2019年CRI What's the driving force behind China's 31-trillion-yuan digital economy

 

Stats show the scale of China's digital economy reached 31 trillion yuan, or 4.6 trillion US dollars, by the end of last year.

This fast-growing digital economy accounts for one-third of the national GDP.

Government officials say China's digitalization development is the driving force behind these figures.

Chinese cyberspace¹ administration deputy chief Yang Xiaowei says China's digitalization process has undergone robust² development, which is reflected in areas such as infrastructure³ construction, digital economy and e-government.

"By the end of last year, China's total length of optical cables reached over 43.5 million kilometers, and the number of users of 4G networks hit 1.17 billion. We have made breakthroughs in research of 5G technology, and sped up the deployment⁴ of IPv6 network. Meantime the initial global service of BeiDou 3 satellite system is in place. It is now available to many regions including the countries along the Belt and Road route," Yang says.

Wang Xinzhe, chief economist⁵ with the Chinese Industry and Information Technology Ministry⁶, says the digitalization of industry is a mirror to China's fast paced development in digital economy.

He says leading Chinese companies in different industries have sped up the layout of their industrial internet, which is taking effect in boosting their production.

"It's estimated that there are an average 590 thousand pieces of equipment connected to an internet platform that belongs to key industrial enterprises. The average number of the affiliated⁷ industrial apps and users exceeds 1500 and 500 thousand respectively. In 2018 alone, the businesses on the platform made an average profit of 500 million yuan. With industrial internet, some enterprises lowered their research cost by over 30 percent, meanwhile raise the production efficiency by over 10 percent," Wang introduces.

China's digitalization development has also had an impact internationally.

The China-initiated cooperative plans in digital economy among G20 and Belt and Road countries have been implemented⁸.

Fruitful results are seen in information infrastructure construction and sharing, as well as cross country e-government systems.

Looking into the future, Yang Xiaowei says China's task to promote digitalization still faces challenges and there is more to be done in the process.

"We still need to make breakthroughs in core technology research, fix our weaknesses, enhance our innovation capability⁹ and detail the development plans for advanced techniques. We should generate more tangible¹⁰ results from innovation, and upgrade our infrastructure into the next generation, so as to strengthen our internet capacity. Also we must speed up the commercial use of 5G and the popularization of IPv6 network, and integrate the development of digital economy and real economy," Yang adds.

Next month China will hold the second summit on digital development in Fuzhou, Fujian province.

It's expected to serve as a platform for issuing China's policies on IT development and for sharing experiences in building a digital China.

Representatives of international organizations, multi-national companies and think-tanks will attend the summit.

Government officials from countries along the Belt and Road will also take part in the event.

1 cyberspace   

n.虚拟信息空间，网络空间，计算机化世界

参考例句：

• She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world.她利用电子空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。
• The teens spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friends and family.青少年花费在电脑上的时间比他们和真正的朋友及家人在一起的时间要多。

2 robust   

adj.强壮的，强健的，粗野的，需要体力的，浓的

参考例句：

• She is too tall and robust.她个子太高，身体太壮。
• China wants to keep growth robust to reduce poverty and avoid job losses,AP commented.美联社评论道，中国希望保持经济强势增长，以减少贫困和失业状况。

3 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

4 deployment   

n. 部署,展开

参考例句：

• He has inquired out the deployment of the enemy troops. 他已查出敌军的兵力部署情况。
• Quality function deployment (QFD) is a widely used customer-driven quality, design and manufacturing management tool. 质量功能展开(quality function deployment,QFD)是一个广泛应用的顾客需求驱动的设计、制造和质量管理工具。

5 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

6 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

7 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

8 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

9 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

10 tangible   

adj.有形的，可触摸的，确凿的，实际的

参考例句：

• The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits.这项政策还没有带来任何实质性的好处。
• There is no tangible proof.没有确凿的证据。