Global collaboration in 5G is inevitable as countries quicken the rollout of the superfast wireless technologies, officials and experts said at the World 5G Convention, which kicked off in Beijing on Aug 31.
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China's top industry regulator, said on Monday it will step up its crackdown on the practice of restricting normal access to web links among internet companies.
The 2021 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit is scheduled to take place from Sept 26 to 28 in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province, with the theme of "Towards a New Era of Digital Civilization – Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace."
China had more than 1,600 internet hospitals as of June this year, a greatly increased number since December 2018.
A digital anti-flood defense line has been built based on a smart water conservancy platform to help with prediction capabilities relating to the Typhoon In-Fa, restore operation of the public transportation network and maintain order in people's lives in East China's Jiangsu province.
Chinese tech company Vivo is stepping up its push to grow its indigenous research and development, and has unveiled its self-designed Imaging Chip V1.
China's tighter oversight of the internet sector does not contradict plans to bolster its development. Instead, regulation over the fast-expanding consumer-oriented platform economy will motivate internet companies to pursue next-generation innovation, experts said.
The first testing kit granted market approval in China that can screen people for both the novel coronavirus and the influenza virus is also being prepared for entry to overseas markets, a senior executive of its developer said.
