Foreign elites rate President Xi's speech

A video screenprint shows President Xi Jinping delivering a speech during the 3rd World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, on Nov 16, 2016.[Photo/CNTV]

"It is a very instructive speech. It shows that Chinese leaders have all the principles in place, now they need to execute. Right now China has connected half of its population, how will it connect the other half will be the main challenge."

Raj Reddy, professor of Computer Science and Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University

"It is a very good speech and his aspiration is also our aspiration."

James Saaka, executive director of National Information Technology Authority-Uganda.

"It is a speech full of vision and it delivers a perspective that the international committee should follow for the wellbeing of the entire humanity. But we need to improve international cooperation to reach the goals mentioned in the speech."—Giovanni Pitruzzella, chairman of the Italian Antitrust Authority.

"It is a speech with a consistent message. His idea that Internet should be govern by all country is exactly correct."

John L. Thornton, Co-Chair of the Board of the Brookings Institute

"It is a very logical speech and the four principles president Xi presented make senses. I believe Internet should have rules and from the speech I know Xi is trying to achieve a balance between government surveillance and cyber security issues. "

Greg Slater, Vice President and Associate General Counsel for Intel Corporation

"I agree with president Xi that there should be rules on the Internet, or some standard that the world should abide to for better cooperation and trade. The Internet is not a lawless zone. Every other subject like finance, military, and medicine all have rules, the internet should be no different."

Del Christensen, Chief of Global Business Development for Bayarea Council