The Internet industry has become an important force in the development of the new economy

China is strongly releasing digital vitality (Online China)

　　The staff distributes online orders in the front warehouse of the fresh food e-commerce platform "Dingdong Maicai" in Shanghai.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Fang Zhe

　　The number of Internet users has reached 940 million, the Internet penetration rate has reached 67%, the number of online shopping users has reached 749 million, and the number of online payment users has reached 805 million... Recently, China Internet Network Information Center released the 46th "Statistical Report on Internet Development in China" (Hereinafter referred to as the "Report"), outlines a vivid picture of the current vigorous development of the Internet in China.

　　The "Report" pointed out that in the first half of 2020, China's Internet industry has shown great development vitality and resilience. It has overcome the impact and difficulties caused by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and has achieved success in digital infrastructure, digital economy, digital benefits and digital governance. Significant progress has become an important force for China to respond to new challenges and build a new economy.

The "digital divide" keeps narrowing——

Urban and rural areas gradually realize "same network and same speed"

　　Shi Liping, the inheritor of Songtao Miao embroidery in Guizhou Province, brought ethnic handicrafts into the live broadcast room and introduced them to netizens in the south and the north; Chen Minglan, a 63-year-old rural elder from Longan Township, Sichuan Province, sells homemade chopped pepper sauce on the e-commerce platform. Become the village’s “e-commerce star”; the 21-year-old Tibetan girl Gerongzhuom uses a short video platform to sell special products such as cordyceps, matsutake, and yak beef jerky to increase income and alleviate poverty... The openness, reciprocity, and sharing brought by the Internet are positive Change the lives of thousands of Chinese people.

From land borders to thousands of miles of islands, network signals cover all-weather, and the "information highway" extends to thousands of households, greatly reducing the threshold for network use.

　　"Report" data shows that in the first half of 2020, the Internet penetration rate in rural areas in China was 52.3%, an increase of 6.1 percentage points from March 2020, and the difference in Internet penetration rates between urban and rural areas narrowed by 6.3 percentage points.

The proportion of the country’s poor villages connected to optical fiber increased from less than 70% in 2017 to 98%, and the proportion of poor villages in the deeply impoverished areas with broadband access increased from 25% to 98%.

Network coverage is achieved in rural areas, and the gap between urban and rural areas has been significantly reduced. As an important means of poverty alleviation, online poverty alleviation has been increasingly understood and participated by netizens.

In addition, the proportion of netizens aged 50 and above has increased to 22.8%, and the Internet has further penetrated into middle-aged and elderly people.

　　"The era of'same network, same speed' in rural areas and cities in China is coming." Professor Wang Xiangdong of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences pointed out.

　　Behind the continuous reduction of the "digital divide" is the continuous improvement of network infrastructure.

With the advancement of new infrastructure, "network blind spots" will be further eliminated, and more people will enjoy inclusive services in the intelligent era.

The "Report" pointed out that in the first half of this year, the central government deployed intensively to speed up the construction of new infrastructure and made positive progress in many important areas.

As of the end of June 2020, the number of 5G terminal connections has exceeded 66 million, and three basic telecommunications companies have opened more than 400,000 5G base stations.

"Digital Economy" is booming——

Accelerating integration of "Internet +" and industry

　　It has become the world's largest online retail market for 7 consecutive years, and the world's largest mobile payment market for 3 consecutive years. The scale of e-commerce live broadcast users reached 309 million, and the scale of short video users reached 818 million... With the acceleration of "Internet +" and industry integration , The digital economy has become a new engine for China’s development.

The "Report" shows that the scale of China's digital economy has reached 31.3 trillion yuan, which is among the top in the world, accounting for 34.8% of GDP.

　　Lu Benfu, director of the Research Center for Network Economy and Knowledge Management of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that under the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, China's economy was forced to stretch its "ligaments" and faced new challenges in supply chain, corporate management, and business activities.

The new business forms, new models, and rapid development of digital technology in the digital economy provide important support for enhancing the resilience of China's economic "ligaments" and promoting the formation of new economic growth points.

　　According to the "Report" data, as of June 2020, the number of online shopping users in China reached 749 million, accounting for 79.7% of the total Internet users; the growth rate of e-commerce live broadcast users reached 16.7%, becoming the fastest growing personal Internet application in the first half of the year. It has provided positive assistance to promote the transformation of traditional industries and drive the upward movement of agricultural products.

New e-commerce models such as fresh food e-commerce, agricultural product e-commerce, cross-border e-commerce, and second-hand e-commerce have also maintained rapid development, with user numbers reaching 257 million, 248 million, 138 million and 61.43 million respectively.

At the same time, short videos have become the standard configuration of mainstream e-commerce platforms by stimulating user needs to improve product conversion efficiency.

　　The accelerated application of new technologies has given birth to new industrial forms, which have effectively improved the quality of economic development and promoted the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure.

Regarding China’s future Internet development trends, Zhang Xiao, deputy director of the China Internet Network Information Center, pointed out that with the breakthrough and development of core technologies and the favorable new infrastructure policies, China will achieve breakthrough development in the industrial Internet, especially the industrial Internet. .

Digitization will empower and drive the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries, thereby promoting China's economic development and social transformation.

"Digital services" benefit the people efficiently——

Big data strongly supports epidemic prevention and control

　　Through the sharing of "health codes" in various places to facilitate travel, remotely seek medical advice in Internet hospitals, log in to the online government affairs hall to handle various affairs with one click... This is a daily life scene familiar to Chinese people nowadays.

Various forms of fast and efficient digital services bring many conveniences to people's study, work and life.

　　"Report" data shows that in the first half of this year, online education, online medical, remote office and other application services played a huge role in maintaining the normal operation of the economy and society and stabilizing the basic needs of people's livelihood.

As of June 2020, the number of online education users reached 381 million, accounting for 40.5% of the total netizens; the number of online medical users reached 276 million, accounting for 29.4% of the total netizens; the number of remote office users reached 199 million, accounting for 21.2% of the total netizens .

　　"During the epidemic prevention period, the national Internet basic resource management agency responded quickly and actively to ensure the smooth operation of the Internet basic resource system." said Wu Tienan, deputy director of the China Internet Network Information Center.

　　According to the "Report", as of June 2020, the number of users of online government services in China has reached 773 million, accounting for 82.2% of the total Internet users.

The registered users of the national government service platform reached 126 million, with a total of 1.002 billion visitors and 5.891 billion page views.

Wang Yimin, director of the e-government research center of the Party School of the Communist Party of China (National School of Administration) and deputy director of the National E-government Expert Committee, pointed out that this data fully reflects the continuous improvement of China's "Internet + government" service level and the continuous improvement of the digital governance system.

"The construction of the national government service platform has achieved outstanding results. A five-level online service system covering urban and rural areas, linkages between upper and lower levels, and clear levels has been initially formed."

　　Li Jiabao