Fifty-six projects have been capped in China's 2018 internet plus and artificial intelligence development plan. The spokesperson of the National Development and Reform Commission, Yan Pengcheng, made the announcement at a press conference. He introduced the three fields that the projects will cover. Now let's take a look at what they are. The first field is internet plus, which refers to applying the internet to conventional industries. In 2018, China will strengthen support for the construction of a public internet service platform, improve the building of the internet of things and cloud computing, while promoting the integration of the internet and the manufacturing industry.

Making a breakthrough in the field of artificial intelligence comes next. Related Chinese entities will work to master key technologies in speech and facial recognition, machine vision, logical reasoning and so on.

The third field is the digital economy, focusing on promoting large data collection and processing in the areas of medical, transportation, finance, logistics and environmental protection. Meanwhile, Beijing will also be dedicated to enhancing cooperation with Belt and Road countries to build the digital silk road, giving impetus to international cooperation in the digital economy.