China has called for broader global curbs on the Internet, which are deemed essential to fight the menace of fake news and terrorism. China has recently hosted the third World Internet Conference in Wuzhen. It claimed that cyberspace is fast becoming unwieldy.

China recently instituted new cyberlaws, which have been welcomed by various tech giants such as Alibaba and Tencent. Pursuant to the aftermath of fake news controversy in the US, China is now gearing to make the cyberworld a more secure place. President Xi Jinping called for extending respect to the country's "cyber sovereignty."

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Ren Xianling, the vice minister of Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), said that the problem of fake news may be curbed by using identification systems for people. He said that the system may be used for handing "reward and punishment" to netizens.

China's new cyberlaw will come into effect from June next year. The country emphasized that the law will be equally applicable to both domestic and foreign companies. One of the provisions of the law requires the companies to comply with local data storage requirements.

Several global tech companies joined the World Internet Conference held in China. These companies included Facebook, Tesla Motors, and Qualcomm. Reid Hoffman, chairman and co-founder of LinkedIn Corp, praised China for its "hustle" and "pragmatism."

China showed its commitment to safeguard the Internet from the outside threats such as fake news. The country had provided the conference delegates with access to sites such as Google last year. However, this year, the delegates were not given this privilege.

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