder model' dominated by Western corporations is illegitimate.
- A Digital territoriality
- B Cyber sovereignty ✓
- C Internet border control
- D Network governance model
Cyber sovereignty (wangluo zhuquan) was formally advanced by China at the UN and the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, arguing that the internet must respect national laws and that a 'multistakeholder model' dominated by Western corporations is illegitimate.