China's efforts to foster the deep integration of digital technology with the real economy over the past decade have achieved encouraging results.

The value-added output of core industries in the digital economy reached 10 percent of China's total gross domestic product in 2023, according to the latest report on the development of Digital China released by the National Data Administration.

The value of China's intelligent manufacturing equipment industry has exceeded 3.2 trillion yuan (about $450 billion).

For three consecutive years, China has launched smart manufacturing pilot projects, building 421 national-level demonstration factories along with over 10,000 provincial-level digital workshops and smart factories.

Technologies such as artificial intelligence have been applied in more than 90 percent of the demonstration plants. 5G has been promoted on a large scale in quality inspection, mining production, and other fields. The Industrial Internet now spans all major sectors, with over 200 application examples established.

The flourishing digital economy in various fields has led to a strong demand for digital talents, setting up a broad stage for career development.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security estimated that a gap of about 25 million to 30 million digitalization professionals needs to be filled to meet the demand of China's digital economy.