Industrial Digitalisation Drives the World Economy’s Transition
Applying big data, AI and next-generation digital technology to upgrade every element of traditional industry is reshaping the world economy – and the pandemic accelerated it further.
The Telecom Industry Helps Power the Digital Yuan Rollout
With the e-CNY pilot app now on app stores, the telecom industry is pushing adoption through SIM-card hard wallets, dual offline payments via NFC, and IoT modules – from Suzhou pilot halls to Winter Olympics wearables.
DPU, the Data Centre’s ‘Third Mainstream Chip’, Ignites a Positioning Battle
Nvidia has pushed server-storage IOPS above 41 million – four times the old record. As Chinese DPU startups raise hundreds of millions in funding, the race to define data-centre's third mainstream chip is on.
Police Net Cleanup 2021: 62,000 Cases, 103,000 Suspects
Public security organs handled over 62,000 online crime cases in 2021, up 10.7%, detained 103,000 suspects, and dismantled 6,000-plus gangs in illegal payment, promotion, hosting and technical support.
Strengthening the Foundations of Scientific Innovation
The newly revised Law on Scientific and Technological Progress adds a dedicated basic research chapter. Why basic research matters, and what it takes: free exploration, better discipline layout and a healthier research ecology.
Why China Can Now Build Its Own Operating Systems
HarmonyOS launched, openEuler was donated to an open-source foundation, and 300-plus companies have joined the community. Open source plus a huge domestic market is making domestic operating systems viable at last.
Hard-to-Delete App Accounts: When Does ‘Information Hegemony’ End?
Signing up is easy; deleting your account is another story. Regulations require apps to offer account deletion, yet hidden options, tedious flows and manual reviews remain common – and enforcement is still too soft.
‘Play Apps and Earn Big’: Windfall or Trap?
Ads promise RMB 80,000 a month for watching videos and playing games. A reporter spent a week testing earn-money apps: endless withdrawal thresholds, walls of ads – and RMB 0.90 at the end of it.
Building a Platform-Centred Digital Industrial System
Platform enterprises organise data, computing power and algorithms to match supply and demand precisely. Strengthening them – while fixing innovation, talent, data sharing and regulation gaps – is the key lever for the digital industrial system.
Ordering Food and Hailing Rides with the Digital Yuan App: How It Differs from WeChat Pay and Alipay
Phone-number registration unlocks the e-CNY pilot app. Reporters paid for delivery and ride-hailing orders with it – here is how wallet tiers, sub-wallets and dual offline payment actually work.
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