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The expo of the 6th Digital China Summit in Fuzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, April 26, 2023. /CFP
China's internet users hit 1.067 billion as 75.6 percent of the country's population has access to the internet, according to the latest report released by Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) on Thursday.
The report said the size of the country's digital economy was 50.2 trillion yuan (about $7.25 trillion) in 2022, ranking second in the world. China has built up 2.312 million 5G base stations and 561 million 5G users, who account for more than 60 percent of the world's total users.
The report was issued at the 6th Digital China Summit, which opened on Thursday in the city of Fuzhou in east China's Fujian Province.
With the theme of "Accelerating the construction of digital China to promote Chinese modernization," the two-day summit focuses on showcasing the latest achievements of the Digital China initiative, and on sharing experiences in digital development.
Participants have the opportunity to witness remarkable progress in areas such as digital infrastructure, the digital economy and digital society at an exhibition dedicated to digital development. A digital product expo, a digital innovation competition and a series of forums are also set to be held during the event.
The building of Digital China provides information technology and resources to drive modernization, promote high-quality development, and will become an important engine for Chinese modernization in the digital era, said Wang Qinmin, head of the national experts panel on e-government affairs, at the opening ceremony of the summit.
(With input from Xinhua)
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