The 2025 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit concluded in east China's Zhejiang Province on Sunday, with fruitful results achieved.
Under the theme "Forging an Open, Cooperative, Secure and Inclusive Future of Digital Intelligence -- Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace", the three-day summit brought together over 1,600 participants from more than 130 countries and regions in the old water town of Wuzhen.
The Light of Internet Expo, a part of the summit, gathered 670 enterprises from 54 countries and regions around the world, showcasing over 1,000 artificial intelligence products.
This event also presented the WIC Awards for Pioneering Science and Technology to recognize the year's most pioneering achievements in the internet sector, and to foster global exchange and cooperation in the field of internet technology.
The Digital Economy Industrial Cooperation Conference, another important activity held during the summit contributed to the signing of over 100 projects, with the value exceeding 100 billion yuan (about 14 billion U.S. dollars) for three consecutive years.
The WIC Wuzhen Summit is China's flagship annual event featuring discussions of global internet issues and policies. Since 2014, the Wuzhen Summit has been successfully held for 11 editions. Currently, the WIC includes about 210 institutions, organizations, companies, and individuals from over 40 countries and regions as its members.
2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit concludes
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's political stunts both at home and abroad cannot whitewash Japan's World War II (WWII) aggression, but instead expose the schemes of the country's far-right forces to incite bloc confrontation and promote remilitarization, says a China Media Group commentary published on Sunday.
An edited English version of the commentary is as follows:
In recent days, Takaichi has faced fierce criticism both domestically and internationally.
Her political stunt of kneeling in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier to lay flowers at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra during her visit to Australia further exposed her multiple political calculations to the international community.
Choosing to kneel in front of a tomb in Australia, Takaichi was not regretting for Japan's aggression and atrocities during World War II.
This act not only reveals the distorted world outlook of Japanese politicians, but also exposes their attempts to mislead public opinion, whitewash the crimes of WWII aggression, instigate bloc confrontation, and push for military buildup.
From "fawning diplomacy" during her U.S. visit in March to the recent kneeling show during her visit to Australia in May, Takaichi has been trying to cultivate a friendly image towards the West.
Geopolitically speaking, Japan's far-right forces are trying to expand their military and breach from the restraints of the pacifist constitution by exaggerating external threats. To this end, they are making every effort to exploit geopolitical conflicts and draw neighboring countries, especially Western countries, into bloc confrontation.
Since the end of WWII, Japanese leaders have never apologized to the people of victim countries such as China, the Republic of Korea, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Many Japanese politicians have even tried every means to justify the war crimes.
In particular, Takaichi has questioned the 1995 Murayama Statement, denied the Nanjing Massacre, visited the notorious Yasukuni Shrine annually for many consecutive years, and revived military rank titles during WWII, such as "taisa."
On the issue of Japan's history of aggression, Takaichi's insidious move cannot deceive the world.
Takaichi's political stunts both at home and abroad are a provocation against WWII victim countries in Asia and other regions.
This cannot conceal Japan's remilitarization attempt or the reality that " neo-militarism" is spreading and becoming a threat.
All countries that have suffered from Japanese militarist aggression should remain highly vigilant and united, and work together to safeguard the outcomes of WWII victory, so that historical tragedies never repeat themselves.
Takaichi's political stunts cannot whitewash Japan's history of aggression, remilitarization attempt: commentary
