The Development of China’s Digital Economy and its Implications for China-ASEAN Cooperation

Abstract

This article analyses China’s fast developing digital economy and its strategies for bolstering six key technologies: 5G (and 6G), cloud computing, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Blockchain and Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality. It explores how these digital technologies are reshaping the traditional industries and expanding the digital industrials. Besides infrastructure development, future China-ASEAN cooperation could give priorities to cooperations in some specific fields between China and some ASEAN developing countries.