BEIJING: China’s digital economy was worth nearly US$5.4 trillion (RM22.8 trillion) last year, ranking second in the world. That represented a year-on-year growth of 9.6%, the fastest in the world, Economic Information Daily reported.
The result was announced at the 2021 Global Digital Economy Conference, which is under way in Beijing, and co-hosted by the Beijing municipal government, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Cyberspace Administration of China.