China aims to ship 25 million virtual reality devices by 2026


By Josh Ye

In the first half of this year, China shipped just over half a million virtual reality and augmented reality devices, research firm IDC said. — Reuters

HONG KONG: China released its first action plan dedicated to virtual reality on Nov 1, with an aim its industry ship more than 25 million devices with a value exceeding 350bil yuan (RM228.15bil) by 2026.

It was published by five ministries in Beijing, led by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and categorised virtual reality as a key industry for the digital economy under the country’s 14th five-year plan.

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