President's speech last year pointed to need for technological breakthroughs

China has made significant progress in the use, governance and security of the internet in the year since President Xi Jinping made a landmark speech at a symposium on cybersecurity and informatization on April 19, 2016, according to experts interviewed by China Daily.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, pointed to the need for breakthroughs in core technologies as soon as possible to ensure cybersecurity and safeguard national security.