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22/09/2019

China Focus: China accelerates efforts to promote public awareness of cybersecurity

TIANJIN, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) — Just scan a QR code on a vending machine, then you will be given a drink. The special vending machine placed at the ongoing cybersecurity expo held in Tianjin has attracted many people to try it out.

Once you scan the code, you will receive a message in a second, reminding you that “arbitrary code-sweeping will endanger personal property safety,” as your personal information might have been illegally collected.

This machine was installed by 360 Security Technology Inc.

The expo is a part of a cybersecurity publicity campaign held in north China’s Tianjin Municipality, aiming to promote public awareness of the issue

In fact, it is also a part of the 2019 China Cybersecurity Week, held from Sept. 16 to 22 nationwide.

The campaign was jointly launched by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission and the ministries of education, public security and industry and information technology.

Over 100 cybersecurity and Internet enterprises have attended various activities held during the week.

There will also be themed activities to promote cybersecurity issues related to students, the telecommunication sector and financial sector.

Personal information protection is a major theme of this year’s campaign.

In Tianjin, an interactive experience area has been set up at the expo, which allowed visitors to raise their cybersecurity awareness through taking part in different activities.

“I’ve learned a lot about cybersecurity through these activities. Do not click strange links or download mobile software from unofficial platforms,” said a 64-year-old visitor surnamed Zhang.

Statistics released showed that China has more than 200 app stores providing nearly 5 million apps. They bring convenience for many people, but some of them become “information funnels,” leaking people’s mobile phone numbers, call records, text messages, consumption records and other private information.

According to a report on netizen’s satisfaction on cybersecurity issued during the event, 51.25 percent of surveyed Chinese netizens believe the Internet is safe, up 12.91 percentage points from last year. About 37 percent of the respondents believe there are personal information leaks on the Internet, and 58 percent experienced personal information infringement.

More than 82 percent of the respondents also urge legislation on individual information protection.

Early in January, the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security and the State Administration for Market Regulation teamed up to launch a campaign to crackdown on illegal collection of personal information in mobile apps.

So far, more than 600 popular apps have been evaluated, with over 200 apps asked to make improvements in personal information protection.

Source: Xinhua

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23/05/2019

China Focus: China honors amputee demining soldier

BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) — Du Fuguo, a soldier who lost his eyes and arms in an explosion during a mine clearance operation, was honored by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee on Wednesday.

Du, who was a demining soldier of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), was awarded the title “role model of our times” at a ceremony in Beijing.

Du’s family members and fellow soldiers, as well as representatives from all walks of life, attended the award ceremony.

The 28-year-old soldier was seriously injured in the landmine explosion trying to protect his fellow soldier during the operation in southwest China’s Yunnan Province in October last year.

Du would have finished his military service in December 2018, just two months after the explosion.

In 2015, Du and over 400 fellow soldiers started clearing mines in the border area in Yunnan, where over 100 minefields were located.

“I couldn’t stay calm after getting to know the villagers living in the area suffered three explosions within 10 years,” said Du, who volunteered to participate in the demining operations in 2015.

Du’s father wished to become a solider at an early age, which was not fulfilled, while Du Fuguo joined the PLA in 2010.

“I am reflecting what kind of life is truly meaningful and valuable, and the only standard is what has been done for the country and for the people,” Du wrote in his application submitted for mine clearance operations.

“When the people are in need and the country is calling upon us, there is not even half a step that I can retreat,” he responded when being told mine clearance was dangerous.

A minefield Du worked has deterred local people from growing crops and picking tea. They beat gongs and sounded drums to welcome the arrival of the mine clearance group.

Over the past three years, Du has entered minefields over 1,000 times, defusing more than 2,400 mines and bombs.

“I feel like it is my destiny to carry out this mission and there was a voice calling me to clear the mines,” he wrote in his application.

While various equipment has been developed for mine clearance, it is believed that manual demining remains the most efficient method, albeit the most dangerous.

The explosion happened in an afternoon when Du and a fellow soldier tried to defuse a bomb, but it suddenly exploded and Du quickly protected his colleague who was left with only bruises.

“Step back and I’ll do the job,” Du said before he started the defusing work in which he lost his forearms and eyes.

One month later, in November last year, Du’s team members confirmed that the minefield where the explosion took place was safe to be used as farmland, meaning that the three-year demining operation had finished.

In the area where Du was injured, people have named tea picked this year as “Fuguo.” They are hoping that Du could come back to have a taste of his eponymous tea.

“Despite my lost hands, I have legs to continue chasing after dreams; despite my lost sight, as long as the sun can rise in my heart, my world remains blazing with color,” Du said.

Source: Xinhua

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