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NetEase CEO and CPPCC member Ding Lei's proposal on "unified standard port for smart electronic device chargers" has caused controversy on the network.
On January 14, NetEase CEO Ding Lei sent a letter to Yu Ping, a self-media person, in response to questions about whether the unified charging port standard would hinder industry innovation. He admitted that the regular employees of the team had the problem of poor consideration and improper operation, and had withdrawn the "letter requesting the withdrawal of the manuscript" and expressed "sincere apologies" to Yu Ping.
At the same time, Ding Lei said that full market research was done before the proposal and found that it was the needs of many users. The development of the industry needs certain standards and norms, as long as the standard is in line with the overall interests, it will not block market innovation. He argues that the voice of controversy represents another voice in society and should encourage fully open discussion.
Previously, on January 13, Yu Ping published an article on the "Fisheye Observation" WeChat public account, publicly questioning Ding Lei and his proposal, believing that the unified charging port of smart devices would hinder technological innovation, which belonged to "the government overstepping its bounds and interfering in the market with administration", and said: "Member Ding Lei has called for administrative intervention in the market more than once, as a well-known entrepreneur, the level of performance of Committee Member Ding is worrying. ”
On January 14, Yu Ping published an article titled "I was threatened by Ding Lei to delete the manuscript", saying that NetEase complained about his infringement through the WeChat platform and sent him an aggressive legal letter asking him to delete the manuscript and apologize. Once this article was published, it caused widespread controversy on the Internet.
Since then, Ding Lei himself has replied to this controversy. He explained that the proposal is by no means hasty, and did a lot of research with the team in the early stage, and found that this problem is indeed the pain point of many people, so he made relevant proposals at the CPPCC meeting.
Ding Lei believes that in the initial stage of the development of new technologies, free competition will prompt a hundred flowers to bloom and a hundred schools of thought to contend, so that technological innovation will take shape rapidly. However, after the technology gradually takes shape, it is necessary for the industry or the government to formulate certain specifications. This kind of regulation and adjustment is not to tie the hands and feet of market innovation, but to lead the industry to develop in a healthier and more orderly direction. "We don't have to worry about constraining innovation because of these norms, because real innovation can't be stopped."
On January 15, after receiving the apology letter, Yu Ping posted again that he saw that the relevant complaints had been withdrawn in the background of the public account. He said that he was willing to further communicate and discuss with Ding Lei on the content of the proposal.
"As a member of the people's CPPCC committee, we must not only have the courage to speak and tell the truth, but also have the humility to listen to the voices of all parties and the belly to tolerate different opinions." A viable proposal is not meant to be officially endorsed and completed, but it should be picked up and polished by public opinion and find the greatest social common denominator in free public discussion. ”
Previously, on January 10, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology replied to Ding Lei's proposal to "unify the standard port for smart electronic equipment chargers", saying that it would "continue to promote the formulation of relevant national standards, promote the integration of charging interfaces and technologies, improve the recycling rate of electrical and electronic products, and strive to promote the high-quality development of the consumer electronics industry".