China Arab TV:

I have learned that Chinese women have been very active in the e-commerce industry, with nearly 70% of live streamers being women. How does China promote women's participation in, and enable them to benefit from the digital economy? Thank you.

Huang Xiaowei:

This is a hot topic, I would like to invite Ms. Feng to answer.

Feng Ling:

Thank you very much to this foreign journalist for attending this afternoon's press conference. You just mentioned a trending topic. As you said, in the wave of the digital economy, "her power" is becoming an impressive highlight. Women now account for more than half of our internet entrepreneurs, with female representation reaching one-third in the digital trade and live-streaming industries. In 2024, more than 14,000 women obtained artificial intelligence trainer certificates. China uses a combination of "policy guidance, training empowerment, and supportive measures" to help women improve their digital skills, master digital tools, and broaden their career development pathways. Next, I will explain these three aspects in detail.

The first is policy guidance. The China National Program for Women's Development (2021-2030) sets goals to comprehensively improve women's ability to use information technology to participate in the high-quality development of the economy and society in the new era. The Action Plan for Improving National Digital Literacy and Skills calls for enhancing women's digital awareness and capabilities in safe internet use, scientific internet use, and online entrepreneurship. The Digital Countryside Plan and the Digital Skills Improvement Program for Female Workers, and so on, all aim to improve women's digital literacy through various forms and channels.

Second is training empowerment. Since 2015, the All-China Women's Federation, in conjunction with the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, has been organizing e-commerce training and live commerce courses. Rural women put down their hoes and picked up their mobile phones, learning how to shoot videos and sell local specialties. The mobile phone has become a new farming tool. Moms can learn digital skills by accessing online public courses, all while taking care of children at home. More and more "women e-commerce experts" are emerging, selling good products from their hometowns to the whole country and even across the world.

Third is entrepreneurial support. The combination of digital technology and the real economy, through inclusive finance, helps women entrepreneurs overcome funding shortages, provides IP support for entrepreneurial women by creating the "Women's E-commerce" brand, sets up e-commerce service stations in rural areas, and creates cloud customer service jobs in cities. From "knowing how to use a mobile phone" to "mastering digital tools" to "embracing AI+," these examples show that women are not only realizing their self-worth in the digital economy, but are also becoming a vital force in driving robust growth. Thank you.

Shou Xiaoli:

The last question, please.