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China ranks second in the world in the World Internet Development Index released at the 2023 World Internet Conference (WIC) Wuzhen Summit on Wednesday, following the release of the 2023 World Internet Development Report and the 2023 China Internet Development Report. became.
This report analyzed and calculated indicators of Internet development in a representative sample of 52 countries on five continents. The index showed that China and the United States are in the leading position in the world, with China in second place after the United States.
Countries such as Singapore, the Netherlands, Finland, and Sweden are also among the top in Internet development.
The 2023 World Internet Development Report highlighted the contribution of China’s proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). This shows that the Belt and Road, especially the Digital Silk Road, is making a significant contribution to the construction of the Internet in Belt and Road partner countries, as the 15 partner countries with low levels of Internet development are progressing at a relatively fast pace. Ta.
Over the past decade, China has stepped up efforts to promote the development of the Internet and related technologies.
The scale of China’s digital economy is expected to grow from 11 trillion yuan ($151.07 billion) in 2012 to more than 50.2 trillion yuan in 2022, with a variety of factors including Internet applications, the number of Internet users, and the development of artificial intelligence. leading the world in terms of Xia Xueping, director of the China Cyberspace Research Institute, also spoke about other aspects at a press conference on Wednesday.
China also has the world’s largest and most advanced 5G high-speed mobile network, with 3.19 million 5G base stations installed as of the end of September, a senior Ministry of Industry and Information Technology official announced last month.
Data shows that China’s internet business is booming, with the number of listed internet companies in China increasing from about 50 to nearly 160 over the past decade.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the summit in 2023, the WIC Wuzhen Summit opened on Wednesday in Wuzhen, eastern China’s Zhejiang province. Since 2014, it has welcomed approximately 12,000 participants from 172 countries and regions, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Global Times
