China has been implementing digital technologies in its industries via various technologies such as cloud computing, big data, industrial robots and software, officials from the MIIT told a press conference on Friday.
As the end of 2023, the number of 5G base stations across the country reached 3.377 million, further ensuring the operation of the nation’s network infrastructure. The number of 5G mobile phone users has reached 805 million nationwide, and 5G directly driven economic output hit 1.86 trillion yuan ($261.20 billion) in 2023 according to analysis, up 29 percent from the level in 2022, said the MIIT.
5G technology now has been applied to 71 of 97 categories of the national economy, said Xin Guobin, vice minister of industry and information technology, adding that the country’s innovation capabilities such as satellite phone, 6G, quantum communication and AI were largely increased.
In terms of the development of China’s industrial internet, the core industry scale of the sector is expected to reach 1.35 trillion yuan in 2023, which further pushed investment of over 170 billion yuan nationwide based on the supply and demand of enterprises, said Zhao Zhiguo, chief engineer and spokesperson of the MIIT.
“China has issued a list of 300 factories equipped with 5G technology with total investment of nearly 10 billion yuan in serving multiple phases of manufacturing industrial chain, and supporting the operation of infrastructure, green service, consumption and security,” said Zhao.
Global Times
