Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver a keynote speech at the second World Internet Conference, to be held on December 16 in Wuzhen, Eastern China's Zhejiang Province, according to details released at a press conference yesterday. Lu Wei, minister of the Cyberspace Administration of China, reiterated China's position on Internet regulation, saying "those who have made money in China but are bristling at Chinese people are not welcome."

Why Chinese government review content on the Internet and blocks certain foreign websites are cliché questions asked by Western media. These questions, which focus only on what China blocks, rather than all the websites that are accessible in China, are sidestepping the main issue, which is that China is actually open to most websites, be they in or outside of China.

The reason the few inaccessible websites cause a fuss is because some are internationally popular, like Facebook and Google.

This easily garners attention that can generate a skewed perspective that China is transforming the Internet to an "Intranet."

China might not yet be up to par with Western standards about online freedom, but it is trying to strike a balance: On the one hand, it is trying to build an open and prosperous cyberspace; on the other, it has concerns about the unexplored possibilities of cyberspace, which might pose unexpected threats to the country's national security and social stability.

In fact, China is doing well in maintaining the balance. Boasting over 4 million websites, 600 million social media users and 700 million netizens, China has the most thriving cyberspace. Its top three tech companies - Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent - are gaining a competitive edge in the international market.

McKinsey Global Institute estimated in 2014 that the Internet will help boost Chinese GDP growth by 0.3-1 percent until 2025, by which time the Internet will contribute 7-22 percent of China's GDP.

Meanwhile, China's concerns about unchecked Internet development have proven necessary. The Internet can be used for public good, but it can also open a Pandora's Box, instigating disturbance, extremism and terrorism, and leading the country into chaos and catastrophe.

The blockade of certain websites is an inconvenience to particular Web users.

But most netizens don't find their experience of Internet surfing is being tampered with because China has replacements for Facebook, Twitter and Google.

However, we should believe that China's regulation will be relaxed step by step. It is an irreversible and natural tendency, as Chinese society is increasingly integrated and confident to brace for the impact of a complicated online reality.