China National Radio:

What new highlights can we expect for the release of the leading scientific and technological achievements in this year's World Internet Conference? Thank you. 

Zhu Guoxian:

I will answer this question. The world's leading scientific and technological achievements will be showcased through the "'Straight to Wuzhen' Global Internet Competition" and the "Light of the Internet Expo." Since you asked, I will introduce some of the highlights of the release. 

First, the competition organizers made innovations to promote specialization. Based on hotspot issues of the digital economy, the organizers worked with professional institutions in China and abroad to set five parallel contests covering AI, 5G applications, the industrial internet, the consumer internet and integrated circuits, attracting 1,012 projects from home and abroad. 

Second, the level of internationalization has increased. The competition organizers have intensified their efforts to work with well-known Chinese and foreign organizations, universities, business incubators, amid other platforms, They have attracted almost 200 projects from 19 countries, with many of them being high-level projects led by academicians of foreign countries. The competition also invited Steven Hoffman, known as the Godfather of Silicon Valley startups, to act as co-chair. 

Besides, as people are not only interested in the competition, but also our Light of the Internet Expo, here are some points I would like to share with you. First, we will expand the expo as appropriate. Two venues, namely the Light of the Internet Expo Center and Wuzhen Internet International Conference and Exhibition Center, will be used together to hold the event, with a total exhibition area of more than 30,000 square meters. Second, the expo will focus on more specific themes. Apart from the comprehensive exhibition area, we will set up areas with special characteristics, including one special area for the digital economy; three themed exhibition areas focusing on cyberspace security and individual information protection, the digital society and digital trade, and cloud computing and big data; and three regional exhibition areas. We call this "1+3+3." Third, more achievements showcased at the expo will be applied. We will invite well-known enterprises, both upstream and downstream in the industrial chain, to jointly participate in the expo, showcasing the entire ecosystem of the industry and further supporting industrial cooperation. Thank you. 

People.cn:

Every year during the WIC, important research outcomes are announced in blue papers which attract wide attention both at home and abroad. Compared with previous ones, what will be the focus of this year's blue papers and what features and innovations will be presented? Thank you.

Zhao Zeliang:

I will answer your questions. This year we will continue to release blue papers. The "World Internet Development Report 2021" will focus on both the latest and general trends in global internet development during the past year. It will systematically summarize the situation and highlights of internet development in major countries; showcase new internet technologies, applications and changes worldwide; and scientifically envisage the future trends of global internet development.

The upcoming "China Internet Development Report 2021" was compiled under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, especially General Secretary Xi Jinping's important thought on cyber development. The report will focus on the achievements of China's internet development during the past year, and make an assessment of internet development in each provincial-level region. Since the start of this year, the internet has promoted the high-quality development of the digital economy, and facilitated the country's new development paradigm of "dual circulation." China has comprehensively advanced the rule of law in cyberspace governance and the governance system of the platform economy has been gradually improved.

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the CPC, as well as the beginning of China's 14th Five-Year Plan. During the compiling of the report, the authors focused on the achievements of China's internet development under the strong leadership of the CPC, as well as its fresh experience and innovations in this regard. What's more, the authors also paid attention to the theme of our times and our main tasks, and dovetailed the contents of the blue paper with the country's macro-strategy and national plans for cyber and information development.

That is a brief introduction of this year's blue papers. Thank you.