Chinese authorities are looking to “deepen international cooperation” in cyberspace, while pushing for a “purified internet ecology”, as Beijing continues efforts to develop its ideal of a clean and civilised online environment. That agenda was the focus of the government-sponsored “China Cyberspace Civilisation” conference in Beijing on Friday, a one-day event that showcased the recent success of the country’s internet regulators in monitoring and censoring online information that the state deems harmful or unhealthy. In a letter presented at the conference, President Xi Jinping exhorted China’s Communist Party committees and government bodies, online platforms, social organisations as well as the…