China will use new technology, especially artificial intelligence, to guard against Western influence and reinforce its own ideology, according to state media.
At a study session of the Politburo, the Communist Party’s top decision-making body, on Friday, President Xi Jinping said new technologies such as AI and big data posed challenges to cyberspace governance but they also presented opportunities.
According to state news agency Xinhua, Xi called for efforts to develop new information technologies and apply them to improve oversight of cyberspace and promote socialist values.
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“[We must] insist on shaping cyberspace with positive voices and values,” Xi said.
Beijing has for years remained on high alert against the Western culture that could undercut or erode its ideology.
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It considers the internet to be a front line in the rivalry between Chinese and Western ideologies and sees a strong link between controlling ideology in cyberspace and the nation’s sovereignty and political stability.