en.Wedoany.com Report - On April 19, 2026, a symposium on the development of China's Internet was held in Beijing. Zhang Yunming, a member of the Party Group and vice minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and Zhong Zhirong, the chief engineer of the ministry, attended the meeting and delivered speeches. The symposium was hosted by the Internet Society of China. Responsible officials from relevant departments of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, representatives from basic telecommunications enterprises, Internet enterprises, artificial intelligence enterprises, social organizations, and industry experts attended the meeting.
During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, China's basic telecommunications enterprises have ranked among the world's top, the scale of the Internet industry has continued to expand, digital technology innovation capabilities have been constantly enhanced, and the number of advantageous fields has been increasing. Breakthroughs have been made in cutting-edge fields such as chips and operating systems. Digital service models have been continuously optimized, service levels have been constantly improved, and the adaptation of websites and apps for the elderly and the disabled has been further advanced. Industrial Internet has achieved full coverage of 41 major industrial categories, making positive contributions to fostering new quality productivity and accelerating the development of a new type of industrialization.
The meeting focused on deploying five core tasks for the development of the Internet industry during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period. First, have the courage and vision to be pioneers of innovation, increase investment in research and development, strengthen basic research and key core technology breakthroughs, and strive to overcome difficulties in the field of "hard technology". Second, have an inclusive mindset and be willing to be facilitators of integrated development, proactively open up technology, data and market resources, drive enterprises in the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain, and build a favorable ecosystem for the integrated development of large, medium and small enterprises. Third, have the determination to focus on the real economy and be good at being enablers of industrial upgrading, plan ahead for the construction of new infrastructure such as 6G and intelligent body internet, cultivate and expand emerging industries, make forward-looking layouts for future industries, and accelerate the development of intelligent economy. Fourth, have the responsibility to benefit society and strive to be practitioners of compliance and goodness, adhere to the people-centered development philosophy, continuously improve service quality, effectively protect user rights and interests, and build a solid cybersecurity barrier, so that the fruits of Internet development can benefit the people more and more fairly. Fifth, have a broad vision and be determined to be pioneers of global development, firmly believe in the confidence of globalization, accelerate the "going global" of digital products and services, and promote the common development and prosperity of the global digital economy.
The participating units include basic telecommunications enterprises such as China Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom and China Broadcasting Network, as well as Internet and information communication enterprises such as Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, ByteDance, Huawei and ZTE. Also present were many artificial intelligence enterprises, social organizations like the Internet Society of China, and industry experts. The meeting called on the entire industry to demonstrate a new look, assume new responsibilities and achieve new accomplishments in the new era and on the new journey, and contribute more to the construction of a cyber power and a digital China.
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