Zhuang Rongwen, Deputy Minister of the Central Propaganda Department, Director of the Central Cyberspace Administration, and Director of the State Cyberspace Administration: We must deeply understand the new situation and tasks facing network security work, vigorously promote the modernization of the national network security system and capabilities, and provide high-level network security guarantees for high-quality development.

On September 15, 2025, the opening ceremony of National Cyber Security Awareness Week was held in Kunming, Yunnan Province. Zhuang Rongwen, Deputy Minister of the Central Propaganda Department, Director of the Central Cyberspace Administration of China, and Director of the National Cyberspace Administration, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Wang Ning, Secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee and Director of the Provincial People's Congress Standing Committee, also attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. Wang Yubo, Deputy Secretary of the Yunnan Provincial Party Committee and Governor of the province, presided over the opening ceremony. Zhuang Rongwen pointed out that cybersecurity is related to national security and social stability, and concerns the immediate interests of the people. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, we have deeply studied and implemented General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thoughts on building a strong cyber country, implemented the overall national security concept, solidly promoted the security protection of critical information infrastructure, network data security management, artificial intelligence security governance, and other key tasks. We have comprehensively strengthened the network security guarantee system and capacity building, and national cybersecurity work has entered a new stage. Zhuang Rongwen emphasized the need to deeply grasp the new situation and new tasks faced by cybersecurity work, vigorously promote the modernization of the national network security system and capabilities, and use high-level network security to ensure high-quality development. It is necessary to strengthen systematic thinking, enhance information exchange and work coordination, integrate relevant resources and forces systematically, and strengthen the construction of the national network security defense system, and build a systematic security protection advantage. It is necessary to strengthen key protection, coordinate risk response, improve emergency plans, expand emergency measures, strengthen emergency response, and enhance the resilience of critical information infrastructure security, effectively improve network security protection capabilities. It is necessary to strengthen normative guidance, implement the "Artificial Intelligence +" action plan in depth, continuously improve the artificial intelligence security supervision system and standard system, promote the healthy and orderly development of artificial intelligence. It is necessary to strengthen integrated development, adhere to the integration of cybersecurity education, technology, and industrial development, accelerate the formation of a virtuous ecosystem where talent cultivation, technological innovation, and industrial development promote each other, and solidify the foundation of national cybersecurity work. It is necessary to strengthen publicity and education, actively promote cybersecurity concepts, widely disseminate cybersecurity knowledge, vigorously promote cybersecurity skills, build a people's defense line for cybersecurity, and form a situation of joint construction and sharing of cybersecurity.