China’s ambitious IT sector lays claim to global role


DOMINANT PLAYERS: Alibaba Group founder and CEO Jack Ma at the opening of Cebit 2015 technology fair in Hanover, Germany. Chinese players such as online merchant Alibaba, PC maker Lenovo and network supplier Huawei are showing off their latest software and hardware marvels.

HANOVER: China’s huge IT sector is out in force in Germany this week, signalling to the world it is ready to not just copy but lead as a tech superpower. 

Bucking China’s economic slowdown, information and communication technology are booming in the world’s largest smartphone market, which also boasts the highest number of Internet users. 

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