【发布会原创文章】2025年中国网络文明大会将聚焦前沿热点、关注青年网民

The 2025 China Internet Civilization Conference, scheduled for June 10-11 in Hefei, eastern China's Anhui province, will spotlight actionable outcomes in hot-topic areas like AI governance, misinformation, and digital literacy, said its organizers at a Wednesday press conference held by China's State Council Information Office.

On May 14, 2025, the State Council Information Office holds a press conference in Beijing about the 2025 China Internet Civilization Conference. [Photo by Liu Jian/China SCIO]

Yang Jianwen, vice minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China, said this year's event will also lay an emphasis on engaging China's 540 million young netizens. A youth internet civilization initiative will be released at the main forum, aiming to garner youth influence to foster a positive digital ecosystem, he said. 

The main forum will also unveil the 2025 internet civilization outstanding cases, highlight 100 exemplary online accounts, and kick off the 2025 national digital literacy and skills enhancement month, in addition to keynote speeches from government officials, academics, media leaders, executives of internet companies, and youth representatives, Yang said. 

Each of the 14 sub-forums is designed to produce at least one actionable outcome, with nearly 30 key releases expected, including reports, action plans, industry pledges, and self-regulation agreements, according to Zhao Hui, secretary general of the China Federation of Internet Societies. The 2025 internet platform corporate social responsibility assessment report and the 2025 China internet integrity development report are both expected to be released at the events, she said. 

This year's conference is the fifth edition of the annual gathering and the first to be held in Anhui. Qian Sanxiong, director of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Anhui Provincial Committee, said that the province has been accelerating digital infrastructure construction over the years. Across the province, the number of 5G base stations has exceeded 167,000, and all 16 prefecture-level cities have reached "gigabit city" status.

Anhui now hosts 783 large-scale AI enterprises, making it one of the regions with the highest concentration of national AI strategic deployments and major AI platforms, he added.