| The rapid development of network technologies has provided unprecedented development opportunities for all countries in the world,but it has also brought new challenges to the sovereignty and security of all countries.The majority of cyber attacks between states are sustained,low-intensity attacks that have not yet touched the red line of the use of force;while effectively interfering with the opponent,it avoids the legal liability brought by launching large-scale destructive network attacks.Therefore,it is particularly necessary to rationally regulate low-intensity cyber campaigns by making forward-looking institutional arrangements at the international law level,this operation which requires the support of the principle of sovereignty and the principle of non-intervention.The international community has generally recognized the existence of the principle of sovereignty in cyberspace,but there is still no agreement on whether it can be directly applied as a “rule”,which makes the principle of sovereignty cannot play a substantial role in defending against low-intensity cyber attacks.In practice,activities that violate the principle of non-intervention and violate sovereignty often are overlap.As an extension of the principle of sovereignty,the application of the principle of non-intervention in cyberspace is more in line with the actual needs of countries and the international community,which has been recognized by most countries.However,the application of the principle of non-intervention has been not achieved in once time.On the one hand,the identification standards are flawed.The scope of protection and the connotation of “coercion” cannot fully adapt to the needs of modern countries for cyber attack and defense.On the other hand,even if other countries’ cyber interference can be identified as intervention behaviors,they can hardly be investigated for international legal responsibility.In this regard,it is also necessary for China to make full use of the UN platform to make in-depth analysis of the practical problems faced by the application of the principle of non-intervention,thereby putting forward China’s solutions and contributing China’s wisdom for this.At the legislative level,we should actively promote the formulation and modification of the unified international law,timely expand the protection scope of the principle of non-intervention,and redefines the connotation of“cyber coercion” from the two levels of illegality and seriousness.At the level of accountability,we should advocate the attribution standard with “effective control” as the primary and “comprehensive control” as the secondary.In practical actions,we should adhere to the principle of due diligence,take the countermeasures to counter the expansion of cyber intervention,and be ready to deal with the complex international situation at any time. |
