China to hold international Digital Economy Expo in Shijiazhuang
Visitors attend the ConnecTechAsia held in Singapore on June 18, 2019. ConnecTechAsia 2019, comprising BroadcastAsia, CommunicAsia and NXTAsia, kicked off on Tuesday in Singapore, showcasing the latest smart technologies and trends that are shaping Asia's digital future. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey). Sketched by the Pan Pacific Agency.
BEIJING, Oct 7, 2019, Xinhua. The second China International Digital Economy Expo will be held from Oct. 11 to 13 in Shijiazhuang, north China’s Hebei Province. The expo, co-sponsored by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the Hebei provincial government, is China’s only national-level exposition dedicated to the digital economy, reported the Xinhua.
Over 500 enterprises will be attracted to five exhibition areas highlighting the digital economy’s role in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei coordinated development, new-generation information technology, intelligent manufacturing and smart society.
The expo will include a series of forums and provide a platform for signing cooperation projects. Visitors can also experience intelligent self-driving automobiles at the event.
In 2018, China’s digital economy reached 31.3 trillion yuan (about 4.4 trillion U.S. dollars), accounting for 34.8 percent of the country’s GDP and contributing 67.9 percent of GDP growth, according to the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology.
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