BEIJING (China Daily/Asia News Network): Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has highlighted the importance for China to promote the sound development of the digital economy, saying that it is a choice with strategic significance in order to seize the new opportunities from the new round of the scientific and industrial revolution.
In a speech delivered at a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Monday, Xi said that the digital economy has become a key force in restructuring the global economy and transforming the global competitive landscape in recent years. The internet, big data, cloud computing and other technologies are being increasingly integrated into all sectors of economic and social development.